Bengals fans are ready to see rookie Jermaine Burton in the offense
Cincinnati Bengals have had enough—they want to see rookie Jermaine Burton get more playing time in Joe Burrow's offense.
This came to a head in the aftermath of the team's blowout loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 8. There, Tee Higgins was down with a new injury and non-Ja'Marr Chase names like Andrei Iosivas weren't effective at all.
Burton has been hyped beyond normal status for a mid-round rookie because of the perception red flags dragged down his otherwise first-round upside. He had problems upon arrival with the Bengals that have since cleared up, it seems.
Here's what fans have had to say on the topic since the loss.
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Joe Burrow going to Jermaine Burton on a third-down 50/50 ball in the endzone against Darius Slay tells you how Joe Burrow feels about Jermaine Burton.
— Matt Edwards (@MattEdwards) October 27, 2024
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The highest-graded Bengals in Week 8 vs the Eagles:
🥇 Joe Burrow - 86.6
🥈 B.J. Hill - 85.2
🥉 Mike Gesicki - 81.9
🏅 Trey Hendrickson - 80.8
🏅 Mike Hilton - 79.4 pic.twitter.com/XyPjASlxzq— PFF CIN Bengals (@PFF_Bengals) October 28, 2024
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Let’s look at it from this perspective:
People assume Tee is gone this offseason.
People assume his replacement is Burton.
Burton is getting bare minimum playing time.
Burton may be WR2 next year with little to no reps heading into that role.— Cody Crabtree |o| (@crabtree_cody) October 28, 2024
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Plot twist..Zac Taylor plays Jermaine Burton..we win out
— PrinceHendrix aka Mr “You Called It” (@thisisjt23x2) October 28, 2024
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Yall Jermaine Burton is that dude. I know it. You will know it soon.
— who dey kat (@chonkiiyetfonki) October 28, 2024
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Bengals should play Jermaine Burton more.
They also need to start playing to the players strength— NFL(ptt) (@neuutraall) October 28, 2024
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I believe Jermaine Burton needs to be on the field more
— ChaseBrownSZN (@TheBrownsAreGay) October 28, 2024
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Jermaine Burton has an average reception yardage of 44 yards lol
— Zac Taylor sucks (@CincyNomad) October 27, 2024
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