Why not keep Andy as a backup?

[HuDey]

(01-21-2020, 02:41 PM)MEBengalsFan Wrote: I say keep Andy but not as the backup, make him the starter. He is in a contract year for another team, meaning he should play lights out. Meaning Bengals would get good Andy almost every week. If Andy gets hurt than Burrow can get some experience playing in placed of the injured Dalton.

This year FA should be used to help fill some of the void on the team. Next year used the money from AD to help build the team further for Burrow.

This way Dalton if he plays like an All-Pro he can land his last contract and maybe a good well to boot.

I think we owe it to Dalton to let him finish out his contract as a starter with the Bengals.

No we don't. This team needs a fresh start and that can't happen with Dalton at the helm. If you want to do Dalton a favor, trade him to another team so that he can also have a fresh start. Trading Dalton now is the best route to take, because it allows the team to more quickly transition to the new QB and it allows the new QB to get more experience in year one thus setting up for less growing pains and better results in year two. It also nets us more draft capital and Dalton's cap money, which SHOULD be used to start improving the team now vs waiting another year.