Chase Young or Joe Burrow ?

[Shake n Blake]

(11-27-2019, 12:16 AM)J24 Wrote: We should use free agency but let's be realistic here were not going to sign 3 or 4 big name guys this year even if the "family" bugdes on not signing anyone. It's more likely we would sign one or two major guys.

For Example Bengals sign Jack Cronin at RT  and trade the first pick in the draft to Atlanta for the 6th overall pick, Deion Jones, Two 2nd RD picks in 2020, a first in 2021, and a 2022 2nd RD. 

If a trade like that were to happen then you are looking at getting two starters at our weakest positions, 2 more potential starters in this draft then previously, and future draft capital that could be used to trade up for a QB in case we don't like the one we got.

By the way I'm not saying that trade haul is realistic or enough for the first Overall pick just using that as an example.

We don't need 3-4 guys, at least not on the o-line. We could sign 2 solid starters, get back Jonah and we'd be in WAY better shape. The reason the top 3 picks garner so much in return is that those players at the top often have the most potential to be franchise changers. I wouldn't give that up. If we trade down and net a bunch of picks, that may sound nice to some people, but when will we ever be in this position (to take a top QB) again?

Basically, even if this works the way you want it to, we'd just have a better roster, but no QB. I'd just rather hang on to that QB and find other ways to improve the roster. We'll still have a bunch of good picks + upwards of $100 million in cap space. This roster can be reshaped in a major way without sacrificing that rare chance at the top QB prospect.