(04-14-2020, 12:11 PM)TecmoBengals Wrote: Burrow's comments are realistic, I suppose, but also disappointing to some extent.  I don't need him chanting "Who Dey!" but I'd rather hear him say, "It's a privilege to be in the NFL and potentially be the #1 pick.  I'll take on the challenge of helping the team that drafts me."  Instead, he's offering criticism for the concept of how drafts work, with his engineering comment about such professionals picking where they want to work, and the persevere comment reeks of, "I'll have to deal with being a Bengal."

As a Bengals fan, it just sucks this is the narrative: the potential #1 pick is weary of getting drafted by the Bengals.

After he's drafted and is on the Bengals, it will be interesting to see how he responds in interviews.  Does he continue the ambiguous comments or focus on football and winning?

(04-14-2020, 01:24 AM)Synric Wrote: All this is really the Bengals own fault they havent been relevant since the 80s. It's so bad that most of these guys don't actually know anything about the team... until the Bengals start winning post-season games it's going to be like this.

(04-14-2020, 11:32 AM)Synric Wrote:

Joe Burrow's musings to @1045espn on the NFL Draft: "Engineers don't get drafted to certain companies. So that's kind of peculiar in the capitalistic ways of the United States. But that's how it is."

— Ben Baby (@Ben_Baby) April 14, 2020

Joe Burrow, when asked on @1045espn on being the No. 1 pick and potentially going to Cincinnati: "Whatever team I go to, it's going to be a challenge to begin in. I'm going to have to persevere through it, just like I've done in the past."

— Ben Baby (@Ben_Baby) April 14, 2020

 

(04-14-2020, 12:29 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: That's not entirely true though.  Do you remember any of this talk when Cleveland had the number one pick and an owner that is even worse than Mike Brown when it comes to running an organization?

(04-14-2020, 12:50 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Joe Burrow, when asked on @1045espn on being the No. 1 pick and potentially going to Cincinnati: "Whatever team I go to, it's going to be a challenge to begin in. I'm going to have to persevere through it, just like I've done in the past."





By running away to another team when things get tough? 

(04-14-2020, 12:50 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Joe Burrow, when asked on @1045espn on being the No. 1 pick and potentially going to Cincinnati: "Whatever team I go to, it's going to be a challenge to begin in. I'm going to have to persevere through it, just like I've done in the past."





By running away to another team when things get tough? 

(04-14-2020, 12:56 PM)bengals67 Wrote: I think Burrow's attitude has been exactly right. More power to the kid for showing some rightful skepticism.

He telling Mike Brown he wont stay for second contract unless the Bengals get serious about winning.

Didn't the Bengals show they are serious about winning in free agency this year.

Is it all that hard to connect the lines between Burrow saying he wants to be with a serious team and the Bengals blowing it out on free agency?

(04-14-2020, 12:18 PM)Nately120 Wrote: That's the double edged sword of wanting a franchise face who is cocky and confident enough to speak his mind.  We are now sick to death of Dalton putting his niceguy varnish on everything and if we are going to embrace a confident fellow who isn't afraid to rattle some cages this is what we are going to get.

We want Burrow to call people out when they blow it and well, the Bengals have been blowing it for years so here we are and let's see how we respond.

(04-14-2020, 01:04 PM)Nately120 Wrote: I agree with most of this, but who knows on this last part.  Mike Brown has shown before that he doesn't let players call the shots, so I assume he'd be less likely to let the words of someone who isn't even on the team yet dictate what he does.

I hope we take Burrow, but there is always going to be that doubt in the back of my mind that Mike Brown is more interested in getting a player who "wants to be here."  It just fits his "I am the decider" mentality.  Then again, taking a QB like Burrow and #1 overall and then declaring himself a good GM because of it fits his MO, too.

(04-14-2020, 01:07 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: Very true.  The spending and cutting players is pretty new for him.  I'm guessing the empty stands and the "they better not screw this up" stance from the fans had more to do with it.

He has shown in the past that when they draft a franchise type QB, the team usually puts pieces around him. 

(04-14-2020, 01:10 PM)Nately120 Wrote: With Palmer and Dalton it seems like Mike Brown has a tendency to go all-in (well...relatively speaking) in the early years and then it gets to a point where things get stale and he stops putting as much money and effort into things.  It was easy enough to blame Palmer for taking such a huge contract, but Dalton followed-up by taking a team-friendly deal and MB still let him twist in the proverbial wind.

There is a definite honeymoon period with MB and his franchise QBs and if someone as stupid as me can see that, Burrow and his advisors are taking note, as well.

(04-14-2020, 01:22 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: "You might have a really good first year," Burrow said. "You might have a really bad first year. You don't really know, especially without OTAs this year. You're going to have less time with your team. So there's going to be ups and downs, for sure. You're just going to have to battle through it."

(04-14-2020, 01:27 PM)Nately120 Wrote: This seems pretty logical and rational.  I know it might not sit well with the "Burrow only thinks of winning and is 10000000% confident he's gonna be the best ever" crowd, but I'm a lot more hopeful now that I see Burrow has an actual function mind.  Also, I"m exaggerating a bit, but ehh...you get it.

(04-14-2020, 01:30 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: Yeah, it shows he has a good grasp on the situation...not only being the #1 pick and what that entails, but also the challenges of being a rookie QB in this current situation with the Covid-19 issues.

(04-14-2020, 01:32 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Though I'll admit it would be interesting to see him strut into the stadium on day one wearing a BIG DICK JOE hat and telling everyone that he is #1 and the super awesomest thing ever.

(04-14-2020, 01:34 PM)Bengalholic Wrote:

(04-14-2020, 01:32 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Though I'll admit it would be interesting to see him strut into the stadium on day one wearing a BIG DICK JOE hat and telling everyone that he is #1 and the super awesomest thing ever.