10-29-2019, 02:58 PM
(10-29-2019, 02:41 PM)leonardfan40 Wrote: We will 100% get a 3rd round comp pick for AJ if he leaves in FA. Not a 4th or 5th. That’s why people (other teams fans/etc) saying they should be able to get him for a 3rd is laughable. There is little to no incentive to trade him for a 3rd as we could just get a 3rd the following year. Only difference is this year from trade or next from comp pick.
But the original question has a very easy answer. AJ on the free agent market will undoubtedly bring a 3rd rounder unless the bengals sign a big time FA class to cancel his loss out (lol)
A 3rd rounder this year is more valuable than a 3rd round compensatory next year both as it'll be maybe a dozen picks higher and also a pick this year is more valuable than a deferred pick, but surely the Bengals would use a franchise tag for a player who has consistently stated he wants to stay in Cincinnati than let him walk for a third.
