Bengals to meet with Trevor Siemian

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(04-07-2023, 01:40 PM)TecmoBengals Wrote: If we don't sign a vet to backup with Burrow then I'd rather them draft a player than go with Browning. I'm not saying Stetson Bennett is who should be drafted but a player with his experience could be a good addition: someone who has started a ton of games, played meaningful ball, and won big games in college.

Anyhow, I'm happy we're in a position of fandom privilege to only debate our backup QB and not focus on who should start! Burrow has that locked down.

I have maintained from the beginning of his career, that we don't need a vet to backup Burrow: we still don't 3 years later.

The guy has the poise, command and knowledge of a 10 year vet and had it in 2021. We need a young guy who can supplant, sure, but is also great at strategy/holding a clipboard.

It's why scouring the later rounds/UDFA heap for a small school starter or mediocre numbers guy with good skills for our offense is best or someone who has been in the league for a year or two, but isn't getting any long look, despite some skill (like Jordan Love, had he been in a different sitch).

It's also why I'm being such a pedant for the team getting Matt McDonald from BGSU: he's played in the ACC and MAC, so he's used to the weather, he got better every year at BGSU, had good but not great talent surrounding him (so not dependent on the skills of others, which is a MAC trait if I've ever seen one lol), is a team captain and most-importantly, skillset and size is very similar to Burrow.

He can be had in the 5th round or later, no sweat and I can bet he's not even on a lot of teams' boards.