Zac Taylor praises Joe Burrow, who will be the starter

Virtual offseason be damned, Joe Burrow remains atop the depth chart at the quarterback position for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Head coach Zac Taylor confirmed during his press conference Wednesday that Burrow will be the starting quarterback when the Bengals get back onto the field.

This comes after Paul Daugherty of Cincinnati Enquirer made the case for sitting Burrow this season.

Taylor’s statement isn’t very surprising considering nothing about the quarterback situation has changed. Burrow has been spending his entire first offseason preparing to be the starter, the team has advertised him as the starter, and they haven’t signed any quarterback off of the free agent market to compete with him.

From the moment Andy Dalton was released, it was all-but assured that Burrow would be the first to go under center.

With no preseason to change plans, Burrow will be the starter when the Los Angeles Chargers come to Cincinnati on September 13th.

Taylor’s public expectations don’t go any further than that date, but it would take something dramatic for Burrow to not start the whole season.

Per Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com, Burrow is expected to sign his agreed upon rookie contract on Thursday, and provided he tests negative for COVID-19, he’ll enter training camp with Week 1 directly in his sights.