The Cincinnati Bengals could have something really special on their hands with the impending connection between Joe Burrow and A.J. Green.
A guy by the name of Jay Gruden would agree.
Gruden, the former offensive coordinator who helped the Bengals draft Andy Dalton, says what he’s seen from Burrow is going to be a great thing for Green’s comeback bid.
“He’s great and he’s coming out of LSU that ran a lot of pro concepts,” Gruden said, according to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com. “I tell you, the happiest guy in the world had to be A.J. because Burrow throws an unbelievable deep ball … Burrow has a great top. The nose (of the ball) comes down. A.J. will love that.”
Green, who has already been running routes and texting Burrow, is a lock to show up at training camp now that he’s signed his franchise tag.
And expectations are high — which is why one analyst has predicted Green could score 15 touchdowns with Burrow under center.
Excessive or not, Gruden has a point. He’d know if Dalton or Burrow’s skill sets will help Green the most and he’d be one to ask when it comes to specifics.
And when it comes to the deep passes, Gruden sees something Green will like in Burrow.
