Andy the Bear.

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(02-29-2020, 01:54 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: It’s not “dumb shit” teams do it all the time in other sports. It’s about acquiring assets instead of getting nothing. Dalton would probably bring back at least something anyway, so he’s not the most ideal candidate, but what’s worth more to a rebuilding team, a higher pick like a 2nd while retaining part of his money, or potentially a 4th but his entire contract comes off? We’re not winning anything this season anyway, so I don’t really see what the big deal would be for one year. Especially if it helps move him, and we getter a better return.

It's completely dumb as shit. Why retain any of his money when there are so many needs? This is a team that's not known for addressing issues in free agency. Them eating part of his contract just builds in another excuse as to why they can't afford to bring in outside players. On another team with another front office, this may be something that could work. For the Bengals, it makes zero sense.

Whether we get a 4th or cut him, I'd rather have the extra $17m+ than get a second and pay half (just for example purposes) of his remaining money to make it a 2nd. That $8.5m or so could go a long way towards an extension, a LB, a G, or whatever else to help improve the team long term as opposed to paying $8.5m for a 2nd round pick.

While I agree that we're more than likely not going to be competitive this coming season, a full $17m and a lower draft pick makes much more sense to me than half of that and a higher draft pick. If it would net us another 1st, I could get behind that. Just trying to improve to a 2nd doesn't do it for me.