{"id":207678,"date":"2025-07-15T00:40:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T00:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/207678\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T00:40:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T00:40:13","slug":"joe-burrows-ranking-over-lamar-jackson-sparks-wave-of-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/207678\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Burrow\u2019s ranking over Lamar Jackson sparks wave of controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/test-post-221407100.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cincinnati Bengals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/bengals-joe-burrow-gets-flowers-122418807.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Joe Burrow recently enjoyed a very high ranking;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Burrow recently enjoyed a very high ranking<\/a> in an annual quarterback poll.<\/p>\n<p>In the poll, voted on by NFL coaches, scouts, executives and more, Burrow topped all quarterbacks in the NFL except for two.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>That alone caused some controversy, as does any quarterback ranking from anywhere, really.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/ranking-bengals-most-underrated-players-140103170.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ranking Bengals&#039; most underrated players ahead of training camp;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ranking Bengals&#8217; most underrated players ahead of training camp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But what really set off a firestorm of a debate was Burrow ranking ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/baltimore-ravens\/366\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Baltimore Ravens;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Baltimore Ravens<\/a> quarterback Lamar Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>The reality? There\u2019s an established Big 4 or so in the NFL right now. And frankly, nobody should really complain about how the four might sit in a specific ranking order.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, Burrow\u2019s latest bit of well-deserved praise came with some major online controversy:<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/adam-schefters-latest-bengals-shemar-093046089.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Adam Schefter&#039;s latest on Bengals, Shemar Stewart isn&#039;t positive;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adam Schefter&#8217;s latest on Bengals, Shemar Stewart isn&#8217;t positive<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/bengalswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/bengals\/2025\/07\/14\/joe-burrow-ranking-over-lamar-jackson-controversy-bengals-ravens\/85201173007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Joe Burrow\u2019s ranking over Lamar Jackson sparks wave of controversy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Joe Burrow\u2019s ranking over Lamar Jackson sparks wave of controversy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow recently enjoyed a very high ranking in an annual quarterback poll. 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