We’re a long, long ways out from finding out if Joe Burrow can stand among the great Cincinnati Bengals quarterbacks.
But the offseason hype and hope cycle won’t slow on discussing even the loftiest of subjects, which is what makes recent comments from Bengals legend Ken Anderson so interesting.
Anderson has reached out to Burrow and even says he looks forward to Burrow joining him alongside Boomer Esiason as Bengals greats.
Anderson appeared on “After Hours” with Amy Lawrence and said the following:
“I welcomed him to the Cincinnati quarterback community. We’ve had a little success here. I said ‘I took a team to the Super Bowl, Boomer (Esiason) took a team to the Super Bowl and that we’re looking forward to him winning a Super Bowl for us so we can all ride his coat tails.”
“I really liked his accuracy. You saw him make NFL throws in every game, whether it’s moving and the high back shoulder throw to a wide receiver and he had some great talent around him, but he put them in positions to make plays. I’m really excited he’s a part of the Bengals.”
High praise from one of the greats — who happens to have an epic Twitter game right now, too.
Burrow has clearly already impressed names like Anderson and Esiason well before the Bengals even made him the pick. They see what everyone else does — the potential for Burrow to do something really special in Cincinnati.
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