re: Burrow's Numbers Vs Past Greats

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Or is it just different?

I grew up as a young kid in the 90s and idolized everything about the sport. From logos and colors to rivalries and stats.

What I thought was good back then really isn't when compared to today's standards. I think it all changed around 2008. Last years three QB competition was gawdy.

I was thinking about Joey Harrington because of a stupid post on the rant. He finished 3rd in the Heisman rankings with some fairly pedestrian statistics.
Eric Crouch won that year. Yeah he could run, but 7tds and 10 int?!

Then I started looking around...
Even Danny Weurffel who I considered a god back then had a terrible completion percentage.

207/360 57.5%
3,625 yds
39 tds 13 int

Those numbers are okay. That 3:1 td:int ratio was considered good back then. Now it's more like 8:1 for elite qbs!

Joe Burrow's stats are light years better than what Danny Weurffel's were. I never thought I'd be able to say that about an LSU qb. But hell, I think Jamarcus was too. '

Anyway, carry on.

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