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Originally Posted by BWillie
I can't believe how biased Chiefsplanet is to Joe Burrow. If he drags the Bengals to the playoffs he should win MVP, period. They are 29th defensive ppg. It isn't Joe Burrow's fault their defense sucks ass just like it wasn't Mahomes fault when he was at Tech watching their defense give up 40 each game.
Look, I think Burrow is a total choad. But he's been great this year. GREAT.
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I mean, his contract is at least partially responsible for their problems on defense. Mahomes won a MVP in 2018 and Super Bowl in 2019. What happened with his new contract in 2020 when he still had 2 years left on the rookie deal? He was very team-friendly in the first 3 years of his new deal. Only got $65 million from 2020 to 2022...
By comparison, Joe Burrow is getting $146 million from 2023 to 2025 even though he still had 2 cheap years left on the rookie deal. He squeezed them for top dollar on the front end of his contract. He could have gone a bit easier on them to help the front office. Throw in JaMarr Chase demanding $40M per year from the front office, and it's understandable they they are having a tough time on the defensive side of the ball.