I don’t get the burrow or Bust thing?

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(02-13-2020, 12:02 PM)kevin Wrote: Agree with your whole post Kevin.   Especially:

"...this is no Akili Smith.  Burrow is about as sure of a pick as you can get.  Boomer says take him and I think Carson says take him, and they know quarterbacking in the NFL.   I agree they will need more of a team around him.  Bengals do draft 1st in every round.   2 is like a 1, and 3 is like a 2.  Bengals need to grab a TOP Offensive Tackle to bookend with Jonah Williams.  They need to grab a TOP 4-3 Linebacker who can make plays sideline to sideline against run and pass.  Burrow and these 2 guys by the 1st pick in 3.  That's a good draft... 

PS :  Burrow was coached in an NFL Saints type offense at LSU.  He grew up in Ohio and went to Ohio State, so he knows Ohio football weather.   He comes in already knowing an NFL offense and a hurry up offense.  He is great in 2 minute drill winning games.  He comes in ready to go.  Yes, he will have to learn the NFL, but suit him up and get him in there.  He could be our Mahomes.  Get him in here."

Everyone speaks highly of this guy;  PFF, Ross Tucker, Boomer and pretty much all the talking heads.  The only question is would you take him or Tua if Tua was healthy.   Greg Cosell from NFL films definitively says he would take Burrow.   And that is acknowledging that Tua is a really really good QB.

And the reason is that his intangibles are elite: the ability to see the whole field all at once, the ability to make extremely accurate throws, the ability to throw his receivers open, the ability to fit balls into extremely tight windows, the willingness to take calculated chances, the willingness of his players to ball out for him, the mental toughness to pull a win out of what looks like a spiraling loss, the ability to say the right thing at the right time, his EXTREME competitiveness/ desire to win, his ability to win (like he did against Clemson) when you take away the strength of his game (the center of the field) and he beats you by winning with his weakness (the long ball on the edges), his willingness to play like he's at war, his ability to throw on the run, his ability to run the ball successfully and athletically, his strength pre snap, post snap and adjusting his game in the face of adversity, his reputation among teammates, coaches and his adversaries for great intelligence 

He does not have the arm Mahomes does.   But he literally checks every other box.   Everyone says he's the best prospect since Mahomes, and before that Luck.

When you find a guy like that you just take him and start by protecting and equipping him.  That is the prime directive involved in literally every FA and draft decision.  Give him a great offensive line and great receivers.   Then look at defense.   This would require at least one really good defender and one really good offensive lineman in FA to start, along with making sure AJ Green is here.

Trading back for any amount of draft picks would be the last thing we would want to do.