Is a trade in the works

[Okeana]

(01-15-2020, 03:24 PM)Nately120 Wrote: I have to wonder what the message board narrative would have been if we had been on here before the Akili Smith non-trade situation.  Though, I don't recall if he was nearly the prospect Burrow is and so much hindsight and bias now is hard to shake off.

Burrow is the best prospect QB we have ever had.  This season was so ridiculous that it can't be compared to any other in CFB history.  They beat 7 teams that won post-season bowl games and they smashed those teams.  They played the defending champs with the best defense in college football and was the only team to beat them in 2 years.  They beat Bama at home before Tua was injured for the season.  

To top that off he had the most TD's in CFB while playing against all these top teams and defenses.  He posted 5600 yards, with a 76% Completion percentage 2nd to only Colt McCoy who played against weaker teams and posted HALF the number of yards.  He has shown cool under pressure and determination all season pushing thru hard hits, tough defenses, and big moments without ever being rattled or making mistakes.  Oh did I mention he only threw 6 interceptions to his 60 TD's?

Seriously, man, I respect you a lot on these forums but comparing him to Akili Smith is almost fighting words in my book.  IMO off the performance this year he is probably the greatest QB prospect of all time coming out of college.  Sometimes you need to stop looking for flaws and stand back to just look at the finished product because the guy just completed a masterpiece.