ESPN "Ranking top 10 QBs by trait" Article

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(08-14-2023, 02:37 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: ESPN published an article today that ranked the QBs in the NFL based on their traits (top 10 strongest arms, top 10 most accurate etc).

There are 10 traits that are considered:
Arm strength
Accuracy
Touch
Mechanics
Field vision
Decision-making
Compete level and toughness
Pocket Presence
Rushing ability
Second reaction

Before reading on, I want you to just take a guess how many Burrow made the top 10 in.


Okay, the answer is 8 (you can probably guess which two he didn't make the top 10).

Even more than that, he is in 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in 7 of those 8 categories.

If you have ESPN+, this was an enjoyable article to read:
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38151402/nfl-quarterback-council-2023-ranking-top-10-traits

Here are a few snips of the three traits he ranked #1 in.
Accuracy:

Touch:

Mechanics:

Assuming the two are arm strength and rushing ability, right?
I could see him maybe not ranking with pocket presence because he gets sacked so much, but I don't associate that with bad presence. He just tries to do too much and had a horrendous pass blocking OL.