(11-10-2020, 10:32 AM)fredtoast Wrote: You don't have to write ten pages just to agree with me.
I have always said he has the potential to be a very good QB.  But that is not enough  for some people.
I just find it funny that the same people that for years demanded that a QB prove he can win big games before he be anointed as great are now frothing at the mouth over a QB who has not accomplished anything of note in the NFL.  And that people who used to cliam that great QB don't need to be surrounded by great players because they "make everyone around them better" are now saying "We have to get an O-line and a better TE, and a better play caller so Burrow can win".
I am thrilled that we had a chance to get one of the best QB prospects in years when we crashed so bad to get the #1 overall pick.  We had to move on from Dalton.  But I have always had a more realistic view of Burrow because I actually watched him play in 2018 when he was in his 4th season of college ball but did not have a record number of NFL draft picks or an NFL level OC.  He was good but far from great.
He was a much higher rated prospect than Dalton.  He should become a much better NFL QB, but just a few months ago people were telling me he did not need an O-line because he was better under pressure than throwing from a clean pocket.  And that he was going to fix our offense just by "holding players accountable". Those are the people I have most disagreements with.  But unfortunately any comment that is less than "Burrow can walk on water" is considered "hate" around here right now.

(11-10-2020, 10:32 AM)fredtoast Wrote: You don't have to write ten pages just to agree with me.

(11-10-2020, 10:32 AM)fredtoast Wrote: But unfortunately any comment that is less than "Burrow can walk on water" is considered "hate" around here right now.

(11-10-2020, 11:12 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Patently false. He’s already set how many rookie records through half a season?

(11-09-2020, 10:09 PM)QueenCity Wrote: Fred... I'm all for people playing devils advocate as I do it myself.

(11-10-2020, 02:38 PM)fredtoast Wrote: He has set yardage marks because he is leading the league in pass attempts.

Jameis Winstead had more passing yards than any QB last year.  How great do you think he was?

Through his first 8 games Joe has attempted more passes (330) than any rookie QB except Andrew Luck.  Luck only had 6 more attempts than Burrow, but had over 130 more yards.  Burrows yards per attempt through his firs 8 games (6.88) ranks 28th in league history.  Justin Hebert is averaging a full yard more per attempt (7.98) than Burrow.  Last year Gardner Minshew (7.60) averaged more than half a yard more than Burrow in his first 8 games.  So did one of the biggest draft busts in history, Geno Smith (7.44).

(11-10-2020, 02:48 PM)fredtoast Wrote: How can you accuse me of playing Devil's advocate when all I have done is remain consistent in my opinion.

I have always said that QBs need talented players around them to win.  It is everyone else who has changed their opinion about this.

Same with a WR making a QB look good.  It used to be that when AJ made a great catch he was "making Dalton look good", but when Higgens made an unbelievable sideline grab last game it was cited as proof that Joe was getting better at throwing the deep ball.

If I was just playing Devil's advocate my opinion would constantly be flip-flopping.  But my opinion has not changed.  Everyone else's has.

(11-10-2020, 09:23 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Throwing a ton doesn’t automatically equal setting records or they’d be broken all the time. This is not that hard to understand

(11-10-2020, 09:35 PM)fredtoast Wrote: And getting a lot of yards because you throw the ball a lot does not automatically mean you are an elite QB either.  This is not that hard to understand. 

(11-10-2020, 02:38 PM)fredtoast Wrote: He has set yardage marks because he is leading the league in pass attempts.

Jameis Winstead had more passing yards than any QB last year.  How great do you think he was?

Through his first 8 games Joe has attempted more passes (330) than any rookie QB except Andrew Luck.  Luck only had 6 more attempts than Burrow, but had over 130 more yards.  Burrows yards per attempt through his firs 8 games (6.88) ranks 28th in league history.  Justin Hebert is averaging a full yard more per attempt (7.98) than Burrow.  Last year Gardner Minshew (7.60) averaged more than half a yard more than Burrow in his first 8 games.  So did one of the biggest draft busts in history, Geno Smith (7.44).

(11-10-2020, 02:38 PM)fredtoast Wrote: He has set yardage marks because he is leading the league in pass attempts.

Jameis Winstead had more passing yards than any QB last year.  How great do you think he was?

Through his first 8 games Joe has attempted more passes (330) than any rookie QB except Andrew Luck.  Luck only had 6 more attempts than Burrow, but had over 130 more yards.  Burrows yards per attempt through his firs 8 games (6.88) ranks 28th in league history.  Justin Hebert is averaging a full yard more per attempt (7.98) than Burrow.  Last year Gardner Minshew (7.60) averaged more than half a yard more than Burrow in his first 8 games.  So did one of the biggest draft busts in history, Geno Smith (7.44).

(11-11-2020, 02:21 PM)AlphaBengal Wrote: . You can't cherry pick stats to spin your narrative, it just makes you look even more wrong than you actually are.

(11-11-2020, 02:42 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Exactly.  That is what I have been saying all along.

You can't cherry pick total yards and just ignore all the other stats (comp%, int%, td%, Yd/att) that go into the pass efficiency rating which has Burrow ranked as the 24th QB in the league.

(11-11-2020, 05:49 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: No one is ignoring the other stats though. Particularly the ones in bold. They’re mentioned quite a bit when discussing Burrow, and are really good. Especially for a rookie.


Carson Palmer’s comp% as a *rookie: 60.9

Andy Dalton’s comp% as a rookie: 58.1

Joe Burrow’s: 67.0


It’s mind boggling anyone would work this hard to try and downplay how good this kid has started off.

*1st season that he played anyway

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(11-11-2020, 06:33 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Through the first nine weeks of his career Burrow ranks 18th in the league in completion percentage.

Through the first nine weeks of his career Dalton ranked 14th in the league in completion percentage.

(11-11-2020, 11:53 AM)Whatever Wrote: The thing that you're missing is the difficulty in his throws.

Per Next Gen stats, Burrow has the 2nd highest Completion % Over Expected in the league behind Russell Wilson at +5.7%.  

He also has the 2nd highest % of throws to targets with a defender within a yard of them at 22%.

Those stats combined together show us that Burrow is making his receivers look better than they actually are by threading the proverbial needle to them while they are blanketed.  It's very impressive for a rookie in his first 8 games to be elevating his supporting cast.  Usually, it's the other way around.