02-11-2018, 11:21 AM
I think the Bengals win this and he's a RFA. Then I think they continue to keep him and in the end get nothing out of him.
This will be 50 percent the Bengals fault for not trading him when they should have. The other 50 percent will be the result of a QB market that looks fairly saturated between free agency and the draft.
They screwed the pooch on this one for sure, with help from Cleveland. Who would you want to shell out cash or picks for? Nick Foles, Kirk Cousins, or Teddy Bridgewater? A fresh start with Darnold, Rosen, Allen, Jackson, or Mayfield? Or AJ freaking McCarron? They've lost a ton of leverage by waiting and ending up in this particular offseason.
The only thing they will have going for them is the fact that AJ will still be cheap under a rookie deal and can be had for a pick as a one-year trial. They can give him a shot without being tied to him in any long term way, so I suppose that's somewhat enticing.
Bengal things being Bengal, I see them getting a lot less than a second for him when the qb musical chairs game ends and then keeping him as a backup until his contact ends.
This will be 50 percent the Bengals fault for not trading him when they should have. The other 50 percent will be the result of a QB market that looks fairly saturated between free agency and the draft.
They screwed the pooch on this one for sure, with help from Cleveland. Who would you want to shell out cash or picks for? Nick Foles, Kirk Cousins, or Teddy Bridgewater? A fresh start with Darnold, Rosen, Allen, Jackson, or Mayfield? Or AJ freaking McCarron? They've lost a ton of leverage by waiting and ending up in this particular offseason.
The only thing they will have going for them is the fact that AJ will still be cheap under a rookie deal and can be had for a pick as a one-year trial. They can give him a shot without being tied to him in any long term way, so I suppose that's somewhat enticing.
Bengal things being Bengal, I see them getting a lot less than a second for him when the qb musical chairs game ends and then keeping him as a backup until his contact ends.
