04-20-2020, 05:20 PM
(04-19-2020, 01:37 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: From the latest Bengals Booth Podcast ---
Boomer:
"I go all the way back to when I gave him the helmet on NFL Today after he had won the Heisman trophy and I said 'Look, this is not the dead end street for NFL quarterbacks that you may think it is. As a matter of fact, their are a number of us that have flourished in Cincinnati because Mike Brown understands that he's going to put good players around you and get the most out of you. Just ask Kenny Anderson...ask Andy Dalton...ask Carson Palmer and ask me.'
No team has had as many as four quarterbacks start 93 games in the modern era of the NFL. So, that tells me the franchise understands about stability for that position and I've tried to impart that on Joe, and I'm telling you...now that he's realizing it's his hometown team, that all of his buddies are going to be able to come watch and see him, which will be a whole other set of circumstances he'll have to deal with...that's going to be exciting for him.
I just wish all of this was taking place in Las Vegas so he could enjoy the entire pomp and circumstance of this very special night, but at the end of the day, it's his hometown team and I equated it to Lebron James going to the Cavaliers about three weeks ago and I got roasted for that. I'm not saying the he is LeBron James. What I'm saying is he's the #1 overall pick in the NFL draft and coming from a town that's 2 hours outside Cincinnati. At the end of the day, he can do for Cincinnati what LeBron James did for Cleveland."
Former Bengals QB and current PFF analyst, Bruce Gradkowski:
"The thing that I love the most is you can just tell he just has that 'it' factor that he brings to a locker room. He's the temperature changer. He's a guy that knows the pulse of a team and can actually help change it. That's what's kind of special about him and what separates him.
I mean, statistics aside...he blew away every category in PFF last year...you know his game will transition very well to the NFL. It's cool to see, but aside from all that, I just think when you see Brady going from new England to Tampa...my biggest thing what Brady brings is his mindset, and that's what I think that Joe Burrow has. I'm not comparing him to Brady, but I'm comparing his mindset, mentality.
A lot of the great players have a different type of mindset, mentality that they bring to the game and I think Joe Burrow is one of them."
I am not afraid of comparing Burrow to Brady, honestly the way he takes hold of a team with his leadership is exactly who he
reminds me of. Plus the way they stand in the pocket, get hit with no fear is very similar and both don't have big arms, they are
just extremely smart and can see the field so well. Brady did us a good service leaving the AFC.
What I love about Burrow the most probably is how he can manipulate a pocket and prolong plays.
Very rare quality.
