Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Well sometimes it's hard to tell what you're saying.That's not at all what I'm implying... you're smarter than that Andy...
He was older than much of his competition. It took him that long to break out; that can be just as much of a red flag as it is for WRs.
A year or two older than many on the field, most everyone else his age who was great has already declared, he is an extra year seasoned, the game has slowed down for him much more.
Now he goes to the NFL where none of the above is true... everyone is faster, smarter, stronger, more experienced. That's when a player has to depend on talent. Except when he was an under class man and had to do the same, he wasn't as successful.
Example: Trevor Lawrence's success is much more impressive than Burrow's because Lawrence is doing it as an under classman
If hes so great why wasnt he drafted in 2019? I dont recall hearing much about him this time last year... His 2018 stats are pretty unimpressive... 57.8 completion percentage.
Hes been in college for 5 years... that doesn't matter? We shouldnt second guess if he is legit? The list of successful NFL qbs drafted in the 1st round after 4 or 5 years of college ball is not very long...
As to Burrow the diagnosis is simple if you look at it as a whole. First, he JUST turned 23 last month. Second, he redshirted at OSU then got stuck behind JT Barrett and Dwayne Haskins. Third, he played last year in an offense that would have been considered archaic when Yale was playing for national championships. In a year where he's put in a modern offense - voila - he sets records and wins the Heisman.
And you're cherry picking your examples to prove your hypothesis. In fact the opposite is generally more true - guys that come out early have a larger chance of busting than those who stay. Here's a recent article on the phenomena - https://www.profootballweekly.com/2016/12/05/greg-gabriel-quarterbacks-need-to-think-twice-before-entering-nfl-draft-early/arzc3pk/
It really feels like you're being contrarian just for the sake of it. You DO contribute a lot of good stuff. But lately it's increasingly off the wall.
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