No Need for a #1 WR

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

Quote:I can't give you a run down on the Lions O-Line through the years but I think it's obvious to everyone if Burrow had an extra second of time he'd be extremely dangerous.


Burrow and Brady don't have strong arms so they need to move the chains.. little big play ability. Which is why we don't need a WR 1 sure yes we may need a high end TE eventually.  I know comparing the GOAT to a rookie is premature but I'm not the 1st or the 2nd or the 3rd to make that comparison... the similarities are there though.

If every QB had an extra second of time they'd be dangerous. You'd be surprised how much time a second is for a QB and how much of an unreasonable ask it is.


https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/62v6jk/quarterbacks_time_to_throw_in_relation_to/

Couple years old, but it gives you a good idea. The vast majority of QBs are in the 2.50-2.90 range for time to throw.  Tyrod Taylor is an anomaly there because he had great ability to escape and extend the play.


Even then there's not a second difference between the fastest and the slowest. 


I don't know the numbers of what Burrow has had this year for TTT but you'll note on that list that Drew Brees is the 2nd fastest (2.43s), Jared Goff was 8th (2.50s), Tom Brady was 12th (2.57s). The difference between Brees at 2nd and Brady at 12th? 0.13s ... that's it.


So yes, Burrow needs a little more time to throw, but we're honestly talking ~0.10-0.20 seconds more. That's all. The rest is getting Burrow to make good pre-snap reads and making quick decisions once the ball is in his hand before getting rid of it quickly. Stuff that'll come with him getting experience and no longer being a rookie. (A better schemed offense wouldn't hurt either.)