re: tOfficial Joe Burrow/Saints Talk thread (Read before posting a new Burrow topic!!!)

Rapoport Twitter

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From NFL Now: The #Bengals are willing to work with QB Andy Dalton on a trade, I'm told, a plan that has been communicated to him. This meshes with what exec Duke Tobin told me a few weeks ago that when decisions happen, "I'll be in contact with him."

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CBS Sports

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The Bengals think highly of Dalton and are willing to help him choose his next destination. It's a foregone conclusion that Dalton will be suiting up for a new franchise in 2020.

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Trading Dalton could also signal the Bengals are ready to move forward with using the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft on a quarterback. As of the time of this publication, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow is expected to be the No. 1 pick.

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The Bengals reportedly have no interest in trading the No. 1 overall pick. This may be another sign the franchise is leaning toward drafting Burrow. Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan has even admitted the team's playbook will be easy to learn for Burrow.

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Bleacher Report

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The Cincinnati Bengals own the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft and have numerous strong options for how to use the selection, but sources connected to both college football and the NFL say the team has already decided who the pick will be.

LSU's Joe Burrow.

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According to a coach who worked with Burrow in college, Cincinnati has clearly signaled the former LSU quarterback is its choice without coming out and saying it. And that's how the NFL wants it. There is an unwritten rule that teams not tip their hands as far as the top pick, as the league wants the drama and excitement of the selection's announcement on live television.

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Fort Wort Star Telegram

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Steve Bartkowski believes Joe Burrow should “pull an Eli Manning” to avoid starting his NFL career with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Bartkowski personally delivered the message to Burrow’s family during a Davey O’Brien Award event on Sunday night in Fort Worth. Bartkowski, the No. 1 overall pick by the Atlanta Falcons in 1975, received the Davey O’Brien Legends Award this year.

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As far as Burrow is concerned, he refused to tip his hand on his thoughts about going to the Bengals. He’s an Ohio kid and would likely enjoy playing in his home state.

But he has to weigh that with what’s best for his football future, acknowledging he has played well enough to garner leverage throughout the process.

“I do have leverage,” Burrow said. “They have their process and I have my process. We haven’t even gotten to the (NFL) combine yet. There’s a lot of things that happen leading up to the draft and a lot of information gathered.

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WWL interview of CSP

CSP talks about Burrow at the 11:20 mark. Basically it says:

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Q: What would it take to get Joe Burrow?

CSP: “I’d go get fitted for a wedding dress?”

“It’s a position that’s so hard to find...”

“First off, history; Cincinnati hasn’t traded a lot to begin with...”

“(Cincinnati) had a bad year. How do you avoid having another bad year? The first step is finding a guy like Joe...”

He’s going to be a guy a lot of teams will have at the top of their board and the top of their QB board.

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NFL Combine Measurements:
HEIGHT 6' 3"
WEIGHT 221 lbs
ARMS 30 7/8”
HANDS 9”

Joe Burrow statement at combine:
“Yeah, of course I want to be the first pick... That’s every kids dream.”
“I’m not going to not play. I’m a ball player, whoever picks me I’m gonna go show up.”
“Whoever picks you, picks you and you gotta go play.”



247sports

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if ESPN NFL reporter Jeff Darlington is correct, there should be no more debating which direction the Bengals will go...

I can tell you that from speaking with a person in that meeting, they were blown away by Joe Burrow. He said that he was like 'a 10-year vet.' That he 'exceptional'.

"I think after hearing the way this meeting went down, we should absolutely expect Joe Burrow to wind up No. 1 with the Cincinnati Bengals. And both sides seems very clear, despite maybe some of the rumblings that existed in the past few weeks, that if he were drafted No. 1, he would be playing for the Bengals."

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