06-22-2023, 02:51 PM
(06-22-2023, 12:48 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: I think the weakness in bringing up a point like this is you are trying to only use one game as the evidence against Mahomes. One could just as easily look at Burrow's game logs and say "Okay, Burrow stunk it up against the Browns in the 2021 season." That alone would kind of prove their point - you can't use a singular game as some kind of evidence for or against something. Obviously, Burrow played very well overall in 2021 despite that stinker of a game against Cleveland. If you gave Mahomes a full season behind a porous offensive line, I am sure he would also play very well.
Now, we can look at their performance when "under pressure" and it will show you that Burrow has a higher passer rating under pressure over the last two seasons than Mahomes does. However, Mahomes is better when he is kept clean. In 2021 they were nearly exactly the same, but in 2022 Mahomes was significantly better than Burrow when kept clean. It wasn't even close.
Personally, I don't think there is much of an argument for Burrow being better than Mahomes yet. However, I think there is a very strong argument that Burrow is #2.
Mahomes wilted against the Bengals D with a good OLine multimple times while Burrow, with a horrible line, still tends to do well.
It isn't just 1 game or a small sample size. People acting as if Pat Mahomes didn't wet himself in the SB with a bad OLine, the 2022 AFCCG, and the other Bengals games where he collapsed under pressure are forgetting that he's human.
Mahomes is a fabulous QB. So is Burrow. They're both human beings and young players. I'm not sad Mahomes is not a Bengal. I like Burrow as a guy better. I like his family better. I like his play style better. I think Burrow will ultimately have the better career.
No Bengals fan should shit talk Mahomes the player and vice versa w Chiefs fans & Burrow. The players, however? I LOVE that!
Mahomes also had 2 of the top 10 YAC guys on his team as well in Kelce (3) & McKinnon (7)
As far as Mahomes with time goes, didn't B-Rad have a thread w stats showing Burrow dominating the league with 2.5 sec to throw or more? Burrow was 1st in:
Compl %
1st Down %
Avg Per Att
& Passer rating
I think these guys are very close and it comes down to who fans like to watch more. Both guys can throw, are accurate, can escape & improvise, can run, are tough, good humans, etc etc.
