5 more years

[Brownshoe]

(01-08-2025, 07:01 PM)c766 Wrote: 2025 - 2029

Then Unrestricted FA in 2030.

That is the timeline on how long the Bengals have Burrow.  They have already burned through 5 years, if you need any reference point on how quick it will go.

The Bengals are 38-30-1 when Burrow starts, he has missed  13 games with two serious injuries in those 5 years.

They have won 5 playoff games.  Raiders, Titans, Chiefs, Ravens and Bills.  They have lost two others, the Super Bowl and the ACF Championship 2 years ago.

Passing attempts: 2,547
Passing completions: 1,748
Completion percentage: 68.6%
TD–INT: 140–46
Passing yards: 19,001
Passer rating: 101.2

He has been better than anyone had imagined when he was drafted #1OA. 

Burrow is entering the absolute prime of his QB Career,  Ages 28-33, and his contract is a bargain compared to other QB contracts that will be signed in the next few seasons.

There should be alarm bells going off in the FO.  This team, and their historically miser -first approach, needs to be drastically altered to capitalize on what they have in front of them.

As a Bengal Fan, the next 5 years are certainly exciting, but so were the last two years of no playoffs and 9-8 records.   To me, both were wasted seasons, but this year was more egregious given the healthy and MVP worthy Season he posted.  

Must Do's:

Cut the waste:  Hubbard, Rankins, Cappa, Sample, etc.

Buy 4 Premier FAs: Teven Jenkins, Becton at Guards to start.  LB and Safety as well.

Sign Higgins and Chase to 4 year extensions.  Essentially matching burrows time in stripes and the primes of their careers.

Draft:  BPA on Defense in the first 3 rounds.

Go win two Super Bowls.

I'm not too sure about cutting Hubbard. He didn't play very well at all this year, but he's been solid in years past. He also was dealing with a pretty bad injury all year long. If he has a bad season next year I would be all on board, but right now I'm kinda giving him a little grace since he's been solid for us.