If it wasn't for Joe, I probably would not have watched a game part Week 1. Burrow alone makes it somewhat enjoyable to watch the Bengals.
He's the future of the franchise and might already be #3 on the list of Bengal QBs behind Anderson and Esiason. Which one of the others (even in their prime), i.e. Carter, Blake, Palmer, Kitna, or Dalton, etc. would you take over Burrow?
It's too bad Greg Cook's career was ended by a shoulder injury, in the few games he played he looked like a pretty good QB.
Regular season
Season(s) Quarterback(s)
1968 John Stofa (7) / Dewey Warren (4) / Sam Wyche (3)
1969 Greg Cook (11) / Sam Wyche (3)
1970 Virgil Carter (11) / Sam Wyche (3)
1971 Virgil Carter (10) / Ken Anderson (4)
1972 Ken Anderson (13) / Virgil Carter (1)
1973 Ken Anderson (14)
1974 Ken Anderson (13) / Wayne Clark (1)
1975 Ken Anderson (13) / John Reaves (1)
1976 Ken Anderson (14)
1977 Ken Anderson (13) / John Reaves (1)
1978 Ken Anderson (12) / John Reaves (4)
1979 Ken Anderson (15) / Jack Thompson (1)
1980 Ken Anderson (12) / Jack Thompson (4)
1981 Ken Anderson (16)
1982 Ken Anderson (9)
1983 Ken Anderson (13) / Turk Schonert (3)
1984 Ken Anderson (9) / Boomer Esiason (4) / Turk Schonert (3)
1985 Boomer Esiason (14) / Ken Anderson (2)
1986 Boomer Esiason (16)
1987 Boomer Esiason (12) / Dave Walter (2) / Adrian Breen (1)
1988 Boomer Esiason (16)
1989 Boomer Esiason (15) / Turk Schonert (1)
1990 Boomer Esiason (16)
1991 Boomer Esiason (14) / Donald Hollas (1) / Erik Wilhelm (1)
1992 Boomer Esiason (11) / David Klingler (4) / Donald Hollas (1)
1993 David Klingler (13) / Jay Schroeder (3)
1994 Jeff Blake (9) / David Klingler (7)
1995 Jeff Blake (16)
1996 Jeff Blake (16)
1997 Jeff Blake (11) / Boomer Esiason (5)
1998 Neil O'Donnell (11) / Paul Justin (3) / Jeff Blake (2)
1999 Jeff Blake (12) / Akili Smith (4)
2000 Akili Smith (11) / Scott Mitchell (5)
2001 Jon Kitna (15) / Akili Smith (1)
2002 Jon Kitna (12) / Gus Frerotte (3) / Akili Smith (1)
2003 Jon Kitna (16)
2004 Carson Palmer (13) / Jon Kitna (3)
2005 Carson Palmer (16)
2006 Carson Palmer (16)
2007 Carson Palmer (16)
2008 Ryan Fitzpatrick (12) / Carson Palmer (4)
2009 Carson Palmer (16)
2010 Carson Palmer (16)
2011 Andy Dalton (16)
2012 Andy Dalton (16)
2013 Andy Dalton (16)
2014 Andy Dalton (16)
2015 Andy Dalton (13) / AJ McCarron (3)
2016 Andy Dalton (16)
2017 Andy Dalton (16)
2018 Andy Dalton (11) / Jeff Driskel (5)
2019 Andy Dalton (13) / Ryan Finley (3)
2020 Joe Burrow (2)
Postseason
Season Quarterback(s)
1970 Virgil Carter (0–1)
1973 Ken Anderson (0–1)
1975 Ken Anderson (0–1)
1981 Ken Anderson (2–1)
1982 Ken Anderson (0–1)
1988 Boomer Esiason (2–1)
1990 Boomer Esiason (1–1)
2005 Carson Palmer (0–1)
2009 Carson Palmer (0–1)
2011 Andy Dalton (0–1)
2012 Andy Dalton (0–1)
2013 Andy Dalton (0–1)
2014 Andy Dalton (0–1)
2015 AJ McCarron (0–1)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cincinnati_Bengals_starting_quarterbacks