What would you give for Russell?

[NKURyan]

Is it weird that this contract makes me think even moreso that the Bengals won't go QB in the first round this year? If the goal is to grab a rookie QB and use the cash you save to win a SB in those first 5 years, I'd say we wait another year or two... we've got a ways to go, and you'd ideally want those prime years where you're set up for success to be closer to the beginning of the rookie contract than the end. Andy at least gives them a chance to be competitive in the meanwhile.