It’s that time of year once again. One of my favorite aspects of the offseason is analyzing team rosters as well as breaking down individual team schedules to better understand what each team could accomplish, or not accomplish, this season.
It’s the time of year when we get to make bold predictions about the upcoming 2021 NFL season.
One of the bold predictions I like is Joe Burrow leading the Cincinnati Bengals to a playoff birth.
How could this happen? It’s actually not that unrealistic.
If the Bengals can outpace the Pittsburgh Steelers, one of their division rivals, then a wildcard birth is most certainly on the table for Burrow and his team.
Burrow took the field for the first time in a long time at Bengals OTA workouts this week. He admitted he didn’t feel 100% just yet, but he definetly looked comfortable out there.
For #LSU fans, week one should be exciting.
Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase will be meeting old friend Justin Jefferson as the Bengals take on the Vikings in week one.
— Corey Seeley (@coreyalex) May 12, 2021
I’m willing to bet that Burrow will hit the ground running with his old LSU teammate Ja’Marr Chase. That connection alone will add yet another extremely dangerous element to an already underrated bengals offensive unit. Burrow and Chase shared a special connection back in 2019 that helped LSU win a national championship.
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Before suffering that season-ending injury last November, Burrow was buidling a nice rapport with wide receivers Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd. Inserting Ja’Marr Chase into the offense will not only help Burrow in a huge way, it’ll help the receivers lining up alongside him.
Joe Mixon is a duel threat running back who fits the mold of what both Burrow like as well as Zac Taylors offensive scheme. The versatility of this offensive unit will be a lot of fun to watch.
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The arrow is pointing up in Cincinnati, and I cannot say the same about the Pittsburgh Steelers.
There are far more questions than answers when looking at both the Steelers roster as well as their schedule.
If Burrow and his Bengals can get off to a hot start in 2021, look out.