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CrashDavisSports
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14 Games / 66.9% Completion / 3676 yards / 22 TDs / 9 INTs / 142 Rushing Yards / 3 Rushing TDs
Justin Herbert only played in 15 games last year, so if you compare apples to apples, I don't think there is anyway that Burrow wins Rookie of the Year with the way Justin played. No way Burrow would have caught up with TD's thrown or yards. Even with a ridiculous week this week, he would have never come close to Herbert in my opinion. 31 TD's as a rookie is lights out.
However, I enjoy having Burrow as the Bengals QB, and if we had to do all over again, I would still make the same pick even if Miami gave up their 3 firsts. Granted, that is a lot of fire power, and hind sight is 20/20, but I think Burrow is the right QB for the Bengals regardless of compensation.
You also have to consider...Burrow has mentally recovered from his injury and the poor OL play last year.That's an interesting hypothetical. If they traded #1 to Miami for their 3 firsts, the Bengals could have gotten Herbert at 5, Justin Jefferson at 18, and Patrick Queen at 26. That of course, probably means no Higgins, Wilson or Chase.
You also have to consider...Burrow has mentally recovered from his injury and the poor OL play last year.
Could Herbert have done the same? Maybe. We'll never know.
What I do know, is that for the 1st time since Prime Palmer, you have a QB who you feel like you're never out of the game. I'd even go a step further to say since Boomer, if only because Palmer had those mental blocks at times, that Burrow just doesn't seem to have. Not a knock on Palmer, as he was physically as gifted as a QB as you could want, but I think there was always questions about his mental ability to block things out and move past them.
There had been reports that vocal leadership was not a strong suit of Herbert. That skill was something that Herbert needed to work on when coming out of the Senior Bowl. Burrow has that in spades. Granted, that is only one of many traits a good QB needs and many other traits that can make up for that single trait. I still am a big fan of Burrow's charisma. About what he brings to the table. How guys in FA have actually signed here because they had the choice of Burrow and another QB. Reader, Hilton and Reiff are three of those free agents.Burrow's great but Herbert gives you all of the same smarts and intangibles with an elite physical skillset. Mahomes is the only QB I would take over him.
Don't disagree.Burrow's great but Herbert gives you all of the same smarts and intangibles with an elite physical skillset. Mahomes is the only QB I would take over him.