Did You Know... (AJ Green)

[Wes Mantooth]

A lot of people will probably hate what I'm about to say...

My best case scenario for AJ Green and the Bengals: AJ comes back strong, puts up some decent numbers, and then is traded before the year is up.

Have whatever money avaiable that it would cost to sign him long term to use elswhere in FA. Pick up a late 1st or 2nd in the process. that type of pick is probably going to cost you b/t 2 to 3 mil per (Ex: Nkeal Harry, the 32 pick in 2019 signed for 4 years 10 mil).

You then have the following...

A young prospect locked in for 4 years at under 3 mil per season PLUS 10 to 13 mil extra to spend elsewhere.

To me it's a no brainer. You can go get yourself another Tee Higgins caliber of player, and free tons of cash. The alternative is either watching AJ walk after the season with nothing to show for it, or it's investing BIG money into a 33 year old receiver with injury concerns.

That's why I think we should root for AJ to get shipped off mid-season. If that happens then the tag will have made sense to me, and i would feel like the Bengals have played their hand absolutely perfectly.

Thoughts???