OFFICIAL 2025 NFL News: Trades, cuts, free agency, and more
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Reminds me of an elite QB on a losing, non-playoff team for multiple seasons ... three straight.
THAT does NOT happen very often.
Not this coming off-season ... too early ... Bengals would not consider it ... cap implications extreme.
But one more non-playoff year in 2026 ... PERHAPS ... a 30-year old Joe Burrow may request a change.
When the question is asked "why would the Bengals trade him?" The answer would be he demanded a trade. They could try to call his bluff, but nowadays a team isn't gonna do that. Nor would it be wise.
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If there is one guy I believe in, who might be able to make a difference, its Troy Vincent
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Who? I was thinking Stafford but he only had 1 year left on his deal with Detroit, not the 3/4 Burrow has
Most significant news of the offseason if they actually do something about it.
Burrow setting the stage for his demanded trade.
You read that ('it reminds me') just a little ... Too Literally.
I don't think it's a question of looking for an example of another situation that is Exactly the same.
There may be very few examples that have SOME similarities. However, there are going to be differences; and you pointed-out a legit difference between Burrow and Stafford.
It's about an unique situation:
An elite-QB on a team with no post-season presence for an extended period of time. That's rare.
It's also about how the business of football has evolved, with Stars having greater control to force trades.
I'm not saying it Will happen. Just suggesting that it Could be headed in that direction, with more disappointing years for the Bengals.
I have been preaching the Possibility of Burrow requesting a trade ... IN 2027 ... since last off-season; and consistently stated that it would take Two More disappointing seasons to be a possibility (2025 and 2026).
Well, 2025 has played-out.
And, IF it was to happen, Cincinnati would probably prefer to move him out of the Conference ... and it might well take an Aggressive, Forward-thinking, Proactive team to make a match ... the Rams qualify.
I always read your posts and read where you think ... No Way.
I don't see any way now, or three months from now ... But ... 15 months from now? ... ... ... Just Maybe
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The only way I see it as possible is if he would be available but not worth the 50+ mill per year contract he carries with him.
I dont want to put any bad juju on him but if he has another season ending injury in 2026, and the team craps the bed again, then I could see them trying to move on. And frankly, under those circumstances, no way would he be worth the haul it would take to get him
If he is back to his all Pro self in '26, there is no way he gets traded
Lightning struck with Stafford, the team sucked, he was a loyal soldier at the end of his deal, Detroit was able to save face in trading the legend by allowing him to be part of the decision. And the haul they received was legendary, almost Herschel Walker like.
Burrow? Its comparing apples to a polar bear
All true but absolutes go out the window if Burrow is ready to play the nuclear card and punch out.
Agree almost across the board but I don’t feel a Stafford comparison is necessary, with the exception that the Rams under McVay and Snead think and act aggressively and out of the box … with the approval and support of Demoff and Kroenke.
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They do not have the resources to trade for an available, pro bowl level Burrow. The Stafford trade comp is required because that would be the starting point
Maybe
You're complicating things about a situation that 6-8 months ago, I suggested could happen in two years provided other stuff happened.
Well, one of those things did happen (another disappointing and frustrating Bengals' non-playoff season); and now, it's still another 14-15 months away from being a possibility.
It's early to get into specifics ... cap implications, trade comp, other teams in the mix ... ALL legit concerns.
We should get a Joe Burrow mega thread this very unlikely scenario is hijacking multiple threads
I remember my first beer tooI will take credit as being the first one to mention the possibility of a Joe Burrow trade this past summer.
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On the contrary, Im not complicating anything, Its not complicated at all, because it wont happen. Pretty simple.
I don’t understand how you can be so certain that Joe Burrow would not request a trade in 2027; and Cincinnati might pursue options.
But these discussions make fan forums enjoyable.
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Dont recall saying that he wouldnt request a trade, saying that he wont be traded to the Rams.
It's just silly
But hey maybe the Rams will find a superstar QB working in a Hy-Vee supermarket again