05-23-2023, 04:42 PM
(05-23-2023, 04:36 PM)Synric Wrote: Because of how Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes play everyone thinks they are a more aggressive passer than Joe Burrow and it's not true.
I mentioned this somewhere earlier on the board, but earlier this off-season I started a project where I ranked each starting QB's arm strength by calculating ball velocity (MPH) on a large sample of their pass attempts, using the max velocity as the datum used to rank. I scrapped it for a couple of reasons, but one thing I found out before doing so was not only how aggressive Burrow is, but he doesn't rifle the ball in to be aggressive. His timing and ball placement is so superb. Most of the tight window passes I sampled of his were around 47-48 MPH. To put that into perspective, his hardest ball I found was 56 MPH. Mahomes threw one 61 MPH on a slant near the goalline. So, a relatively gentle pass. They were typically so well placed that he didn't need to dig his cleats in and sling it.
