09-03-2023, 07:19 PM
(09-03-2023, 02:06 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Agree, I am sure the deal gets done before the opener, but at the same time if it doesn't it should only hurt the organization's
pocket book so that is just extra motivation to get it done for them. Burrow shouldn't fret at all, he just will get a bigger contract
next Offseason if the FO doesn't get it done which I find unlikely.
Regardless, Burrow will not sit out. He is all about ball and sitting out is just not Joe Burrow.
Yes, Burrow is set up for a big season this year, with his weapons, the improved OL, and starting the season without parts of his organs being removed. He starts the season with as realistic a chance as anyone to be MVP. That should be all the inspiration the FO needs to get a deal now rather than later.
I was big on retaining Higgins, but if the Burrow contact makes that impossible, then so be it. Keep Higgins a extra year on the franchise tag if that happens.
I just really would be disappointed if Burrow does a contract that is so un-team friendly that it greatly hampers the future of the team. I'm not expecting him to do something like what Rodgers did, giving up all that guaranteed money in order to have a stronger team. But at least don't break the future of the team.
