11-12-2020, 03:58 AM
(11-11-2020, 09:00 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Why not add Quinton Spain and Brian Allen onto the trade too, then? It's just as related to the Dunlap trade (as in not at all).
Don't try to polish a turd. It was a bad trade, but it was a trade that had to happen due to the circumstances at the time. Don't get to add on waiver wire claims two weeks later to try to make it look better.
I think that calling it a bad trade is false. I see it as an awesome trade!
Bengals Get
- O Line help, sorely needed, from a player who is a significant upgrade from what is on the roster.
- 7th Round Pick
- Salary to spend next year
Bengals Gave
- Grossly underperforming player who had turned selfish once daddy (Marvin) left and no longer fit the Bengals scheme.
This off-season, when asked how he's managed to make it this long in the league, Carlos told Dan Hoard in an interview that he took care of his body off the field and "made business decisions on the field". Meaning: Doesn't stick his nose in it to avoid injury and takes plays off. Just goes for sacks and batted balls, not stopping the run or keeping his assignment. Dave Lapham, after the trade, crapped all over him for it in a recap w Hoard and said the coaches were furious. Even Hoard, normally incredibly kind in his assessment of the players, admitted that he was shocked at it and was disappointed Carlos had become that kind of player.
I am psyched that the coaches and management didn't baby him or put up with it. F that guy. What a way to flame out.
