The Cincinnati Bengals will get a close look at Joe Burrow during the upcoming Scouting Combine as the LSU star is one of the many quarterbacks set to attend.
Ahead of the event, scouting reports have started to make their way public, including one from NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein.
We already broke down what Burrow’s pre-combine grade means (hint: it’s very good). It’s also worth noting that the report compares Burrow to…Kurt Warner.
A blurb from the evaluation:
“People’s champ with rags-to-riches story arc culminating in one of the greatest one-year turnarounds in sports history. He’s self-assured and plays with competitive toughness that teammates will gravitate toward instantly. He’s a rhythm passer who benefited from tempo and scheme, but his vision, touch and read recognition made the offense special. He buys time for himself inside the pocket, but creates explosive, off-schedule plays outside of it with his arm or legs. He throws with staggering precision and timing, but he recognizes his own arm-strength constraints and is forced to shrink the field accordingly.”
Warner, by the way, is a Hall of Famer, Super Bowl MVP and champ and two-time MVP winner, among other notables on the resume.
Player comps are just one of many tools evaluators use to nail down a report for a player. Warner won’t be the only comp and not only that, he’s far from the last.
But hearing the quarterback a team is likely to draft compared to a Hall of Famer is pretty great, right?
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