A broader point to consider re the Chase pick...

[Joelist]

I am not worried right now about Burrow taking another beating because the OL we are rolling out there in 2021 is a lot different than the one in 2020. And it starts with the coach - Pollack is an actual NFL tested and proven teacher and coach. Then you go to the starters Williams - XSF - Hopkins - Spain - Reiff is a LOT stronger than what started last year. And, unlike last year we have promising prospects behind them instead of scrubs like MJ and Redmond. Carman is moving inside to G which is a completely normal thing that a LOT of college Tackles do when drafted. Hill is a good G-C prospect and Smith an excellent Tackle prospect. Add in Adeniji, Johnson and Price and once it all shakes out in camp we will field a FAR deeper OL than last season.

And this pays off in the Bengals wheeling out a base 3 WR formation of Chase, Higgins and Boyd - no one there defenses can safely single up and ignore. We also have a sound backfield. So Burrow should be happy as he has a lot of weapons and the line in front of him has been revamped.