SmittyBacall Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 (edited) We might as well create a thread dedicated to our beloved. Saw this on twitter and found it really interesting, thought I'd share for those who like analytics. This article dives into arm strength, release time, and trigger time of the top 4 QB prospects this year, compared to QB prospects since 2017, and some of the NFLs past QBs. JOE BURROW: While Joe has average arm strength, and release relative to his peers, his trigger release time (time from seeing open receiver and starting throwing motion) was the fastest ever recorded since the data was first tracked. It goes to show how special/advanced Joe is as far as mental processing; he makes his reads as fast as lightning, literally. His processing speed also dates back to his Ohio State days - another wrench in the idea that Joe is a byproduct of Brady's system. The clip isn’t glitching — I’ve frozen it each time Burrow locks-on to a different target. And you can see, the amount of time Burrow needs to decide if a receiver is “open” or “not open” is insanely small. On this play, outside of the first read, he spends no more than 0.333 seconds looking in the direction of any one receiver. It takes the human brain at least 0.2 seconds to process visual stimuli. So, here, he’s making the decision to throw or not in 0.133 seconds or less. For reference, that’s about how long a flash of lightning lasts ( — trust me, I know that sounds ridiculous. But it’s true). And Burrow’s quick trigger isn’t just the product of the offense he played in at LSU last season. I went back and analyzed some of his throws from LSU in 2018 and from Ohio State in 2016. His decision-making was just as quick. This, combined with his accuracy, is really what sets him apart from any other quarterback in this draft class. His other measurables — release time, arm strength, physical size — are all relatively average. But I think it’s clear, in any sport, that the mind is the single-most important predictor of success. TUA TAGOVAILOA: Tua surprisingly came in with the worst arm strength of the four (was expecting it to be Joe, to be honest) and worst since 2017, but has the quickest release of any QB recorded since the inception of this data, beating out Dan Marino and Aaron Rodgers with a release time of 0.33. That's ridiculously quick. He also came up average in trigger time. And to see what Tua’s quick release looks like next to the other 2020 prospects in this analysis, just like the Marino gif, I’ve lined up clips from each QB so they begin their throwing motion on the exact same frame. These clips are all slowed down to 33% speed. You can see, while the other quarterbacks are still in the acceleration phase of their throwing motions, the ball is already out of Tua’s hand. And I do want to point out that the other quarterbacks’ releases are not problematic — they’re relatively average — but Tua’s throwing motion is just otherworldly. The rest can be seen below: https://medium.com/@thetim_dix/nfl-draft-how-strong-is-joe-burrows-arm-b69abd897399 Edited May 2, 2020 by SmittyBacall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 I saw that article. Interesting to say the least. Also found the party comparing ball speed to mlb pitchers interesting. Joe has an average NFL arm (92mph). It's fine. Tuas is not good (88mph). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Nix Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 I like Joe Burrow 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Joe Burrow counted to infinity. Twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Bengal_Fl Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 On 5/4/2020 at 12:21 AM, THE DUKE said: Joe Burrow counted to infinity. Twice. Once backwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 A good article from Ben Baby at ESPN on how Burrow is using the quarantine time to prepare for his rookie season https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29255829/throwing-buddies-living-parents-zoom-how-bengals-joe-burrow-preparing-nfl He can't get the timing with his soon to be WR throwing to his old HS buddies, but he can at least work on concepts and QB specific drills like footwork even if the timing will be a little different once he can throw to NFL athletes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Just wanted to pop in and say I am really happy for you guys. I'm a Buckeyes fan and (quietly) a Bengals fan except when they play my Bills, getting Burrow had me so hype. He's such a like-able guy. The future is finally starting to look exciting with him and Mixon to build upon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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