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Originally Posted by Wallcrawler
I just don't see how you put 219 million guaranteed out there when he's clearly compromised.
Sit the guy. If it tanks your season so what. If you let this guy go out there and get wrecked, you put future seasons at risk as well.
If he was lighting it up and losing, sure if he wants to play let him.
But he's stinking up the joint and risking major injury.
He could have ridden the bench, gotten healthy, and they could be 1-3 with him coming back at full strength.
Maybe they aren't 1-3 if the backup can actually move.
If Joe Burrow gets wrecked, it'll be the dumbest thing since Jim Irsays mishandling of Andrew Luck.
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I saw one post on the Bengals forum that wondered if the notoriously frugal Cincy owner is demanding that Burrow play since they are shelling out $45 million to Burrow this year. "If you can walk, you're playing. Period."
The problem of course is what you said about injuries for future seasons. They have to pay Burrow $65 million in 2024. If I was the owner, I would rather get Burrow 100% healthy for 2024 instead of worrying about this year. If nothing else, they can get a really good Draft pick if the backup QB struggles in a big way.