Predictable can be a good thing — just ask the Cincinnati Bengals as NFL draft grades start to roll in on the Joe Burrow pick.
As expected, the Bengals made Burrow the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL draft and it didn’t take long for a consensus to start forming: A.
Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar got it started with an A grade:
“It was never going to be anybody else up top, nor should it have been. Burrow was the best player in college football last season, and he operated a legitimate NFL offense at a preposterously high level. The only issue with his NFL progression is that he may face a downgrade in talent at some positions in Cincinnati.”
As we noted in our instant analysis, this is a franchise-changing pick to actually match the new era under Zac Taylor.
The Bengals didn’t have any other choice here, as going to get the record-setting Ohio kid after one of the best seasons by a passer — ever — made too much sense.
Rest assured the eventual outpouring of grades will come in along similar lines when it comes to Burrow and the Bengals.
