Win or Lose it's been quite a trip!

[Murdock2420]

(01-24-2022, 03:37 PM)Au165 Wrote: One thing that comes into play with late round picks is the ability to enter the trade market for disgruntled players. Trading a 1st is easier when it's pick 29 than pick 9 and often times teams do that to get quality players. That idea carries to picks in all rounds as you can offer a late 3rd for example over another team with an early 4th. The Chiefs did this last year for Orlando Brown, the Rams do this constantly for guys like Ramsey and Stafford, the 49ers did this for Trent Williams. I think our journey may end this week but honestly our ability to improve this team heading into next year may be better than any team left in the playoffs from a cap, need and draft capital situation.

While this is true and more common, it would be something very new to the Bengals. They have the cap space to make a move like this and have shown in the past few seasons now a willingness to do things differently. Just not sure if they are at the place yet to be trading picks for players plus you add in the dynamic of bringing a potentially toxic element into a room that seems to really be good right now. 

Picture what the addition of a toxic guy like Antonio Brown would do to the young WRs on this team in Higgins and Chase. Not sure I'd want that type of influence around the team. There is a lot of young guys and if you bring in a disgruntled player, it needs to be a guy that isn't going to continue that type of attitude in a new environment.