08-08-2021, 07:48 PM
(08-08-2021, 06:48 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Throwing the ball more does not make you a better QB. In 2019 Jared Goff and Jameis Winstead tied for the league lead in pass attempts and they both stunk.
Both Dalton and Burrow had lousy running games that finished 27th in yards per carry and about the same in rushing yards (19th in 2011, 24th in 2020)
Dalton had a better #1 WR and TE. Burrow had a better #2 and #3 WR plus better receiving running backs.
When you adjust for how the rule changes have effected the passing game their rookie seasons are pretty much identical. Dalton finished ranked 20th in pass efficiency and Burrow 24th. in 2011 Dalton's passer rating (80.4) was 3.9 points below the league average of 84.3. In 2020 Burrow's rating (89.8) was 3.8 points behind the league average of 93.6.
One big difference was that Burrow fumbled 9 times in less than 10 full games while Dalton only fumbled 5 times in 16 games. Another was that Burrow sacked a lot more often, but part of that was because he held onto the ball to long. Dalton always had more of a quick release to avoid taking big losses.
Burrow has the potential to be a better QB than Dalton. That is why he was the #1 overall pick instead of a second rounder. But his play was last year was not that great.
I think the biggest thing missing in a lot of these conversations is Zac Taylor. In my mind, he's been an absolutely abysmal play caller.
I've never seen receivers blanketed in an offense like his are. People often point to lack of seperation, and I that maybe somewhat true. But I've seen teams with slower corps than us have guys be able to get open. It's like Taylor has absolutely no idea how to exploit a defense, specifically a zone. Either that, or defensive coordinators know what he's doing more often than not.
Some of the windows Burrow was forced to throw into last year were some of the worst I've ever seen. Our guys had defenders draped all over them. And rarely did we seem to have a guy sitting there, plopped own in a zone. wide open. We also seemed to be scared to death to use the middle of the field. We only use our RB's and TE's as dump-offs; they rarely run actual routes.
Maybe I'm wrong on this; I'm far from an expert. But from a casual fan's perspective, our playcalling and scheme are need of some serious work.
