re: Former LSU OLineman T-Bob Hebert says Cam's 2010 >>>>> Burrow 2019

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I'm not here to talk smack. I do think you make some valid points in your defense of your side of the Cam vs. Burrow discussion, which it appears you fall on the Cam season side of it.

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Not really on either side of it; just saying that you have to take into account the talent disparity each QB was working with. Several LSU posters described LSU as having the best, or at least top 5, best WR corps in the country. You cannot say that had zero impact on Burrow's season.

The problem with a lot of discussions on these things is that people just automatically assume you mean "all or nothing" - that giving ANY credit to LSU WRs means taking away ALL credit from Burrow. That's just not the case here, but it's what I have had to defend my statements against.

Now, going to your point - LSU definitely faced better teams. I'm not sure they faced better defenses, but certainly better teams.

Auburn faced defenses that was an average of 44th (43.69) in the country. I measured total defense for Auburn, both for Total and Pass for LSU - as we are comparing a dual threat QB vs a pocket passing QB.

LSU faced an average of 54 (54.14) in total defense and 64 (62.93) vs the pass. Part of that is Clemson, who we don't really know how good their defense really was - vs ranked teams they only played two and ranked in the bottom 10 in both categories.

It's not the best defense if the majority of those top 10 teams were ranked highly because of their offense.

Now, I am once again NOT SAYING Cam > Burrow. I am saying that there's a reason while impartial folks can see how there might be a debate.

Burrow had better passing numbers. He faced better teams. He also had the better supporting cast.

Cam routinely faced better defenses.

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T-Bob also dresses up like a jedi knight to go see a movie

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You don’t do this?

In terms of how dominant a season they had I’d go Burrow > Cam > Tebow. Burrow may have had better weapons than Cam, but still orchestrated the best offense of my generation. Cam carried Auburn on his own. Tebow was also dominant, just not as much as the other two.

Stats prove otherwise

In fairness, in addition to stats. Joe completely outclasses $Cam in every category except running ability and is probably tied in the swag department.

Joe may or may not Have the NFL success of Cam but as a college quarterback won the Heisman in a record landslide. The votes were amongst his peers, not fan boys. Don’t let your blind hate for LSU diminish what you’ve witnessed this season. It was truly a magical to see Burrow beat everyone’s asses.