Is Burrow enough for Bengals?

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You may argue he’s the biggest difference maker in Bengal history. Marvin Lewis was the Bengals head coach from 2003-2017. He had a top quarterback, Heisman Trophy winning quarterback pick in Carson Palmer to lead his team for 8 seasons. Lewis was still unable to secure even one playoff win.Zac Taylor became the coach of the Bengals after the Bengals and Marvin Lewis parted ways. Early on it looked as if Taylor would be a watered-down version of Lewis. All that changed when the Bengals secured the right to draft top pick Joe Burrow. Burrow had a record breaking season in college. Undoubtedly the best ever for a quarterback at LSU. Burrow would lead the Tigers to a National championship. His fame came just as the Bengals an Andy Dalton relationship had soured.Fast forward five seasons. Burrow has lead the Bengals to a Super Bowl and two AFC championships. He signed, at the time, the most massive contract in NFL history in 2023. The NFL salary cap handicaps teams. You can only give so much big money to so many players. With Burrow being locked into Cincinnati for the foreseeable future, other superstars had to be hung out to dry....

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