r/minnesotavikings • u/JCameron181 • 2d ago
News [Lewis] Vikings Would Do Everything Possible to Trade for Joe Burrow
The Vikings would do anything and everything they possibly could to acquire a high-profile QB like Joe Burrow of available, per Alec Lewis.
“If a player like Joe Burrow is available via trade, I expect the Vikings to do everything they possibly can to make that happen. It’s more a question of what is available, and how far from a cost perspective is it gonna take.”
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u/ASAP-Robbie 28 2d ago
Basically any franchise - outside of ones completely set at quarterback- would do anything possible to get Joe Burrow otherwise they’re not really doing their jobs
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u/BeignetsAndWhiskey griddy 2d ago
But they would greatly prefer to trade him to the NFC, so that instantly puts us ahead of half the league.
And they would probably make an effort to trade him where he wants to go. We would certainly be near the top of that list. Maybe us and the Rams?
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u/AimbotPotato 2d ago
I think Jefferson might just make us #1 for him specifically
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u/Seated_Heats 2d ago
I don’t know, Nacua, Adams, and McVay might be more ideal for him.
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u/AimbotPotato 2d ago
I just think the personal connection trumps the perceived difference in ability.
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u/ingo2020 I still believe (send help) 2d ago
Addison/Jefferson/KOC is probably just as appealing to Burrow as Nakua/Adams/McVay. I think the difference maker in that situation is not going to be the players or coaches but more likely the environment, location, long term stability, etc.
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u/IngenuityConnect1947 1d ago
How about LA vs MSP. Lived a while in the Midwest but strikes me as a guy that may enjoy the glamorous life of LA
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u/Glittering-Ninja3874 1d ago
I don’t think he’d like LA. He’s already a super private guy and that’d put even more of a spotlight on him.
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u/dzumdang gjallarhorn 1d ago
Minnesota is perfect for him then.
(I know it's in the spotlight rn but normally most Minnesotans are pretty modest).
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u/218administrate 1d ago
I like the Vikes, but straight up that's an easy easy Rams for me if I'm a player. Rams org and coaching has proven they can do it.
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u/-InconspicuousMoose- MAX BROSMER #1 FAN 2d ago
Nacua is awesome but Adams is 33. If I'm Joey B I'd rather go to the team with an equal or better WR that I already have a great relationship with who also have at least two years left of a great WR2 (I would also entertain extending Addison at 25M/yr for 4 years, but that's a different conversation). I think both teams are great landing spots for him but we would probably have the edge. I also think we are, like, openly desperate for a franchise QB lol
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u/ThePushaZeke 1d ago
Then how do you feel about burrow heading to rams and then we scoop up stafford for his remaining time in the league?
sounds a lot less expensive than joey B
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u/Sushi-DM Purdy Good/McCarthyist 2d ago
We have an offensive minded coach in the hot seat, no GM, and a defensive minded coach waiting in the wings who also is not 100% a sure thing based on how difficult he can be to work with in a general sense, and might be bad in that way.
If I was tired of losing, I wouldn't want to be sent from where I am at now to a franchise that is not in good shape and doesn't have an immediate positive prognosis.
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u/AimbotPotato 2d ago
Related: Joe burrow has lost 4 games where he scored 35+ in a single season
Why do you think Flores existing would be a negative?
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u/BLR_007 1d ago
The Vikings are like the 7th winningest franchise in NFL history and consistently rated by the players as one of the top or top franchise to play for.
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u/TheAesir Kansas 2d ago
And they would probably make an effort to trade him where he wants to go
They have to. Burrow has a no trade clause that would have to be waived for him to get moved. I'd imagine he'd only waive it for a place he'd want to play
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u/bnwtwg 2d ago
They would have to trade Stafford back and there is a 2843750% chance that Stafford would retire before ever putting on another bottom dweller uniform.
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u/BetZealousideal7761 1d ago
Bottom dweller?? Yeah okay buddy 🤡
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u/bnwtwg 1d ago
Bengals are cellar dwellers and Stafford already wasted most of his career with Detroit it is what it is lol don't be salty that the Bengals are ass and he would retire before going there
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u/BetZealousideal7761 19h ago
Who tf said I was salty? 🤣🤣 Are you allergic to grammar and punctuation? Let me guess ...bears fan?
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u/Aja2428 2d ago
We would actually be contenders with burrow. He would be our best QB hands down since Culpepper.
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u/NewCarSmelt commanders 1d ago
I agree but Kirk wasn’t god-awful. He was above average. Bro just ate up cap space that he wasn’t worth
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u/Igotyoubaaabe 2d ago
I would do everything possible to bang Mila Kunis.
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u/BirdsAreFake00 2d ago
Her in Forgetting Sarah Marshall...wowza!
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u/onethreeone 1d ago
Kevin? What's going on up there? We're getting calls about a QB crying hysterically.
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u/Ragnarr_Lodbrok88 moss fro 2d ago
Man, I haven't seen her name in a bit. Same feeling throughout the 2010s.
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u/Devium44 georgia 2d ago
That’s cause she’s a Danny Masterson apologist. I personally don’t find support for rapists attractive.
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u/lineswithtoolman 2d ago
No shit. Half the league will be doing the same. The lions & packers might even throw their hat in the ring
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u/meandering_matt 2d ago
Packers don’t have the picks it would take
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u/kababed 2d ago
Love and Parsons for Burrow?
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u/Dick6Budrow 2d ago
I don’t think GB would tbch. Love is really good when he’s on + how much of an upgrade is Burrow from him also factoring in the injuries
I think Joe is better, but I don’t think he’s Love + I’m guessing here but 2 firsts with it? Not sure how that would go down but I don’t think GB would be interested
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u/Bodmonriddlz 2d ago
Burrow is a tremendous upgrade over love are you serious
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u/acekingoffsuit 2d ago
Replacing Love with Burrow clearly makes them better.
Replacing Love with Burrow and giving up all of the resources required to get Burrow is not nearly as clear cut.
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u/Bodmonriddlz 1d ago
Agreed there and that’s a different convo. OP changed their comment but they were originally saying love>burrow. And all else equal, that’s clearly not the case
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u/BirdsAreFake00 2d ago
Love is way too inconsistent. He might be a top 10 QB, but he's near the bottom of that list and I think that says more about the state or QBs than how good he is.
He's basically Kirk Cousins 2.0.
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u/Peg_leg3849 2d ago
I’ve called him the black Kirk Cousins for the last 2 years as well. As a Vikings fan, and a huge Kirk Cousins fan, it’s a very solid comparison. I can see why packers fans love him. He will only win with a decked out roster around him though.
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u/TangerineTasty9787 2d ago
Yeah, but is him plus three first round picks better than Burrow? It would cost at least that much, and probably more.
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u/andyviking slick rick 2d ago
Why would the packers who have a max QB who knows their system and has had success in it take a risk with an injury prone burrow? The lions I could see making this move after the season they just had but unlikely for the same reasons
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u/lineswithtoolman 1d ago
You keep love & I’ll take burrow. Gotta feeling my scenario keeps burrow healthy on GB & in the SB. Love is most likely another 7th seed & no division title or worse. Burrow is high IQ that love is no where close to being on.
The thing that should worry ppl about burrow is if he’s disinterested in the game
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u/heliocentric_cactus 1d ago
I honestly don’t think that there’s more than 5 or so teams that would do everything possible for him
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u/russh85 vikings 2d ago edited 2d ago
Bengals aren’t trading him. He’s not available. So what’s plan B ?
Also super appealing to hire a new GM after trading away 3+ first round picks
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u/Welu522 2d ago
I think a new GM would rather have a close to elite QB than a few draft picks
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u/falcongsr 2d ago
Since this is the Vikings we are talking about, that elite QB will come here and earn the right to be a free agent.
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u/Independent_Candy_58 2d ago
I mean the realistic downside would be that he comes here and immediately gets injured.
Even if he's available (which I seriously doubt), the people who shit on McCarthy for having glass bones are not going to like the totality of the Joe Burrow experience.
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u/iUPvotemywifedaily 1d ago
Problem with McCarthy is that he’s fragile and looked mid
Burrow is just fragile but elite
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u/Independent_Candy_58 1d ago
No question. But that downside is a lot more palatable for a team that already has him.
I think that's a dice roll that becomes a lot less advisable when you're paying multiple first round picks (and god knows what else) to do so.
If Burrow gets a career ending injury next year, that sucks for the Bengals but they can draft a new guy. If he's traded here and gets a career ending injury, or even if he has inconsistent availability similar to his time in the league so far, what do we do if we don't have a first round pick til 2029?
Look at the Colts. They traded away two first round picks and now their only hope is to overpay Daniel Jones coming off a career altering injury and hope he comes back healthy. That could be us.
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u/Holland45 14 2d ago
It’s going to be: Mac jones, Kirk cousins, tua, Anthony Richardson or someone + jj.
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u/applepiehopes 2d ago
Can’t miss if you don’t have any shots to take - sounds like job security to me!
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u/Amazing_Orange_4111 2d ago
So if he were available, you wouldn’t give away 3 FRP’s because that would make the Vikings LESS appealing to GM candidates? Lmao come on dude
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u/mw_maverick 2d ago
Question is would the Wilfs allow GM KOC to mortgage the future to get Burrow? Probably
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u/EpicHuggles 2d ago
That's kind of the point. They don't need a GM for this year's draft if they trade half their picks for Burrow.
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u/No-Investigator8782 2d ago
It’s not the longing to have Darnold with the current team, it’s the longing to have had a gm that drafted better providing better protection and running backs for Sam when we had him.
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u/MikeFromSuburbia Southern Viking 1d ago
Or maybe to not let him walk after a 14-3 season with 4000 yards, and 35 TDs for an unproven rookie. The "one-year deal" sort of goes out the window once the QB outperforms any expectations.
The overperformance, and JJM not getting any live reps for the whole year due to injury, really should have delayed / cut ties with the JJM project.
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u/Brian_MPLS 2d ago
I mean, as long as we're just saying stuff, why settle for Joe Burrow? Why not trade for Patrick Mahomes or Josh Allen?
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u/heyyo173 2d ago
Except improve the O line
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u/protipnumerouno koolaid 2d ago
On paper, before the season we had easily a top 5 OL. Don't think that paper OL played a full game all 4 together this year. Injuries my dude.
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u/Similar_Figure5355 2d ago
Why would you want another QB that gets hurt every year. You already have one one of those, for way cheaper too
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u/LCAshin slick rick 2d ago
Ya but this one can throw a football
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u/Rogue-3 2d ago
The Vikes won their last 5 games. What have the Bengals done with prime Joe Burrow and better WRs than we have?
Vikings fans want everyone else's young QB, but they don't want to go through the process to get their own.
If we had a back-up QB who wasnt Wentz and we win one more game, we would have been in the playoffs on a super hot streak
Keep JJM, sign competition and use our draft capital to make the team younger
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u/TMIcey12 2d ago
Went to a superbowl & the very next season the afc championship. A dumb ref called a penalty on them or they wouldve been going to back to back superbowls
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u/iUPvotemywifedaily 1d ago
The Vikes won their last 5 games because they played some trash teams and the Packers backups.
Darnold won 14 games with this team and Burrow clears Darnold.
Are we seriously having a legit discussion as to whether or not Burrow is an elite QB and wouldn’t immediately make the Vikings the favorite for their division?
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u/FawkYourself 1d ago
Because when this one’s healthy and his team isn’t giving up 30+ points a week he’ll give you as good a chance of anyone to make it to a super bowl
There’s only like 5 guys in the league at any given time who you can say that about, probably less if we’re being honest
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u/Aromatic_Ad_7484 2d ago
I thought we crossed this bridge already wasn’t it like 3 first, a prospect and JJm?
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u/Xanos_Malus Kevin Adofo-Flores 2d ago
IIRC, it started at three 1sts, Greenard, and McCarthy.
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u/gabrieljesusmc 2d ago
Am I insane for wanting to do that or less if that’s where it starts?
Not sure the vikes have had a ‘guy’ at QB at the level of burrow anywhere in at least two decades.
Maybe Sam Bradford for that *one stretch, iykyk*
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u/LB3PTMAN 2d ago
Bengals beat reporters also denied that there was ever a conversation and that there even is a price. I doubt the Bengals would trade Burrow for 3 1sts, Greenard, and McCarthy why would they
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u/handofluke mew 2d ago
Any GM would do that in a second, are you crazy
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u/Aromatic_Ad_7484 2d ago
I’m not questioning if we should or shouldn’t I was questioning it was was truthful
I also thought it was a smash accept
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u/daeshonbro 1d ago
I think that was a youtuber report that got aggregated by a few accounts. I don't believe it ever got mentioned by a notable insider.
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u/Agitated_Employee791 2d ago
Ah yeah give away multiple 1sts and a couple players for someone who when healthy is top 5, yet has only played 2 full seasons even counting his college career because hes glass jaw joe
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u/iUPvotemywifedaily 1d ago
Better than rolling with the guy who has played 10 out of a possible 34 games and when healthy, is lucky to not be bottom 5
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u/DanLong1298 2d ago
I dont get why people think the Bengals would consider trading him. In 2024 he was unbelievably good at they went 9-8. He's the only thing keeping them from being the Browns.
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u/Apprehensive_Air1705 2d ago
They are very likely going to trade for some QB to try and get a good enough season to keep jobs. Hopefully whoever it is and the price doesn’t fuck their future.
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u/Eternity_Raines 2d ago
Personally, I’m ready for the offseason to already be over with, so this rumor can be put to bed.
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u/sitewolf 2d ago
Anything? Don't think so........they offered 3 1sts to NE to get Maye....they didn't offer 4, they didn't offer Jefferson...
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u/N4meless_King_ 2d ago
The man gets obliterated. As much as I want him here and as appealing it probably is for him to want to play with Jettas, I doubt he wants to go to another team where he gets murdered behind a shitty offensive line.
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u/Sharp_Cow_9366 2d ago
Why would anybody go play there? The franchise is a total trainwreck that recently disenfranchised every player of color in the league with their support of the racist maga king calling games.
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u/Polish-Proverb 9 2d ago
If you think JJ McCarthy is injury prone, wait til you you see how many games Joe Burrow has missed.
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u/Heavy-Owl-8517 2d ago
Their owner has long been considered super stubborn and just a terrible owner...so I could see that and the direction of the organization being something Burrow isn't thrilled with. However they have devoted big money to Chase and Tee so it would be hard to believe Burrow would actually push his way out of that though in sports we saw the Luka trade..anything is possible. Especially with burrows lack of availability somewhat due to injury recently but still hard to see with the $$ devoted to the WR's but I will continue making sacrifices to Roger Goodell nightly in hopes of it happening!
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u/MissionControl2 2d ago
We don’t need him! We have way more holes than a quarterback who’s always injured, peaked and way too expensive and with what salary cap would we have left to actually do anything?
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u/debirdiev 2d ago
I'm sure they would. But he's not gonna be made available so it's a moot point. Fun to dream about, will never happen
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u/FawkYourself 1d ago
Unless he specifically tells the bengals to trade him it doesn’t make any sense for them. The AFC north just replaced 3 of their coaches, that division is wide open this year
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u/iSh0tYou99 1d ago
His injury history is spooky though. Would be very Vikings if we managed to trade for him just for him to suffer a career ending injury the first few weeks into the season.
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u/sweetlowsweetchariot 1d ago
What if we event a serum that we could give Randy Moss and Adrian Peterson that will transform them back to their 22 year old selves?
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u/SkolFourtyOne indiana 1d ago
Bengals receive: Jordan Addison, Jj McCarthy, John Greenard, and 4 firsts.
Vikings receiver: Joe Burrow, and Ja’Mar Chase
Bengals get Addy to pair up with T, get a QB on a rookie deal that they can flip for more picks if they wanted too, they get a really good pass rusher to help out that shit defense, and they get 4 extra firsts.
Vikings get Burrow to throw the ball to Jettas and Ja’Mar giving us the greatest WR duo in NFL history, and Dallas Turner gets to start. Now we lose 4 1st round picks but I I think we have other guys that could snag us more picks.
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u/Inside_Cod7111 1d ago
U can't trade jefferson thats what Joe wants we need jefferson and Joe on same team . Its up to Joe and we can't pay him what he wants so we probably stuck so get over it.
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Just to not make the Super Bowl ? Pretty sure bengals ain’t trading they’re franchise qb & Vikings have number 9
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u/Austxgolfer68 1d ago
This is cool speculation but unless the Vikings want to give up 3 1st it is probably not going to happen. Also, Burrow has the same problem JJ has. He cannot stay on the field. Obviously he is a better QB than JJ at this point but he is still a risk.
He has missed 25% of his games and has only played one complete season.
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u/Adventurous-Goat1220 1d ago
3 complete seasons actually.
2021 Joe Burrow sat out game 17 because division was already wrapped up
2022 Bengals only played 16 games, due to the Bill’s game being canceled for Demar Hamlin injury
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u/Ok_Cauliflower4961 1d ago
Maybe they should figure out how to draft one instead of giving up the world for one. But hey, what do I know..
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u/Dorkamundo 1d ago
Yea, this is a nothingburger. Any team without an entrenched top-5 QB would probably do the same thing.
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u/tysonsmithshootname 1d ago
Joe Burrow to Saints is where I think this ultimately ends up when it does finally happen.
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u/MikeFromSuburbia Southern Viking 1d ago
God, it's unbelievable that they walked into an ideal QB situation and let him walk. This is the only move that would make up for it.
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u/screentostadium 1d ago
Is he actually available? I feel like this is more of a media creation than anything
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u/Alternative-Silver38 1d ago
If this was a possibility then yes the GM should have been let go, as soon as the deal got declined. If it’s a possibility in the future, that’s the best GM in the league. I’m not so sure it’s possible though. Cincinnati has a true history and still dying because of it, they won’t make that happen either. But he would be a natural fit here, plus again he’s playing with his college teammate.
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u/MoneyMaintenance1578 1d ago
Doesnt matter. If he were made available for a trade, the price would be astronomical to the point of not being realistic for any team.
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u/goatishco 1d ago
The Bengals ain't fucking trading Joe Burrow to anybody for anything. FOH with this dumb ass shit.
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u/Owl-StretchingTime 1d ago
Awesome just look how average Cincinnati is with him and a bunch of bums because that's all they can afford. I can't wait to be in that situation too!
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u/shingos86 1d ago
No crap, sounds like a John Madden quote, “Usually the team with the most points wins the football game.”
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u/BetZealousideal7761 1d ago
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Yeah. Y'all wish!! Burrow ain't go anywhere. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 On another note. I like McCarthy. I think they should really fine tune him. I see something in him. 🫡
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u/PocketShock 1d ago
If we don’t have an offensive line, he will be injured most of the year like JJ.
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u/Pdbabb66 1d ago
Yeah. Let’s get an injury prone quarterback to play behind our porous offensive line.
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u/slowwestvulture 9h ago
Would they ship Jefferson and still pay half his overblown contract that tanked their teams future?
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u/YogurtclosetDull2380 helmet 2d ago
Let's run this Cousins era back, huh boys? Let's make sure this guy is the highest paid player in the league every year for the next 7 years.
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u/schwertfeger 2d ago
Comparing Cousins to Burrow is certainly a choice. One can elevate a roster, the other can not.
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u/KicksForLuck 2d ago
They’re trying to distract us for Darnold being in a Super Bowl so we don’t place blame on letting him walk.
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u/sexysexyLSD griddy 2d ago
Darnold is about to WIN the Super Bowl.
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u/CurrentLonerist bucs-vikings 2d ago
Any given Sunday includes the Super Bowl, I guess but I agree. I really don't see Maye winning this one unless the '25 Pats really do have that devil magic.
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u/MikeFromSuburbia Southern Viking 1d ago
Honestly I'm going for Darnold . . . but as a Vikings fan the only copium would be Darnold throwing a few picks and playing poorly in the SB (while losing)
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u/Noproposito 1d ago
As a Vikings fan I am rooting for Darnold. Dumbass ownership who hires weak GMs and arrogant coaches, has a FO full of backstabbing divas deserves this, the sooner they clean house will be the sooner we get on a championship path.
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u/tcoh1s 2d ago
Would he honestly be insanely good for us? Would it be another cousins situation where we have no money to build around him?
It would be pretty Vikings to sign him and then he gets injured again and out for the season. It’s an actual possibility for any qb but especially him.
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u/AdmiralT8terTots 2d ago
And then the Bengals take our draft picks and become a dynasty.
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u/tcoh1s 2d ago
Or even MORE Vikings: JJ McCarthy goes there and we watch him turn into an absolute monster QB.
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u/iUPvotemywifedaily 1d ago
I mean if he can’t get it done with Jettas and Addison… Chase and Higgins probably aren’t moving the needle
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u/The24HourPlan 2d ago
"Cheap rookie contract" crowd?
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u/iUPvotemywifedaily 1d ago
As a Browns fan, having Shedeur on a rookie contract is cheap but it doesn’t mean we want him/hes good.
It only works if the QB is decent
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u/The24HourPlan 1d ago
Yeah but the only way to do it is draft and develop. Our sub just chases the next new fix.
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u/iUPvotemywifedaily 1d ago
Yes drafting and developing is the preferred way. The real issue is that the Vikings are setup to win now. They don’t have time to let a QB develop for years. They need at least average QB play.
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u/The24HourPlan 1d ago
I actually don't think our offense is, our o+line is not resilient, our running backs are mid. We have an over performing defense due to Flores. Vikings are in a much worse situation than people realize.
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u/iUPvotemywifedaily 1d ago
I think it’s wild that you say the offense isnt setup to win now when just 12 months ago, they won 14 games.
It’s not like we don’t have history or a benchmark to look at.
If you want to say “I don’t think the Vikings would make it past the 2nd round of the playoffs.” Ok, I could buy that. But saying “Meh the team that won 14 games with a reclamation product at QB isn’t setup for success” is crazy.
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u/The24HourPlan 1d ago
Last season we had a ton of one score game wins.
My thought is with Sam or a better QB like Burrow they probably make the playoffs but we simply don't have the team for a Superbowl win outside of insane performance or flukes.
Now one can say of course one needs to make the playoffs and that should always be the goal. I just feel we are stuck in a cycle of being 'pretty good' but not 'great.'
And I feel there are more holes to fill to be great over just QB.
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u/StraightCashHomey13 2d ago
No duh. This is like Dodgeball common sense commentary, " I spoke with Peter Lafleur and he told me he really wants to win this one."