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re: Joe Burrow v. Pat Mahomes
Posted on 2/4/20 at 7:29 am to Datbayoubengal
Posted on 2/4/20 at 7:29 am to Datbayoubengal
quote:That CANNON stuff used to be the primary attribute desired for QBs in old-school offenses. Needed to throw bullets to all points on the field.
Mahomes has a CANNON, I mean a straight cannon.
But Montana was the model for Brees and Brady. And Brees was the model for Burrow. (And Unitas was the model for Montana.)
Reading defenses, and the ability to throw with timing and touch is far more important in modern Spread offenses. Burrow can fire it when he needs to. But he rarely needs to.
This post was edited on 2/4/20 at 7:46 am
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Posted on 2/4/20 at 8:29 am to Buckeye Jeaux
Having a stronger arm was more important in the past. You are right. It isn't as important now.
None of that takes away from the fact that Mahomes has a stronger arm than Burrow. So does Aaron Rodgers. So did Brett Favre. So did countless other NFL quarterbacks. Does that mean Burrow cannot be as good or better than them? Absolutely not. I just find it interesting that you scoff at the idea of Burrow's arm not being as strong as Mahomes. You can be the goat and not be the best at everything. Drew Brees has more touchdown passes than everyone else and he never had a super strong arm. Tom Brady has more championships than everyone else and he never had a super strong arm. No one is trying to say that one metric makes a QB better than another. But you just can't let it go.
None of that takes away from the fact that Mahomes has a stronger arm than Burrow. So does Aaron Rodgers. So did Brett Favre. So did countless other NFL quarterbacks. Does that mean Burrow cannot be as good or better than them? Absolutely not. I just find it interesting that you scoff at the idea of Burrow's arm not being as strong as Mahomes. You can be the goat and not be the best at everything. Drew Brees has more touchdown passes than everyone else and he never had a super strong arm. Tom Brady has more championships than everyone else and he never had a super strong arm. No one is trying to say that one metric makes a QB better than another. But you just can't let it go.
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