re: Joe Burrow v. Pat Mahomes

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Burrow compares to Aaron Rodgers

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I disagree. Although I think it is dumb to compare a college QB who has never played an NFL down to a future NFL Hall of Famer, we can discuss similarities and differences.

Joe does not have the arm strength that A-aron has and it isn't even close. I think Joe will take a lot more chances than Aaron and hopefully not be crippled by indecision.

One of my biggest criticisms of Aaron is that he won't take a chance. He would rather take 3 sacks and punt (to prevent throwing any ints or incompletion) than take a chance or two. Sometimes you need your QB to trust his WR with a 50/50 ball or throw the ball away. Aaron holds the ball way too long and it has resulted in high sack numbers and him getting hurt.

Aaron minimized his scrambling this year and he did not look to be a top 3 QB in the league. Aaron has not been a top QB without his ability to scramble. Aaron seems to be more comfortable when he can scramble versus sitting in the pocket. I think Aaron has struggled with throwing timing routes within 2.5 seconds like a Drew or Tom Brady. Joe has looked more comfortable with timing routes from in the pocket than Aaron but has looked great on the run as well. Just my $0.02.