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Bengals Cannot Pass on Joe Burrow, but Rookie Expectations Need to Be Lowered

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After watching LSU quarterback (and southern Ohio native) Joe Burrow account for all six of the Tigers touchdowns in a 42-25 win over Clemson in the national championship game (setting a new FBS record for touchdown passes and touchdowns accounted for in a season in the process), there's approximately zero chance that the Cincinnati Bengals will pass on Burrow with the first pick in the 2020 NFL draft.

It would take a Robert Griffin-esque boatload of picks for the Bengals to even consider moving the selection—and even that might not be enough for a franchise that looks set to close the door on the Andy Dalton era in the Queen City.