The last time a major Joe Burrow injury led to a losing season for the Cincinnati Bengals was his rookie year. That "earned" them the right to draft Ja'Marr Chase in 2021, reuniting him with his college quarterback to spark a run to Super Bowl LVI.
Bengals personnel chief Duke Tobin had a dreadful remainder of that 2021 class, which is history all of Who Dey Nation hopes doesn't repeat a half-decade later this April.
In what's widely viewed as a rather weak draft class, with 2027's group looking far rosier, perhaps Cincinnati tries to trade back from the 10th overall pick.