04-22-2021, 08:01 PM
(04-22-2021, 07:24 PM)BengalsRocker Wrote: He's not, and they've made some bad decisions all on their own for years.
It's not like Burrow picked Zac frickin' Taylor to be his HC... or those losers they hired to even run the offense for Dalton at the end of his tenure.
Heck I'd personally be inclined to listen to this "kid" over some of the shitshow decisions our current think tank have made in the recent past.
If Burrow really is "BFF" with the perceived #1 WR in the upcoming draft is it such a bad thing?
You can't get a better endorsement than from a fine young man in Burrow who knows Chase's character, work ethic, and lastly shares chemistry too.
He might not be thinking about all those things you stated but with Chase he really truly is the known over the unknown prospect.
There's also never been a more textbook case of potential bias. I see that as another variable for which they all need to control.
Especially considering Burrow's position today, coming off a nasty knee, exhausting rehab, and a rookie year that did not go according to plan. You want to make sure that he's vouching for his friend's football capacities rather than addressing how traumatized he may feel, and how desperate he is to re-connect with his positive associations of the year prior. That's all part of the equation too imo.
I've said it before but I'd at least want Burrow to consult with Peyton, Brady, Rodgers and guys of that ilk before he makes an endorsement one way or the other. You don't want him to be taking a position out of naivete and ignorance. If those guys tell him, "Bro, you have a long future ahed of you and are gonna have a lot of teammates as a pro! College nostalgia is a dangerous basis on which to make your choices."
The Collinsworth interview and the story about Brandon Graham and Fletcher Cox warning Joe during the Philly game that he shouldn't be taking so many hits, and Joe replying that in a few years he'll "get those calls"; combined with how he's been promoting his scar this week like a medieval warrior; that all raises a red flag for me. It's one thing to be tough and lead by example, but he shouldn't think that he needs to be Rocky Balboa for this team lol. You want to make sure that that's not his approach to the job.
And after accounting for all those factors and consulting with all those mentors, if he still wants to take Ja'Marr Chase ahead of bolstering the OL with the best lineman in college- God bless the kid, man. It's his team. He deserves a chance to build it in his own image.
You just don't want him looking back on this crossroads 20 years after the fact, "Man, what was I thinking..."
