Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has turned the “game manager” chatter about quarterbacks on its head a little bit.
Before his San Francisco 49ers take on the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl, Brock Purdy has faced those allegations in the media.
Burrow, though, told Sports Illustrated’s Robin Lundberg that the description doesn’t have to be a bad thing: “You better be a game manager as a quarterback, otherwise it’s going to go haywire immediately and you’re not gonna be able to operate the offense. Brock has made tons of plays with his legs outside the structure of the offense, all you gotta do is go watch the tape and you see that Brock is playing at a high level.”
It’s a fun note from Burrow, who obviously hasn’t faced similar allegations from the internet and talking head narratives.
For his part, Purdy completed 69.4 percent of his passes this season over 16 games, throwing for 4,280 yards and 31 touchdowns against 11 interceptions. More importantly, his team’s in the Super Bowl, which happens to be a pretty big game to manage, too.
