04-11-2017, 09:42 PM
(04-09-2017, 02:58 PM)phil413 Wrote: One of their biggest needs is a pass rushing DE, a player that may not even start over MJ anyway. No matter if it's a rotational DE, LB, slot WR, etc... they don't have to start the game. Add in a "backup" rusher like McKinnley or Harris and it makes an impact.
You know what else makes an impact? A good FA RT.
Jk...good post.
(04-09-2017, 04:20 PM)CageTheBengal Wrote: Andy Dalton has started 77 out of 81 games in his career.
95.06% chance Dalton does not get hurt this season.
There is a very low chance we will need our backup QB this season to do anything other than know the playbook and ride the pine.
This. The chances of Dalton missing games is slim, and even if he does miss time, it's most likely going to be a small handful of games. A 2nd rounder is worth more to us than that. Btw...let's be real...McCarron isn't riding in on a white horse to save the season if Dalton goes down. We went 2-3 with him as starter after a 10-2 start with Dalton.
Like any other team, if our starting QB goes down for the season, the season is done. That's why teams aren't shelling out big bucks or top draft picks strictly for a backup (unless it's competition or an eventual replacement for the starter).
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Btw, anyone who thinks McCarron is "a star in the making" needs to back away from the meth pipe. If ANY of the 31 other teams felt that way, they would've (a) drafted him in rounds 1-5 of the 2014 draft...when he was well known as the QB of Alabama, or (b) offered a 1st to the Bengals last year. Now the hype train is in full force again and we'll just have to wait until the draft to see if any teams truly think McCarron is a future star.
I'm sure the Bengals aren't asking for anything crazy like multiple 1st rounders, yet here McCarron is...still a Bengal. People need to get a grip.
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