Zac Taylor reveals Joe Burrow’s role in Bengals drafting Ja’Marr Chase

<div><div class="sdp-voltax-player-container" id="container-sdp-voltax-player-01eqbvhghtkmz2182d-8184">"(function() {var sc = document.createElement("script"), scCnter = document.getElementById("container-sdp-voltax-player-01eqbvhghtkmz2182d-8184"), done = false;sc.src = mm_video_data.endpointUrl + "/01eqbvhghtkmz2182d.js";sc.onload = sc.onreadystatechange = function() {if(!done && (!this.readyState || this.readyState == "loaded" || this.readyState == "complete")) {sdpVoltax["01eqbvhghtkmz2182d-8184"].initializePlayer( {"id":"01f60v7f5de31h3n41fq","playlist_id":"","player_id":"01eqbvhghtkmz2182d","type":"video","image":"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/video\/thumbnail\/mmplus\/01f60v7f5de31h3n41fq\/01f60v7f5de31h3n41fq-165c918732918ecdd2b07545b4385657.jpg","container_id":"01eqbvhghtkmz2182d-8184"});done = true; sc.onload = sc.onreadystatechange = null; }};scCnter.appendChild(sc);})();"var sdpVoltax = window.sdpVoltax || []; sdpVoltax["01eqbvhghtkmz2182d-8184"] = sdpVoltaxPlayerHandler().start("01eqbvhghtkmz2182d-8184");</div> <p>Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor says Joe Burrow didn’t storm in his office asking for the team to draft Ja’Marr Chase.</p> <p>But he sure didn’t shoot down the idea when asked either.</p> <p>Appearing on the “Flying Coach” podcast with Peter Schrager and Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay, Taylor outlined how much sway Burrow had in the process:</p> <blockquote><p><em>“It was me asking the questions. ‘Hey, do you want to play with him?’ ‘Yeah I do.’ ‘What would you excitement level be, out of 10?’ ‘It would be a 10.’ ‘I don’t really need to add too many other questions here.'”</em></p></blockquote> <p>As the full video shows, Taylor and Co. sure weren’t complaining that the most recent film of Chase just so happened to feature the Bengals’ No. 1 overall pick under center.</p> <p>A look behind the scenes at Taylor’s thought process just reaffirms what is obvious now when it comes to the Bengals taking a wide receiver over offensive line help in the first round.</p> <p>And no, it sure doesn’t hurt that Burrow liked the idea when asked.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great stuff with <a href="https://twitter.com/Bengals?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bengals</a> HC Zac Taylor on Episode 4 of “Flying Coach” w/ <a href="https://twitter.com/ringer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ringer</a> … </p> <p>On the conversation he had with Joe Burrow before the Draft. </p> <p>“1-10, how much would you like to play with Ja’Marr Chase?</p> <p>“10.”</p> <p>“Great.” <a href="https://t.co/xMwS5Wm1Sb">pic.twitter.com/xMwS5Wm1Sb</a></p> <p>— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) <a href="https://twitter.com/PSchrags/status/1402715045067362312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2021</a></p></blockquote> <p></p> <aside class="shortcode shortcode--listicle" data-gallery-id="43114"> <h2 class="shortcode--listicle__header"><span>List</span></h2> <a class="shortcode--listicle__link" href="https://bengalswire.usatoday.com/lists/bengals-players-break-out-2021-tee-higgins-jonah-williams-joseph-ossai/" title="7 Bengals players who could break out in 2021"> <h2 class="shortcode--listicle__title">7 Bengals players who could break out in 2021</h2> <div class="shortcode--listicle__image"> <img width="1000" height="667" src="https://bengalswire.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/2021/06/USATSI_16224875.jpg?w=1000" class="attachment-1000x1000 size-1000x1000" alt="" loading="lazy"> </div> </a> </aside> <div id="inline-newsletter-widget" class="hidden" data-position="7"><div class="widget widget--newsletter widget--box"> <div class="newsletter__wrapper "> <div class="newsletter__signup-wrapper"> <label class="newsletter__input-label" for="newsletter-email-input"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Email</span> </label> <button type="submit" class="newsletter__button">Sign up </button> <div class="newsletter__sidetext"> <h3>Like this article?</h3> <p>Sign up for the Bengals Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning</p> </div> <div class="newsletter__state newsletter__state--error"> <h3 class="newsletter__header newsletter__header--error">An error has occured</h3> <p class="newsletter__text newsletter__text--error"> Please re-enter your email address. </p> </div> </div> <div class="newsletter__state newsletter__state--success"> <h3 class="newsletter__header">Thanks for signing up!</h3> <p class="newsletter__text"> You'll now receive the top Bengals Wire stories each day directly in your inbox. </p> </div> </div> </div></div></div>