12-01-2021, 06:49 PM
(12-01-2021, 06:42 PM)Speedy Thomas Wrote: Herbert is a stud. The Bengals coaches got a good long look at him when they coached his team in the Senior Bowl, and by all accounts they liked what they saw. The lead article in NFL.com today about Burrow includes this quote from Daniel Jeremiah about how Burrow and Herbert are both special in different ways.
Burrow's arm strength resurfaced as a talking point before last year's draft. Jeremiah, a former NFL scout, said that on a scale from 3 to 7, in which 5 is average, he thought Burrow had a 5-plus arm -- a little above average. For comparison's sake, Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, who was drafted five spots after Burrow and went on to win Offensive Rookie of the Year, has a 7 arm. But Jeremiah thought Burrow's vision was so over-the-top outstanding that it would more than compensate for his arm. "The anticipation -- I'd rather take somebody with A-plus anticipation and a 5-plus arm than the other way around," Jeremiah said.
Other QB's with above-average arms include Peyton, Montana, Brady. Those guys did OK.
Burrow and Herbert are always going to be compared. I'm glad we have our guy.
Jordan Palmer worked with Burrow before the draft and he said it best.
Burrow does not have the strongest arm, but his arm is plenty strong enough to be a great QB.
Also everyone claimed that his arm strength increased over the offseason this year.
