Why not keep Andy as a backup?

[Bengalstripes9]

I think a lot of you guys make some great points about the benefits of keeping Andy as a mentor, and trading him before the deadline for more value.

I just don't understand how it could work financially. Am I wrong that we don't have enough money to pay our draft picks right now with our cap situation? If they can restructure some deals and make things work then yeah, I'm all for it. It makes sense.

I've argued before it would be nice to wait for a starting QB to get injured on another team, then trade Dalton to them. I've argued that Dalton's value is really low right now, and if he started the first couple games and lit it up, then all of a sudden his value is high. So trading him before the deadline might be the best time to get maximum value.

Again, I just don't see how we can afford to pay our draft picks, and re-sign Mixon and AJ, and keep Dalton. Def. need some sort of wizardry there.. The financials are the only reason I have a hard time picturing this happening.