Why not keep Andy as a backup?

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I don't see how we can afford Dalton at this point. The coaches like Hart at RT, I don't see them cutting him. I would prefer to keep Williams at safety for depth. Dalton is the one guy that is vastly over-paid.

Will he take a pay cut? Would a pay cut be enough? We need more money to re-sign Mixon and AJ, and sign our draft picks. We need to make room somehow..

I don't see the need for Dalton. I wouldn't be against keeping him if money weren't an issue. He's a team-first guy. He's not a bad QB. But I just don't think we can afford him. To cut someone else to make room for him would just make our team worse.

I like Dalton. I think he's better than people think. But obviously nobody wants him, otherwise he would have been traded by now. Burrow is the future, might as well let him get started.

The only reason to keep Dalton would be to increase his trade value, and trade him before the deadline. But at this point I would rather see Burrow get as many reps as possible. A QB competition sounds good from the perspective of having Burrow earn his spot. But I'd rather see Burrow get all the reps as he's gunna be the guy sooner or later. Also, Burrow basically earned his spot with his performance last year.