Reed83HOF Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28726662/joe-burrow-says-bengals-no-1-draft-pick-leverage "I do have leverage," the former LSU quarterback said, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, during a reception in Fort Worth in which he accepted the Davey O'Brien Award. "[The Bengals] 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." Edited February 18, 2020 by Reed83HOF
MAJBobby Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 He isn’t lying he does have leverage. Just not as much as he thinks he has. 1
Mr. WEO Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 What leverage? There's no "Philip Rivers" going in the top 4 with him....
Gugny Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 I'm no college football fan, but it seems to me this kid only had one solid year as a starter. 8
Mr. WEO Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 On 2/18/2020 at 3:47 AM, Gugny said: I'm no college football fan, but it seems to me this kid only had one solid year as a starter. Expand Same with Trubisky, Kyler Murray, Josh Allen
Gugny Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 On 2/18/2020 at 3:58 AM, Mr. WEO said: Same with Trubisky, Kyler Murray, Josh Allen Expand None of whom came out and said they had leverage before the draft. 4 5
Hapless Bills Fan Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 On 2/18/2020 at 3:38 AM, Reed83HOF said: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28726662/joe-burrow-says-bengals-no-1-draft-pick-leverage "I do have leverage," the former LSU quarterback said, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, during a reception in Fort Worth in which he accepted the Davey O'Brien Award. "[The Bengals] 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." Expand "I'd like to play football," Burrow said at a news conference. "So whoever takes me -- I'm a ballplayer, I'm gonna play." Doesn't sound very concerned about "leverage" there. During the buildup to next week's scouting combine in Indianapolis, questions regarding Burrow's willingness to play for the Bengals have been the topic of media speculation. Burrow's mother, Robin, told the Star-Telegram on Monday that she was unaware of how that narrative originated. "We have no idea where that comes from," Robin Burrow told the Texas newspaper. "It's a story out there that someone has created that doesn't have any substance -- from our perspective at least." Makes me kind of wonder if the press specifically asked him some questions about leverage so they could create their narrative. Or maybe despite what his mother and father have said, there's some fire under the media smoke ?♂️ 5
US Egg Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 On 2/18/2020 at 4:08 AM, Hapless Bills Fan said: Makes me kind of wonder if the press specifically asked him some questions about leverage so they could create their narrative. Expand Never !!!! ? 1
purple haze Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 On 2/18/2020 at 4:01 AM, Gugny said: None of whom came out and said they had leverage before the draft. Expand Kyler Murray didn't have to say it. The A's said it for him. 3
Reed83HOF Posted February 18, 2020 Author Posted February 18, 2020 On 2/18/2020 at 4:08 AM, Hapless Bills Fan said: "I'd like to play football," Burrow said at a news conference. "So whoever takes me -- I'm a ballplayer, I'm gonna play." Doesn't sound very concerned about "leverage" there. During the buildup to next week's scouting combine in Indianapolis, questions regarding Burrow's willingness to play for the Bengals have been the topic of media speculation. Burrow's mother, Robin, told the Star-Telegram on Monday that she was unaware of how that narrative originated. "We have no idea where that comes from," Robin Burrow told the Texas newspaper. "It's a story out there that someone has created that doesn't have any substance -- from our perspective at least." Makes me kind of wonder if the press specifically asked him some questions about leverage so they could create their narrative. Or maybe despite what his mother and father have said, there's some fire under the media smoke ?♂️ Expand ^^ Yup ^^
Penfield45 Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 On 2/18/2020 at 3:47 AM, Gugny said: I'm no college football fan, but it seems to me this kid only had one solid year as a starter. Expand and it was statistically one of the best years in college football history 2 1
BruceVilanch Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 On 2/18/2020 at 3:47 AM, Gugny said: I'm no college football fan, but it seems to me this kid only had one solid year as a starter. Expand That's true, but the year he had and his physical tools put him above every prospect. Dude is going to be a legit NFL QB 1
Buffalo716 Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 On 2/18/2020 at 4:18 AM, BruceVilanch said: That's true, but the year he had and his physical tools put him above every prospect. Dude is going to be a legit NFL QB Expand That's not a guarantee. He isn't a generational prospect, not even close He was the oldest person on the football field every single time he stepped on it last year.. it took him 5 years to put it together He is nothing like an Andrew Luck prospect 4
Jauronimo Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 On 2/18/2020 at 3:58 AM, Mr. WEO said: Same with Trubisky, Kyler Murray, Josh Allen Expand Correction. Josh Allen had zero good years of football. Ever. At any level. 1 5 1
BruceVilanch Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 On 2/18/2020 at 5:27 AM, Jauronimo said: Correction. Josh Allen had zero good years of football. Ever. At any level. Expand Yeah...probably why he got drafted in the first round of the NFL. He had a 2:1 TD/INT ratio and over 5k yards in college. 2
Beck Water Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 On 2/18/2020 at 3:38 AM, Reed83HOF said: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28726662/joe-burrow-says-bengals-no-1-draft-pick-leverage "I do have leverage," the former LSU quarterback said, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, during a reception in Fort Worth in which he accepted the Davey O'Brien Award. "[The Bengals] 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." Expand Didn’t Burrow’s Dad say he has no problem playing in Ohio for the Bengals?
BuffaloBills1998 Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 This screams Eli Manning and the chargers lol. I think If Miami gets the opportunity their gonna do everything in their power to get Burrows and they have the ammo to back them up
Thurman#1 Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) On 2/18/2020 at 3:45 AM, Mr. WEO said: What leverage? There's no "Philip Rivers" going in the top 4 with him.... Expand There was no Philip Rivers the year Elway came out either. The next QB picked was Ken O'Brien at #24. And yeah, Elway had the theoretical chance of going to baseball instead but he was never likely to do that. These guys can take a year off and try again. It's not total control by any means, but it's leverage. EDIT: Sorry, I must have been out-of-my-mind exhausted when I wrote this. Genuinely dumb mistake on my part. There absolutely were options between Elway and O'Brien, and much better options. Having said that, despite my stupid mistake here, Burrows absolutely does have leverage here if he wants to use it. He may or may not. Edited February 21, 2020 by Thurman#1
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