Potential No. 1 overall pick and future Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow recently got a Kurt Warner comparison.
Meaning, the next franchise passer in Cincinnati got compared to a Hall of Famer and two-time MVP-winner and Super Bowl champion. All very good.
But apparently, the author of the comparison, NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein, got wind of some Bengals fans being not-so-happy with that comparison and tweeted out his feelings on that spectrum of the reaction.
Warner himself then chimed in on the matter, noting some of his resume and wishing Burrow luck if fans really aren’t happy with that sort of comparison and production:
Especially when coming from Bengals fans… I’d like to think they’d be happy with my production… but what do I know! Sorry Joe 3 SBs and 2 MVPs just isn’t good enough in Cincy!
— Kurt Warner (@kurt13warner) February 9, 2020
Of course, Bengals fans would be ecstatic with that sort of production. But this tends to be the portion of the offseason where even a vocal minority gets a massive amplifier in situations like this, much like unfounded speculation like Burrow not even wanting to go to the Bengals makes the rounds.
Personally, we haven’t heard from one Bengals fans irritated by the comparison. But no matter who the compared pro is — it could even be Tom Brady — at least somebody will take some sort of issue with it.
Point being, the Bengals haven’t won a playoff game since 1990. They smart majority would take Warner as he is now if it meant ending the drought.
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