04-02-2020, 02:23 PM
(04-02-2020, 11:11 AM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Everyone in the Bengals front office has the internet.
And, believe it or not, they do use it to look at what their fans are thinking.
They usually don't take it into account, at least not word for word.
But make no mistake. The Bengals coaches, scouts, front office executives and owners all know that every Bengals fan in the world is on board with Joe Burrow at 1.
To not take him would be virtually suicide, from a franchise's standpoint. We'd have a full scale mutiny the likes of which we've never seen in sports before.
And, if they don't take Burrow, it would need to be because of a literally franchise altering group of picks.
I'm not talking "fair market value" either. I see these mock drafts where the Bengals get 1 additional first round pick and a 2nd round pick this year. And the logic they use is "three first round picks in this deal would be too much."
Those mock drafts are ***** insulting.
We're talking "I can't believe a franchise would be so ballsy to ever offer that much for 1 player" levels of value.
I'm thinking the minimum asking price is all of Miami's 1st and 2nd round picks this year and next year (that's 5 first round picks and 4 2nd round picks). And even then I'd still require Tua before making that trade. We need to come out of this draft with either Burrow or Tua + a ton of picks.
Does that make you feel better?
I agree with you about pick compensation. It's a non-starter if Miami thinks they can even start the conversation offering an extra first and second and walk away with the number 1 overall. I'd hang up on them.
I'd want all firsts and seconds in 2020 with a 2nd in 2021 at minimum. The beating the Bengals would take from fans would be savage, and they aren't in a position to sustain a (even more) disgruntled fanbase, not even after the terrific free agency period.
They would have to get enough back to build a dynasty of young players for the next 5 years. I'm talking a Sapp-Brooks-Lynch draft. Or a draft like the ones that set Dallas up after the Walker trade. Even then, it would be a hard sell.
I'm not going to sit here and lie to you, though. I'd be disappointed not to have Burrow, but I'd still be excited as hell to watch a draft in which the Bengals had 7 picks in the first 2 days. That plus the free agency bonanza would leave them looking absolutely stacked on paper heading into the next few seasons.
That being said, if Burrow became anything close to what he's hyped to be, it would be a giant thorn in our side for his entire career. If the Bengals failed to win anything with all of those picks, we would shit on them like a port-a-potty on the third day of a music festival forever and ever amen. They cannot risk that.
