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NFL has never seen a draft prospect rise as fast as Burrow

Posted on 11/8/19 at 2:46 pm
Posted by LSU Tigerhead
Metairie
Member since Nov 2007
5145 posts
Posted on 11/8/19 at 2:46 pm
Great article about Burrow’s draft stock.
The Modern NFL Has Never Seen a Draft Prospect Rise Like Joe Burrow

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Following a forgettable junior season in 2018, the LSU quarterback was considered to be at best a fifth-round pick

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If the prognosticators wind up being correct and Burrow does manage to climb into the top 10 of next year’s draft, it would be an unprecedented rise.
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Interested GMs will get as many eyes on him as possible; if a typical high-level prospect would warrant three or four written reports for that team, Burrow might require seven or eight. The goal, as one former GM told me, is to conduct a pathology on the player’s entire career to find where the original evaluation might have gone wrong.
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Based on the information I gleaned from conversations, scouts are putting Burrow through that wringer once again. The book on him right now is that his arm is still just adequate, but his pocket mobility and knack for playmaking under pressure are vastly improved from last season. During his first year in Brady’s expertly tailored system, Burrow’s processing and decision-making have also taken significant steps forward.
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To this point, Burrow has ticked off nearly every box that teams look for in a quarterback. And if he continues that run against the Tide, this wave of Burrow Mania could become a full-blown tsunami.
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As much as his own improvement, Burrow’s potential leap up this year’s draft will be about what teams are willing to do for a quarterback. And if he ends up a top-10 pick, it’ll be unlike any ascension the league has seen in years.




This post was edited on 11/8/19 at 2:56 pm
Posted by arcalades
USA
Member since Feb 2014
19276 posts
Posted on 11/8/19 at 3:05 pm to
dumb article. JR's stock rose bc of one bowl game and a dumb NFL owner.
Posted by MLCLyons
Member since Nov 2012
4763 posts
Posted on 11/8/19 at 3:06 pm to
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Following a forgettable junior season in 2018, the LSU quarterback was considered to be at best a fifth-round pick


My only issue with the article. If anyone watched us ALL season last year, they would know he got significantly better over the 2nd half of the season. It's not like he went from crap to great.
Posted by memphis tiger
Memphis, TN
Member since Feb 2006
20720 posts
Posted on 11/8/19 at 3:08 pm to
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The goal, as one former GM told me, is to conduct a pathology on the player’s entire career to find where the original evaluation might have gone wrong.


Steve Ensminger?????
Posted by kciDAtaE
Member since Apr 2017
17440 posts
Posted on 11/8/19 at 3:08 pm to
Wasn’t Kyler Murray not expected to be drafted last year, then goes #1 overall??
Posted by Chalkywhite84
New orleans
Member since Dec 2016
33288 posts
Posted on 11/8/19 at 3:09 pm to
I honestly think burrow was this guy all along, he just was in a horrible system

You could see him exhale once this system was put in.
He is just in his element and it's a glorious thing to watch.

Always said that once coach o got burrow to commit the momentum changed and it hasn't stopped since
Posted by Choupique19
The cheap seats
Member since Sep 2005
64469 posts
Posted on 11/8/19 at 3:46 pm to
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. JR's stock rose bc of one bowl game and a dumb NFL owner.

That’s just not accurate at all. Sports Illustrsted had a scout lost his top 5 draft prospects back in the middle of the 2006 season and Jamarcus was #1.
Posted by tigerskin
Member since Nov 2004
44541 posts
Posted on 11/8/19 at 3:51 pm to
Burrow didn’t even have an offseason to get settled in last year. And it was his first year as a starter. When you put it all together (with the continued development of the receivers) it makes more sense than they are portraying.
Posted by ffhouston
The Woodlands
Member since Sep 2007
3957 posts
Posted on 11/8/19 at 3:52 pm to
Honestly, this is going to work against him during Draft season. People will remember other "one season wonders" who flamed out in the pros (Akili Smith? Ryan Leaf?) and react accordingly.

As long as Joe falls to the Saints at 32, it's all good to me.
Posted by castorinho
13623 posts
Member since Nov 2010
85920 posts
Posted on 11/8/19 at 3:53 pm to
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dumb article. JR's stock rose bc of one bowl game and a dumb NFL owner.
Yeah, it's a slave of the moment argument for sure. Bunch of examples over the last few years.
Just last year you had the likes of a midget in Murray, Daniel Jones
Posted by redchaser
Member since Mar 2014
312 posts
Posted on 11/8/19 at 4:27 pm to
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I honestly think burrow was this guy all along, he just was in a horrible system

You could see him exhale once this system was put in.
He is just in his element and it's a glorious thing to watch.

Always said that once coach o got burrow to commit the momentum changed and it hasn't stopped since


This. Even early on you could see that Joe had the ability to read defenses very well and make good decisions. He struggled because of the system he was in.
Posted by SportTiger1
Stonewall, LA
Member since Feb 2007
29828 posts
Posted on 11/8/19 at 4:37 pm to
im not one to try an force LSU players into a Saints uniform for the hell of it. But i legit hope Burrow sticks around 15-20 to give NO an opportunity if they want to take it

it really seems like a good fit

most of the organizations that will wind up in the top 5 this year will be complete shite.

the way QBs are drafted, i definitely dont think he'll be there at 28-32
This post was edited on 11/8/19 at 4:39 pm
Posted by Soup Sammich
Member since Aug 2015
3301 posts
Posted on 11/8/19 at 4:58 pm to
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That’s just not accurate at all. Sports Illustrsted had a scout lost his top 5 draft prospects back in the middle of the 2006 season and Jamarcus was #1.
yeah I remember telling my ex father in law during the Florida game that year and he thought that was crazy talk. LSU lost that game but I remember the #1 overall pick talk before that Florida game.
Posted by cajunlsu
Monument, CO
Member since Jan 2015
152 posts
Posted on 11/8/19 at 5:48 pm to
Would be glorious to see that rise!
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
33792 posts
Posted on 11/8/19 at 6:00 pm to
Kyler Murray was a backup the previous season, so not comparable.
Posted by LSU Tigerhead
Metairie
Member since Nov 2007
5145 posts
Posted on 11/8/19 at 6:00 pm to
I thought it was a great article. Clearly Burrow was underestimated by evaluators which sheds light on the fact that their evaluation methodology is flawed. I found it interesting that although Burrow’s stock has taken off, they’re more interested in trying to figure out how they underestimated him. Perhaps they’re too full of themselves in the first place and simply don’t know how to do their jobs.
Posted by Duzz
Houston
Member since Feb 2008
10209 posts
Posted on 11/8/19 at 6:21 pm to
After tomorrow they will never see one drop so fast if LSU lose.
Posted by Odysseus32
Member since Dec 2009
9667 posts
Posted on 11/8/19 at 6:27 pm to
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It's not like he went from crap to great.


People think this, though. People compared him to Etling all off-season, when it was VERY obvious he was head and shoulders above Danny Etling.

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