I had this argument with a Bengals fan about a week ago. He was continually bashing his team’s roster and said Hurts is a lesser QB who’s carried to greater success, so I asked, “If the Bengals had a lesser QB but more talent everywhere else, they’d be a better team?”
And he goes, “Of course.”
I said, “would an all-pro LT, an All-Pro MLB, and All-Pro DT, and an All-Pro Safety make up the difference?”
“Probably”
“So what you’re really doing is advocating for trading Burrow, as he’s not good enough to carry the team and what you could get in a trade that would replace his AAV would be more beneficial to the team than Burrow himself.”
“wait, no….”