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GMEN HQ: An interview with the Bengals’ Stripe Hype

By Danny Friedman

CINCINNATI, OHIO - AUGUST 22: Darius Slayton #86 of the New York Giants catches a pass while defended by William Jackson III #22 of the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on August 22, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OHIO - AUGUST 22: Darius Slayton #86 of the New York Giants catches a pass while defended by William Jackson III #22 of the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on August 22, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MARYLAND – NOVEMBER 22: Joe Burrow #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals is carted off the field after injuring his left knee in the third quarter against the Washington Football Team at FedExField on November 22, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MARYLAND – NOVEMBER 22: Joe Burrow #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals is carted off the field after injuring his left knee in the third quarter against the Washington Football Team at FedExField on November 22, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) /

GMEN HQ: Joe Burrow suffered a horrid injury last week. How does the Burrow injury affect the entire psyche of this team?

Stripe Hype:

When Joe Burrow went down, it really shook the entire team, despite what head coach Zac Taylor tells the media. From that point on in the game, everything sort of fell apart.

I expect the Bengals to come back and play more sound football but it’s difficult to overcome losing such a big leader. He was heroic at times and the team still fell short often.

You have to think that everybody coming into the game believes they have to play close to perfect to continue competing the way they were with Burrow under center. Safety Jessie Bates has essentially said as much this week in a press conference.

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