Todd McShay: "Joe Burrow Makes the Game Slow Down"

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(01-04-2020, 07:08 PM)psychdoctor Wrote: If Burrow had back-to-back amazing years like this one, I mean back-to-back identical seasons of setting records, elite accuracy, elite ball placement, there would still be fans on this board that would want to fix the team via trading the pick and drafting someone like Herbert or take a chance on Tua.

Burrow has the Football IQ of Brady and Manning, better accuracy and placement.  Yet, even though his arm strength is a plus, it is not elite.  They would want the elite arm in Herbert or Eason (who I like).  

This has become silly.  Burrow could walk on water, feed the entire world to end hunger, talk Mike Brown into retirement, and people will still be waiting for him to fail.  I understand the difference of opinions, but this has become a parody of delusional proportions.  

On his worst day in the NFL after his rookie year, Burrow will be better than Dalton on his best day in terms of ball placement.

That  I don't agree on; in Andy's very best games, he was elite in terms of touch and precision (Cleveland games in 2015, NO in 2014, Minn and Det. in 2013, etc.). Burrow at his worst wouldn't touch those games.

(01-04-2020, 07:24 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: Unfortunately there is no stat for processing/mental preparation.

Burrow has that and it's the reason that he is so successful along with his accuracy.  I haven't ever seen a QB that accurate over the course of a season in the SEC playing the level of comp that he did.

My comp for him is Peyton Manning.  The mental part is his strongest suit along with his accuracy.  Both had questions about their lack of elite arm strength.

I simply don't think he's as, "smart," as Manning. When it comes to being cerebral, he's the best since Manning came out, IMO, but I don't think anyone can touch Manning, past or present.

(01-04-2020, 07:27 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: A lot of people want to knock his 2018 season. But just like Mcshay says, the 2018 LSU team didn't know what they wanted to do offensively. They just stuck with what they'd been for two decades. Run the ball, 3 yards and a cloud of dust, play defense.

But if you actually watch 2018 film you can see he has good stuff on many plays and many games. Did he light the stat book up ? No But if you actually watch the movie instead of just the trailer you can see he just has "it".

Is he a guaranteed NFL Superstar ? No, nobody is. But I'm willing to take my chances.

His numbers were still very good in 2018 though; nothing mind-blowing, but he was:

51st in completions
47th in attempts
77th in completion percentage (the only stat I really have a big disparity with, but his tape shows this is an outlier number)
50th in YPA
42nd in AYPA
36th in yards
T-12th in picks (low, not high)
62nd in Passing TDs
26th in Rushing TDs

Those numbers place him firmly in the above average category, as a Junior.
Now, he's elite as a senior.