12-29-2019, 02:46 PM
(12-29-2019, 01:48 PM)Big Boss Wrote: Nah it's totally fine. All we have to do is:
1) Hope Lawrence declares next year.
2A) Hope we win less than 2 games next year.
2B) Hope that the Bengals are willing to give up the farm to trade up to #1 overall.
3B) Hope that whatever team is picking #1 next year is even willing to accept that offer.
Perfectly realistic scenarios that we can totes plan around.
Well, all we have to do is draft Burrow.... SB bound, right?
Sure you can plan around it. You don't know if Lawrence will declare... but c'mon he is being looked at as a 1st round talent since last year's performance. Not too many players pass on going into the NFL when they know they will be the 1st overall pick. It does happen but not very likely.
We could lose every game next year... even with Burrow. If we did, what would you do? Take Lawrence and trade Burrow. Take Lawrence and have him compete with Burrow? Trade for picks?
I have already posted that in reality the Bengals wouldn't make the moves needed to move up, we don't have competent management and that is the main reason to actually take Burrow this year. Yet, I will say that if we had competent management then that would change things quite a bit.
The team picking first overall would trade out of that position if the offer is just right. Hell if someone were to offer us a lot for the first pick, wouldn't we be stupid to NOT take it? There are teams that have QBs already on their teams and they may have the 1st pick and they may be more interested in getting picks over Lawrence. Much like you would probably suggest we do if we happen to have the 1st pick next year.
