What if Burrow pulls an Eli on us?

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(01-14-2020, 05:33 PM)bengaloo Wrote: Growing up a Nebraska fan I would think Joe would have instant connection and respect for Zac Taylor. Not too mention, if players like AJ Green talk ZT up the way he does, I think Burrow will be more than happy to come into this situation. When Burrow was in high school the Bengals were pretty good. He didnt grow up in the 90s y'all! He grew up watching Dalton to Green. Was he even born when we drafted Klingler? Just sayin. He doesnt have history of the Bengals burnt into his brain like we fans do.

Were 90% of the Steeler fans who talk about their 6 SBs even alive for 4 of them?  Also, Burrow was a Saints fan by his own admission so I'm not looking into his NFL team fandom as a means to validate his desire to be here.

I think Burrow will play here and be fine with it, but I don't think he's going to look at the NFL draft and say "OOooooh, I want to play where Andy Dalton did!  THE Andy Dalton!  Were the Bengals bad for a long time?  I didn't know that, I'm just a youngun."

Personally, I was born in 1981 and I'm very much aware that the Detriot Lions have stunk for almost the entirety of the past 60 years. Just an example, there. As long as Mike Brown is the owner and GM the Bengals' past is the Bengals' present.