Bengals have no plans on trading the #1 pick

[MTBengalsFan]

(01-20-2020, 12:36 PM)Go Cards Wrote: Agree with this and with Bonnie's posts as well. Always listen because everything is for sale at the right price. 

But also believe this is a little gamesmanship in letting other teams know that the ante is extremely high or do not even bother offering. 

Love Burrow but would except Bonnie's first scenario of the Dolphins first 3 picks giving the Bengals the 5th, 18th, 26th, and 33rd pick if offered.

Ultimately hope it is Burrow and that he is the real thing in lieu of the next Tim Couch, Jamarcus Russell, or Ryan Leaf who were all can't miss #1 picks who flopped. 

One of the concerns I've seen raised is that Burrow is a one-year wonder.

Here is Ryan Leaf's final college year
55.4% completion rate for 3968 yds, with 34 TD's and 11 INT's for a 158.7 rate

and Burrow's jr. year
57.8% for 2894 yds with 16 TD's and 5 INT's for a 133.2 rate

While Leaf was better, it wasn't by a landslide, and compared to Burrow this year...there is NO comparison.

76.3 completion rate for 5681 yds. with 60 TD's and 6 INT's for a rating of 202.

I don't know that there has even been that kind of season by a QB playing against the highest level competition. Don't trade the pick. Sign an OL in free agency. Draft another with the 2nd pick and with Jonah coming back, that should yield some decent protection. Then start filling the other holes. And Dammit, use free agency Mikey.