10-19-2020, 04:32 PM
(10-19-2020, 11:51 AM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: The Offensive Rookie of the Year is a long way from being a done deal. I'm not sure Joe Burrow will be in the running based on the Bengals' win-loss record alone. If the Bengals experience a massive midseason turnaround then maybe.
Let's not relive the 2020 draft again. For the record I wanted to trade the pick but now that Joe Burrow is a Bengal that is all water under the bridge and I back him 100%.
Drafting Justin Herbert would have been the right move under the following conditions:
1. An excellent existing offensive line.
2. A well developed run game.
3. An experienced offensive coordinator.
4. A superb coach who calls the plays.
5. Deep threat wide receivers already on the roster.
The Bengals met none of these conditions. If they went quarterback it had to be Burrow.
Herbert is definitely in a better situation, but all of these aren't true. The Chargers offensive line stinks, but Herbert is a good athlete and has also played really, really well when he is pressured. They also don't have an experienced OC. Their OC, Shane Steichen, is in his first full season as an OC, in NFL or college.
I love having Burrow and I think he will be a special QB but I also don't believe that Herbert would stink if he was drafted here. He is simply a better NFL QB than many of us thought he would be.
