I just feel like everyone is going to spend all week talking about Mahomes' ankle or Burrow being a Demigod or Chase against this young secondary or Lou Anarumo being a psychopath...and then in the end it's just going to Samaje Perine bludgeoning Bolton and Gay to death.
Originally Posted by Chiefspants:
Is this the thread to post up OLD. DIPSHIT. TAKES?
This is what I believe will ultimately separate Joe Burrow from Patrick Mahomes.
Mahomes is otherworldly gifted, but Burrow has the acumen we haven’t seen since Brady and plays the game at that cerebral a level. In playoffs, where mistakes are magnified, can be difference maker https://t.co/6cUJWEhnW0
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While that might sound like a stretch, at age 25 for Burrow to already be better than the greatest quarterback to play the game, his ceiling just might be approaching the summit Brady reached in his career that came to an end with his retirement announcement Tuesday.
Burrow knocked this guys tonsils down his throat. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by rfaulk34:
Mahomes was carried by his defense this year. From what i've read on ChiefsPlanet, that doesn't count.
Oh you must be referring to when Joe was carried by his defense but still came up big in clutch moments leading his team to a title. Oh wait.... :-) [Reply]
I think a more correct way of describing it is: Mahomes realized he could rely on his defense and didn't need to put on his super-hero cape every game. [Reply]
Originally Posted by rfaulk34:
Mahomes was carried by his defense this year. From what i've read on ChiefsPlanet, that doesn't count.
Unlike floral suit boy, Mahomes has nothing left to prove. It's okay if he leans on his defense a bit in 1 season out of 6.
And if he had Chase/Higgins/Boyd, rather than a bunch of dudes who don't run proper routes or catch the ball, I don't think he'd be leaning on the D much. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by rfaulk34:
Mahomes was carried by his defense this year. From what i've read on ChiefsPlanet, that doesn't count.
I’m glad to see it! Patrick did not get this type of help in earlier seasons.
That said, Mahomes this year had a very strong 87/100 Playoff QBR grade. The MVP Lamar Jackson had a regular season 65/100 QBR. Last year Mahomes won MVP with a 79/100 QBR and followed it up with 84/100 QBR in the Playoffs.
Joe Burrow’s QBR was graded 51/100 and 54/100 for Cincy’s playoff runs following the 2021 and 2022 seasons. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin:
So let's say he was carried by his defense this playoff run?
Mahomes stats from his 'carried by defense' year is better than Joe Burrow's best post-season run ending in a Super Bowl loss. :-)
Arguable. Mahomes had less yards, less ypa, 1% better on comp% and 1 more td pass on 7 more attempts. He was also sacked 5 times to Burrow's 19. And all that was with 1 more quarter of play for Mahomes. [Reply]
Originally Posted by rfaulk34:
Arguable. Mahomes had less yards, less ypa, 1% better on comp% and 1 more td pass on 7 more attempts. He was also sacked 5 times to Burrow's 19. And all that was with 1 more quarter of play for Mahomes.
How about rushing plays? Mahomes has done some pretty critical stuff with his legs on 3rd and 4th down in the Playoffs this season. [Reply]