Most 2020 NFL mock drafts have LSU quarterback Joe Burrow plastered into the No. 1 pick, owned by the Cincinnati Bengals. And there are plenty of reasons why this makes perfect sense.

The Bengals might be at the end of the road with Andy Dalton. Burrow is coming off possibly the greatest season ever by a college QB. He grew up a few hours down the road in Athens, Ohio. His father has said that Burrow would enjoy being picked by Cincinnati.

Open-and-shut case, no? Well, maybe not ...

Super Bowl week has provided a few interesting sound-bites this week. Whether what was said will amount to much remains to be seen. Take a look for yourselves and decide what to make of all this.

View photos Could Joe Burrow try to prevent being picked by the Cincinnati Bengals? (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) More

What Joe Burrow said

Burrow has made the media rounds at Super Bowl LIV, and the most interesting thing he said came on “The Dan Patrick Show.”

"You want to go No. 1. But you also want to go to a great organization that is committed to winning. Committed to winning Super Bowls." - Joe Burrow on @dpshow — Andrew Perloff (@andrewperloff) January 31, 2020

The Bengals haven’t been known as a franchise that’s willing to, shall we say, go the extra mile under team owner Mike Brown. They have the smallest scouting staff in the NFL. They have no indoor training facility. They’re not known as big spenders in free agency, although that hasn’t always held true.

So this Burrow quote can be read two different ways: You could assume he has no interest in being a Bengal, or you could suggest that he’s sending a message to Brown about what he’d want if the Bengals drafted him.

How the Palmer brothers factor into this

We learned Friday that Burrow will be working with Jordan Palmer for his pre-draft training, via reporting from Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer.

LSU QB Joe Burrow, the leader in the clubhouse to go 1st overall, has selected ex-NFL QB Jordan Palmer for his pre-draft training, I'm told. Palmer's brother Carson, of course, was drafted 1st overall by the Bengals in 2003. — Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) January 31, 2020

Palmer spent a few years in Cincinnati backing up his brother, Carson, who once was anointed a franchise savior when they made him the No. 1 pick in the 2003 draft.

And Carson Palmer also happened to be down in Miami this week doing the media circuit, and his comments about the state of affairs with Brown and the Bengals needed no interpretation. Palmer flat-out ripped the organization.

Speaking with CBS Sports Radio Friday morning, Palmer let it be known that he doesn’t see the Bengals as an organization that is — to borrow Burrow’s words — committed to winning.

“That’s why I wanted out: I never felt like the organization was really trying to win a Super Bowl and really chasing the Super Bowl,” Palmer said. “Because that’s what today’s day and age is: The game today is ... you can’t just hope you draft well and not go after free agents and you just end up in the Super Bowl. You gotta go get it.

View photos Former NFL player Carson Palmer didn't hold back when talking about the Bengals. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM) More

Palmer compared his situation in Cincinnati to that of his time with the Arizona Cardinals. Neither franchise is synonymous with winning, but Palmer painted a night-and-day contrast.

“[Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill] was all about winning,” Palmer said. “Everything was about winning. The culture was about winning. ...

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