10-27-2019, 01:39 PM
(10-27-2019, 01:25 PM)fredtoast Wrote: 1. There is no such thing as a 3 or 4 year rebuild in the NFL.
2. The only way you come out ahead trading good players for draft picks is if you get multiple picks. Otherwise you are just using the pick to replace the hole you create by sending off a good player.
Yes, there is. Especially in this situation. Word is that Bengals could get a 1 for AJ. I think they could get a 2 for Geno, a 3 for Dunlap, a 4 for Eifert. So next April they go into the draft with 8 picks in rounds 1-4 AND they are getting a healthy Jonah Williams which isb like having a third 1st rounder.
You end up cutting big money off the cap and in return get a ton of players on rookie contracts which opens up a lot of money to be active in pursuing top tier free agents to fill additional holes.
Those rookies get a year of experience along with good free agent signings and another draft in 2021 and you could rebuild this roster in 2 years towards being competitive again with a younger roster.
Simply standing pat and watching your few aging stars play out their careers on a bad team is a recipe for a decade of futility.
