Stop Worrying

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(01-16-2020, 01:18 PM)EastCoastBengal Wrote: "If you have the bell cow quarterback, it works. You have to have the key guy. If you don't have the key guy, it doesn't matter."

"If you don't have a productive quarterback, you won't go anywhere. That's the way it works in this league. I know it doesn't seem that simple, but it is."

Let's just hope Mikey Boy doesn't think Tua Tagovailoa, Jalen Hurts, or Justin Herbert is a better "bell cow" than Joe Burrow.  I know Mike Brown will take a quarterback with the #1OA, but let's see which one.

(01-16-2020, 01:20 PM)jj22 Wrote: I think the fear is that the only thing that will change is drafting a great QB.

Me too!  Simply switching out Andy Dalton for Joe Burrow might sell a few more tickets and jerseys but I'm not sure this immediately translates into a significant increase in the number of wins.  The Bengals will fix the quarterback position but there is a plethora of weaknesses all up and down the roster in need of attention.

(01-16-2020, 01:23 PM)EastCoastBengal Wrote: Yeah for sure, but I think this is the "bell cow" Mike has been having wet dreams about for 84 years. Perhaps the best college QB of all time? This would be the off-season for him to make his moves. 

Send a case of Miralax!  That might shake something loose.

(01-16-2020, 01:33 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Mike has been looking for his Otto Graham since forever.

This is SO true! 

(01-16-2020, 01:34 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Sadly, I feel he may be looking a gift horse in the mouth by taking the best QB ever and putting him with a sub-par coaching staff and sub-par ownership/FO mentality.  That's the issue of worry IF IF IF Burrow is the best ever.

Yes.  We do not take the greatest concert violinist in history and put him under the direction of the music arrangers for Hee Haw.

(01-16-2020, 02:42 PM)Nately120 Wrote: I'm not sure it is optimism to say a guy with 0 playoff wins as an owner/gm is better than a guy with 3 SB rings.  That's not optimism that's just wrong.

Winning is the only statistic which ultimately counts.