TJ on Burrow interview

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(02-11-2020, 05:40 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Cool interview. Pretty neat that Housh's daughters are LSU alum. I don't see Housh or Jordan dissuading Burrow any.

Like Burrow said, he will go anywhere to go and get paid to play football regardless and he likes to prove the doubters
wrong. Burrow has said all the right things and actually I like that he hasn't been too forward in wanting to be a Bengal.

Think this forces Mikey's hand a bit and he will have to add a Lineman at the very least in FA with how bad our Guards
were last year. Leaning Thuney more and more in FA to go with a LB like Collins, Trevathan or Littleton.

Don't know that it forces his hand, but he would be wise to do what you're saying.   He is a very good man and does want to win, but he is tremendously inflexible and wants to have total control - a trait he inherited from his father - and we know that Paul was a great football mind and wanted to win.  My big disappointment is that Troy Blackburn appears to have taken on the mantle of stubbornness without the accompanying intelligence and creativity it's going to take to turn the franchise around.

Interesting interview of George Iloka in the Athletic asking him if he feels that the Bengals are committed to winning.   Well thought out and articulate response.   I enjoyed it.

https://theathletic.com/1601586/2020/02/12/george-iloka-on-bengals-commitment-to-winning-the-15-playoff-loss-a-cba-idea-and-more/


And boy Nate, I really hope he uses the opportunity of a large amount of money to spend and the prospect of a very exciting new QB to invest significantly in the off season.

Getting Thuney, Littleton and a quality tackle in free agency would set us up well to take advantage of the draft.