06-16-2023, 02:01 PM
I think for far too long, fans have been conditioned to believe a player like Burrow, who has nearly single handedly transformed this team into an NFL powerhouse in a short period of time, is interchangeable and replaceable. He’s not. He’s more than just a player on this team. He’s the de facto leader. Even listening to his presser’s, he’s always saying “we like (pick any given player or draft pick)”. Like he’s not only a player, but a coach. Carson Palmer could have been, but threatened, cajoled, his way off the team. And, for what exactly? Dillon could have been a leader for the team when the team really needed one. He went in the opposite direction. Think of the Pats without Brady. Think of the Colts without Manning. Burrow is that caliber of player. HE IS THE FRANCHISE. To suggest we trade him is simply ridiculous, regardless of the reason. I’m not here to troll the OP. It’s just making this a thread literally shaking my head.
I can think of 25…maybe 30 other teams who would take Burrow off our hands in a treasure trove of draft picks, all of which would make us a worse team, and make him their immediate starter.
Same thing with Higgins. This is not an “either/or” proposition. The CAP is going up, every single year. I can see what the Bengals are doing. They are reallocating funds to keep guys like Chase, Higgins, etc.
I think they hoped to replace Mixon’s nut in the draft. It didn’t fall that way. That’s OK. They can still do it next year with no harm done. But, that money comes off the books then in favor of a rookie RB contract. They’ve been stocking up on rookie DBs in the draft. These are (relatively) cheap contracts. Hopefully those pan out and we don’t have to worry about replacing or paying them 2nd or 3rd contracts, for the next few years.
TE is another area I thought we’d address. But, that position seems to be plug and play with Burrow under center. I feel good about the OL for the first time in a long time.
There are no glaring holes on this team. Why create some when it’s totally unnecessary?
I can think of 25…maybe 30 other teams who would take Burrow off our hands in a treasure trove of draft picks, all of which would make us a worse team, and make him their immediate starter.
Same thing with Higgins. This is not an “either/or” proposition. The CAP is going up, every single year. I can see what the Bengals are doing. They are reallocating funds to keep guys like Chase, Higgins, etc.
I think they hoped to replace Mixon’s nut in the draft. It didn’t fall that way. That’s OK. They can still do it next year with no harm done. But, that money comes off the books then in favor of a rookie RB contract. They’ve been stocking up on rookie DBs in the draft. These are (relatively) cheap contracts. Hopefully those pan out and we don’t have to worry about replacing or paying them 2nd or 3rd contracts, for the next few years.
TE is another area I thought we’d address. But, that position seems to be plug and play with Burrow under center. I feel good about the OL for the first time in a long time.
There are no glaring holes on this team. Why create some when it’s totally unnecessary?
