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Originally Posted by DRM08
I’m glad to see it! Patrick did not get this type of help in earlier seasons.
That said, Mahomes this year had a very strong 87/100 Playoff QBR grade. The MVP Lamar Jackson had a regular season 65/100 QBR. Last year Mahomes won MVP with a 79/100 QBR and followed it up with 84/100 QBR in the Playoffs.
Joe Burrow’s QBR was graded 51/100 and 54/100 for Cincy’s playoff runs following the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
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Lahmurrr is Most Valuable Poseur. Burrow's tQBR is lower because he takes more sacks. More sacks = less opportunity to make plays outside the pocket or run for + yards. He's also willing to take more sacks on 3rd down which is a big hit to tQBR.
Since no one else seems to notice this, or realize this is part of the issue, Mahomes takes a predominantly 5 step (sometimes even 7 or 9) drop out of the shotgun. Burrow takes a 3 step drop, with very few (mostly go routes down the sideline) 5 step drops from the shotgun and he's mostly static there, while Mahomes also drifts on his drops from time to time. A 3 step drop keeps Burrow closer to the line, making it harder to escape pressure (obviously) and his line has been average at best on a good day. That's just the design of each offense and it's why i don't bother with tQBR with Burrow.