“Joe Burrow wins because he’s COOL” – Kevin Wildes thinks comparing Burrow to GOAT Tom Brady is ‘FAIR’


“Joe Burrow wins because he’s COOL” – Kevin Wildes thinks comparing Burrow to GOAT Tom Brady is ‘FAIR’

Tom Brady, Kevin Wildes, and Joe Burrow

Two of the most talked about quarterbacks in the NFL right now are Tom Brady and Joe Burrow. Last week on Tuesday, the 7x Super Bowl Champion announced his retirement from NFL. Brady finally hung his cleats are 22 glorious seasons which included more records and accolades than any other QB in the history of football.

Joe Burrow on the other hand ended Cincinnati Bengals’ 33-year Super Bowl drought. Burrow has been a superstar the entire season which reminded everyone of a young Tom Brady. Kevin Wildes on First Things First said that it’s entirely just to compare the second-year QB to the greatest quarterback of all time Tom Brady.

“It’s totally fair” – Kevin Wildes thinks Joe Burrow is almost on the same path as Tom Brady

Tom Brady
Tom Brady

“It’s totally fair”, Wildes said. “Here’s how it’s fair. Obviously, you turned around a franchise that had been struggling for a decade, and all of a sudden you’re in the Super Bowl. There’s an element of destiny, of fate to this team. That you’re like maybe you will beat the Rams. So, obviously, that’s a parallel too.”

FS Video

“Here’s the fundamental difference — Tom Brady is cool because he wins. Joe Burrow wins because he’s cool. So, Tom Brady was an 199th pick, he’s got his dopey combine picture like ‘Hello, here I am from Michigan. No.199’. And then he started to win and then all of a sudden the accolades started coming, he started dressing a little bit better. All of a sudden he was cool.”

Joe Burrow
Joe Burrow

“Joe Burrow was cool from the jump. And I think that’s why he wins games.” Burrow has been sacked 51 times this year. No QB in the history of the NFL has been sacked the most in a season and made it to the Super Bowl. “Joe Burrow did”, Wildes added. “And why is that because he’s cool. And guess what’s gonna happen on Sunday. He’s gonna get sacked a bunch of times but it’s not gonna matter”

“I just think the cool factor in this sort of feel of destiny for Joe Burrow makes it a very fair comparison.” Granted it’s unjust to compare Burrow to Tom Brady. But the way the Bengals QB has led the team, most of the people think Burrow can be as good as Brady one day if not better.

The Bengals will travel to the SoFi Stadium to face the LA Rams for Super Bowl LVI.

Also Read: “He’s the closest thing left to Tom Brady.” Skip Bayless makes an incredible comparison between Joe Burrow and the GOAT