The other Tua fans will eat this up but you keep diminishing all of the injuries as flukes or only requiring elective surgery. The fact is that Tua has had numerous injuries within a two year period to his hand, Knee, Quad, both ankles, his hip and posterior wall of the hip and his face. It's silly to say that his injuries were a fluke or minor. The summation of the injuries in a two year period is severe. Factor in the fact that Tua was playing with the best set of skill position players in America BOTH years and playing behind the most talented Offensive Line BOTH years and it only makes the injury history that much more questionable. At least 5 of the OL Tua played behind will play in the NFL and 3 will have been 1st round picks, by comparison, a couple of the OL Burrow played behind won't make the NFL and none will be drafted in the 1st round. All this and the vast majority of Tua's throws were quick hits, yet he still keeps getting hurt.
Tua is a very good football player but let's look at that as well, no QB has benefited from Yards after Catch as much as Tua. BOTH years he played. It's been well documented but Tua's game against South Carolina saw 82% of his yards come after the catch and 72% of his yards overall were YAC. Tua also deserves credit for hitting the WRs in stride and making the reads that put them into position to extend the plays, but it takes exceptional athletes to provide that level of YAC.
You make reference to Burrow's game vs Oklahoma as if he was piling on stats but he threw 7 TDs in the first half?!? He didn't play in the 4th Quarter.
How about under pressure?
Tua Under Pressure:
24 – 58 41% 352 yards 5 TDs 3 INTs
Burrow Under Pressure:
83 – 122 68% 1,305 yards 14 TDs 1 INT
We have no shot at Burrow, but he is the better QB and prospect. Let's hope TUa or Herbert prove to be the best pro for the Dolphins. The team you play for, the scheme, the surrounding players, etc. all play a significant role in the QB's success. Which is the real Steve Young, the 3 years in Tampa or the years in San Francisco? Foles in Philly or everywhere else? Gannon in Oakland? Bledsoe? Many examples.
This thread is about Burrow vs Tua but Tua is the only one we have a shot at getting, let's hope he works out.