Derek Mason says Joe Burrow is the best QB he's faced at Vandy

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Since Derek Mason has been the coach at Vanderbilt in the last six years, the Commodores have faced some NFL talent at quarterback. That group includes Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa, Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott, Oklahoma's Jalen Hurts, Ole Miss’ Chad Kelly, Georgia’s Jake Fromm, Notre Dame’s Ian Book, and Missouri’s Drew Lock.

But Mason, in an interview on the “Wake Up Zone” on 104.5 in Nashville, put LSU’s Joe Burrow in a class by himself.

“The best one I’ve seen since I’ve been in the SEC,” Mason said. “I know people talk about some of the Alabama teams. I think Alabama a couple years ago was pretty dynamic. You watch this LSU team and just based on what they can do, they can run the ball good enough. It’s not the typical LSU run game, but it doesn’t matter. Because of what’s happening with Joey Burrow and what he does with the football, and the matchups that they create, the stress that they put on you, and really his ability to be accurate with the football.

That’s one thing that really set Drew Brees apart is his accuracy and his ability to find tight windows and get the ball to his guys. I think Joe Burrow may be the best quarterback I’ve seen since I’ve been here."

Mason then understood the high praise and magnitude that the comment held.

“That’s saying a lot, but I think Joey Burrow is definitely the best quarterback that we’ve played against,” he continued.

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