Urban Meyer has some key advice for the Washington Redskins when it comes to Dwayne Haskins — and it also happens to directly apply to the Cincinnati Bengals and Joe Burrow.
Said advice also happens to be simplistic — surround the quarterback with good players and culture.
Meyer offered the following on the “Move the Sticks” podcast, according to NFL.com’s Grant Gordon:
“You know, Joe Burrow, he’s at the Cincinnati Bengals now and they were 2-14 last year. You want to know how Joe Burrow’s gonna become great? Surround him with a great culture, with great leadership, and some great players, he’ll be great. If not, he won’t.”
The advice for Haskins in Washington is far from unwarranted. Washington was akin to a dumpster fire in 2019, firing a head coach a handful of games into the season, never really committing to Haskins and eventually throwing him to the wolves before he got hurt. The Redskins then dramatically overhauled the organization — front office included — this offseason.
The good news? The Bengals aren’t even close to being such a mess. While the team only won two games last year, a late-arriving coaching staff showed promise down the stretch with an inherited roster.
Cincinnati then proceeded to blow up the roster via free agency and Burrow walks into a situation much better looking than most No. 1 passers have ever walked into — he’ll get A.J. Green, Joe Mixon, Tyler Boyd and others, as well as the 2019 draft’s top tackle manning the left side of the line.
After a roster and culture overhaul, it sure feels like the Bengals meet Urban Meyer’s demands for young first-round passers.
Meyer, by the way, already recently tackled the Haskins vs. Burrow debate.
