12-29-2019, 03:03 PM
(12-29-2019, 11:51 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Joe Burrow is the sure thing. He's available this year, and the Bengals have first choice in the draft.
What you are proposing is a lot of supposition, what if's, and counting on unpredictable things to all fall a certain way. (which really seems unfeasible in reality)
1st... Burrow is a sure thing? Maybe us drafting him, but he is far from a sure thing as being the superstar that many on here hope he is.
2nd... the only thing that I am proposing is who would you take IF they were in the same draft? Burrow or Lawrence. We know the Bengals are taking Burrow, we know he will be here (unless he refuses to play for the Bengals, now that would be something). However, the question is how does he stack up compared to other QBs, some in the league and one that will be in the league next year or the year after.
I know how I view Burrow, I know how many others on here view him. I disagree with them, but this thread is really just a what would you do IF these 2 were your options?
As to the reality, then ONLY thing that keeps Lawrence from being a Bengal is the management (or Lawrence refusing to play, wonder what the NFL would do then if players refuse to come to Cincinnati?). Good management could work out the right deal to get the number 1 pick no matter the year Lawrence declares (but really you think he doesn't declare after having the 2 seasons he has had?) They would also have things in place before they draft QB to help him succeed.
So we know the Bengals aren't a well run team. They won't do what they need to do. They will draft Burrow, then we will fail. So the second option and the most likely with the management we have, is that we have the 1st pick next year. Which means we either love Burrow and expect him to be the guy or we select Lawrence and hope to trade Burrow. Sorta what Arizona did with Rosen and Murray.
