Burkhead Making A Strong Impression in New England

[Murdock2420]

(06-09-2017, 08:21 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: Is this going to be a Joseph leaving redux? Burkhead signed somewhere, its over, let it go. Us fans have no idea what was being said behind closed doors. Did he even want to stay in Cincy? Free agency is a two way street in real life. It's not Madden where you can just keep upping the money.

 

Everyone keeps raving about him, but this is 100% correct. What makes anyone think Burkhead had any desire to come back here? When he gets an offer to go to a team that has been to the Super Bowl and wins playoff games and might (stress the word might) get more work in game situations, why would he sign back in Cincinnati. 

I think Burkhead was going to test FA unless the Bengals offered him starter money and starting reps...and neither was going to happen here.

As the question of this thread, based on talent alone I'd take Mixon over Burkhead any day. Just sucks Mixon comes with the off-field baggage, because on the field he has talent that is very rare.