The Cincinnati Bengals had a franchise quarterback in the 2000s before Joe Burrow—remember Carson Palmer? Bengals owner Mike Brown had better, suggests Mike Florio, or he will regret a lesson not learned.
The Bengals are facing a critical offseason with many important contract decisions to make after a down year. While they mounted a late turnaround, winning their last five games, they merely finished a game above .500. With a healthy Joe Burrow all season, they missed the playoffs—as they usually did with Carson Palmer.
So much of that had to do with the teams the Bengals surrounded Palmer with, though, and that eventually prompted him to ask for his ticket out of town.