Joe Burrow has been put on a higher pedestal than Patrick Mahomes by former NFL quarterback Carson Palmer, and people have been up in arms over it.
We are arguably in something of a ‘golden age’ of quarterbacks right now, with a whole host of players having the argument that they can be the best in the league, whether that be Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, Josh Allen or maybe even Jalen Hurts.
Joe Burrow has been put on a higher pedestal than Patrick Mahomes by former NFL quarterback Carson Palmer, and people have been up in arms over it.
And if you were to look at those three categories, you might lean towards the idea that Mahomes is currently the best in the game. Whilst the eye test is up for debate, last season he led the league in both passing yards with 5,250 and touchdowns with 41 on his way to winning league MVP (the second in his career), and the Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs.
However, it seems as though that isn’t enough for some people to put him as the best in the league.
Carson Palmer rolling with Joe Burrow over Patrick Mahomes
Speaking on The QB Room Podcast (quoted by NFL.com), former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer (his former team is very important to note), that current Bengals man Burrow is the best in the league right now, proclaiming that consistency is what puts him over the top in his eyes:
“I think Joe (Burrow) is the best quarterback in the league. I know Patrick (Mahomes) is phenomenal, but I just think Joe’s more consistent. He’s more consistent. He’s more accountable to run the system and the play that’s called and not feel like, ‘Well, he didn’t win last time and get open for me, so I’m gonna do it with my feet,’ and then before you know it, you’re sacked for a four-yard loss because you tried to make two or three guys miss”
