I view Joe Burrow almost the same way I viewed Andrew Luck. Andrew Luck held onto the ball too long and never managed to cut down on his propensity to turn the ball over. He made the playoffs as consistently as he did because the AFC South was a weak division when he played. Joe Burrow doesn’t have the same turnover issue that Luck did. I view Cincinnati’s defense as being more of a reason why he’s had the playoff success he’s had more than his play though. NFL fans all have their players they view as overrated and not as great as the majority of fans and media make them out to be. Burrow and Luck were on that list for me.

People may not like what I’m saying about them holding onto the ball too long and will say that they have (had for Luck’s case) bad offensive lines. My response to that is by pointing out that there have been numerous examples of quarterbacks with injured or just subpar offensive lines who have managed to keep their sack numbers down because they know when to get rid of the ball. After 3 seconds, it’s no longer the offensive line’s fault if you get sacked or hit.

Don’t get me wrong. Luck and Burrow are franchise quarterbacks who have done way more good than bad. I just don’t view them to be the great quarterbacks that many fans and media have made them out to be.