re: How legit is Burrow?

Ohio St. fan here. It's true, no one knows at this point. However, there are several positive signs.


My son played high school football against Burrow and he's a much better athlete than people give him credit for. He didn't enroll early at Ohio St. because he was the best player on their high school basketball team and they made a long run in the high school tournament in Ohio. He isn't going to run the ball like Barrett or Braxton Miller did at OSU, but he's far from a statue. I expect him to be elusive in the pocket, able to extend plays and occasionally turn a broken play into a first down with his legs. I also expect him to be able to run the read option well enough to keep the defense honest.

Although his arm talent isn't elite like Jamarcus Russell or Haskins, that doesn't mean he has a weak arm at all. He's well above average when it comes to arm strength. His best qualities are accuracy and timing.

He didn't "lose" the race to Haskins last year. He broke his hand in pre-season and was #2 to JT Barrett at that time. Haskins took over and Meyer has said that he didn't want that battle to distract from the season when Burrow came back mid-season, so Haskins remained at #2. I believe that if Burrow hadn't broken his hand, he may have reamined at #2 all year and it may have been Burrow leading the comeback against Michigan, not Haskins and the whole story might be a lot different.

I feel like what it came down to at Ohio St. was that although it seemed to many fans that Burrow was slightly ahead in the race, Haskins performed well against Michigan last year and has a higher ceiling. The thing that I like about Burrow is that his floor isn't as low as Haskins. If they both perform their best, Haskins will be better. If they both perform their worst, Burrow will be better. If they perform in the middle, I think it will be close. There's a lot more risk for Haskins.

I think you'll like what Burrow brings to the table and I'll be rooting for LSU in most games over the next couple of years.

"If they both perform their best, Haskins will be better. If they both perform their worst, Burrow will be better. If they perform in the middle, I think it will be close. There's a lot more risk for Haskins. "

You lifted that correlation and analysis from math class this morning, didn't you?

How much you wanna make a bet he can throw a football over them mountains?... Yeah... Coach woulda put him in fourth quarter, they would've been national champions. No doubt. No doubt in my mind.

If he isn't starting the Miami game, it's because shite hit the fan and he's hurt.