02-11-2020, 10:19 AM
I think the Burrow stories are more of a media necessity because of the lack of story lines around the 1st overall pick. Last year it was, "Will Kyler Murray play football" and "Will the Cardinals take him #1 after taking Rosen". The year before that there was uncertainty with who would go #1, it wasn't until a week or two out from the draft you started hearing it was most likely Mayfield.
The issue this year is that it is Burrow 1st overall with little debate so they need a story to carry the discussion for months. You could write the "should X refuse to play for Y" story almost any year because bad teams usually draft high. It tends to be the fall back when there are no other story lines to really go to. Now I wouldn't be surprised if Tua's agent is pushing the narrative a bit for the purpose of keeping people from hammering on his client's injury, but for the most part I think this is simply a creation by the media to kill time. It should all die out after the combine gives us new things to talk about.
The issue this year is that it is Burrow 1st overall with little debate so they need a story to carry the discussion for months. You could write the "should X refuse to play for Y" story almost any year because bad teams usually draft high. It tends to be the fall back when there are no other story lines to really go to. Now I wouldn't be surprised if Tua's agent is pushing the narrative a bit for the purpose of keeping people from hammering on his client's injury, but for the most part I think this is simply a creation by the media to kill time. It should all die out after the combine gives us new things to talk about.
