Post by 77bengal on Apr 7, 2020 23:03:06 GMT -5
There's been a lot of chatter about the Miami Dolphins trading up in the draft with the Bengals and selecting QB Joe Burrow. If the Bengals were to make such a boneheaded mistake, they would instantly alienate Bengal fans. All the great free agent signings and the positive vibes felt amongst their fan base would be greatly diminished. Simply put, Burrow is a MUST PICK for the Bengals regardless of what the Dolphins offer and here's why.
Burrow is the best QB prospect I have ever seen and his numbers prove it. He's better than John Elway or Andrew Luck at this same stage. Burrow has 'it' which is a rare quality in a QB and it's this quality that separates him from every QB in this draft. Another words, Burrow has that rare trait that screams multiple Super Bowl winner. Tua doesn't have it. Herbert doesn't have it. Love doesn't have it and neither does any other QB prospect drafted after Andrew Luck. As an organization, you just don't pass up such an opportunity even if the Dolphins were to offer the Bengals their entire team and first round draft picks for the next 100 years.
Lastly, if the Bengals were to trade away the number one pick and allow another team to draft Burrow, I'm done with this team and I hope others will do the same. Whoever drafts Burrow will become my new favorite team. I realize I have a personal tie to Burrow, but that's not why I've made all these positive claims about him for well over a year now AND long before the national media climbed onto the bandwagon. I actually had the Bengals drafting him when he was considered to be a fifth or sixth round prospect and those old posts can be found on this site. How did I know? Besides having him in class, I watched him play and he demonstrated every single trait you want in a QB. All one has to do to see what I'm talking about is to go watch a video of him playing in the state championship game as a senior. Almost everything he did this past year can be seen in that game, only on a much higher level of course.
Guys, this whole thing is surreal to me. I can't believe that I taught a Heisman Trophy winning, National Championship winning football player that's going to be the first pick in the draft by the team that I've supported since the age of ten and played against my son! It's beyond coincidence, it's destiny.
By the way, my son Cameron had a great game against Athens that day. As a second grader, Cameron ripped off a twenty yard run down the right sideline and we think Joe (a fourth grader at the time) tackled him. At that time, Joe was a safety and not a QB. As many of you know, I lost Cameron on October 30th, 2008 to leukemia. I can't believe it's been eleven years. If Cameron wouldn't have passed, I'm sure he would've played DI football or baseball for Ohio State. He excelled in both sports at an early age. I know that's a bold prediction, but Cameron too had 'it'. He did things that you can't coach and those are traits of a True Champion. Cameron is and will always be a Champion.
Burrow is the best QB prospect I have ever seen and his numbers prove it. He's better than John Elway or Andrew Luck at this same stage. Burrow has 'it' which is a rare quality in a QB and it's this quality that separates him from every QB in this draft. Another words, Burrow has that rare trait that screams multiple Super Bowl winner. Tua doesn't have it. Herbert doesn't have it. Love doesn't have it and neither does any other QB prospect drafted after Andrew Luck. As an organization, you just don't pass up such an opportunity even if the Dolphins were to offer the Bengals their entire team and first round draft picks for the next 100 years.
Lastly, if the Bengals were to trade away the number one pick and allow another team to draft Burrow, I'm done with this team and I hope others will do the same. Whoever drafts Burrow will become my new favorite team. I realize I have a personal tie to Burrow, but that's not why I've made all these positive claims about him for well over a year now AND long before the national media climbed onto the bandwagon. I actually had the Bengals drafting him when he was considered to be a fifth or sixth round prospect and those old posts can be found on this site. How did I know? Besides having him in class, I watched him play and he demonstrated every single trait you want in a QB. All one has to do to see what I'm talking about is to go watch a video of him playing in the state championship game as a senior. Almost everything he did this past year can be seen in that game, only on a much higher level of course.
Guys, this whole thing is surreal to me. I can't believe that I taught a Heisman Trophy winning, National Championship winning football player that's going to be the first pick in the draft by the team that I've supported since the age of ten and played against my son! It's beyond coincidence, it's destiny.
By the way, my son Cameron had a great game against Athens that day. As a second grader, Cameron ripped off a twenty yard run down the right sideline and we think Joe (a fourth grader at the time) tackled him. At that time, Joe was a safety and not a QB. As many of you know, I lost Cameron on October 30th, 2008 to leukemia. I can't believe it's been eleven years. If Cameron wouldn't have passed, I'm sure he would've played DI football or baseball for Ohio State. He excelled in both sports at an early age. I know that's a bold prediction, but Cameron too had 'it'. He did things that you can't coach and those are traits of a True Champion. Cameron is and will always be a Champion.
