Cam Newton in 2010 or Joe Burrow in 2019

Vince Young

 

Johnny Manziel

 

What Joe Burrow did last year was ridiculous

gimme Cam

 

but really its Joe Burrow

 

Burrow statistically by a mile

76.3% completion, 10.8 Y/A, 6055 total yards, 65 total TDs, 6 INTs

v

66.1% completion, 10.2 Y/A, 4369 total yards, 51 total TDs, 7 INTs

 

Joe

 

His supporting cast was 10x better than Cam’s though.

 

This is a weird election. Can I get each candidate’s Covid relief plan?

 

Mac Jones.

 

I may be biased...Burrow

 

AJ McCarron's career, please.

 

Cam, tho.

 

Has a noodle arm

 

After seeing 2018 Burrow being unable to complete a forward pass against Alabama, I'm still not entirely convinced 2019 Burrow wasn't a body double.

Or Coach O made a deal with the devil, and is now paying for it tremendously.

 

Stephen Garcia

 

Best season? Burrow

Bet everything you own for a single game? Vince Young

 

Not to take away from Joe but I feel like the change in scheme mixed with all that talent was kind of a punch in the mouth that most defensive units couldn’t recover from.

Cam was basically a one man show that was brilliant to watch. Dude led like 8 or 9 second half comebacks and drug that otherwise 6 win auburn team to an undefeated title.

 

Cam couldnt do what Burrow did with that LSU roster

 

Cam barely beat an Oregon team whose best player was Casey Matthews.

 

Burrow couldn't have done what Cam did with the LSU roster

I'm just taking Burrow because that was the most impressive passing season I've ever seen in CFB history

 

This game puts Cam above.

 

IIRC, Cam played good but not great that game. Fairley rekt us, and we largely shit down our leg

 

Burrow couldn't have done this



That's fucking Patrick Peterson, by the way.

 

I just posted a Cam clip. I need to take a shower

 

Ken Dorsey 2001

 

Darren Mcfadden

 

Trevor Lawrence, 2020: the other two didn't have to compete during a pandemic.

 

I keep coming back to this.

 

I voted Cam but it all depends on the team.

If I'm loaded with WR talent and have a good OL, give me Burrow.

If my WRs aren't that good and I need a guy to carry a subpar team, Cam all day. Cam in college was one of the most singularly dominant things I've seen at times.

 

That Burrow stat line is ridiculous

 

Ken Dorsey was Frank Costa with way more talent around him.

 

The only other player on offense that AU had drafted with Cam was Lee Ziemba in the 7th round.

 

Newton and Fairley were arguably the two best players in cfb that year. The rest of the team was ridiculously average. Cam wins imo.

 

Dyer would have been talent wise but he is a shithead

 

Cam was a man among boys (both his opponents and his teammates).

Burrow was a god too but the difference in personnel and perhaps coaching (although Gus at that particular time was probably the best coach for Cam) are stark.

 

Alternatively:

Joe Burrow in 2010 or Cam Newton in 2019?

 

It’s Burrow because he was absolutely stellar for every game he played in, can’t remember even a bad half he played. Their defense was also well below what the CFB punditry had considered NC-worthy to that point

Both set a high water Mark for QB play in the SEC in their own ways IMO

Agree that Burrow had a wayyyy superior supporting cast

 

Cam is the best college player I've ever seen so him

 

Cam also had to overcome having Gus as OC. Menelaus sorry missed your post above. I know Brady wasn't technically OC but he is a much better coach than Gus.

 

The entire face of the game has shifted so dramatically it’s hard to compare.

 

Tebow

I want to make sure my team is circumcised.

 

Cam was the perfect system QB for Gus’ run spread offense tho

 

much like Dak/Tebow with Mullen