The Bengals should be actively exploring trades...

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(10-29-2022, 10:08 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: Who are we willing to part with?  Carman?  Ok, we have Sharping ahead of him anyways, but what could you get for him?  Nothing.  I wouldn't trade any of the young pieces at LB or the secondary.  Their ability and affordability will be crucial soon.

I agree with most that Trent Taylor should start at slot and move Boyd outside.  Trent has the most experience and, although he is a little short, he has been good at uncovering quickly and Burrow would probably appreciate a quick target against the Browns pass rush. 

I believe Kendrick Pryor makes the most sense.  I think he is on Jacksonville's PS and could be plucked if offered a roster spot.  Have him ready as a backup should we lose another WR.  If he is on Jax roster, offer a 6th round pick for him.  They would probably jump all over it and you have a quality WR that is on the cheap.  I don't want to hear that he hasn't done anything at Jax.  So what?  We all saw what he did here in this offense with fricking Brandon Allen passing him the ball.  

Since it is just a 4-6 week injury there really is nobody I would part with that would bring value. You're right, nobody is anteing up for Carman. 

But if it was the season I would trade Bates in a second. We will be parting ways with him at the seasons end and getting nothing in return anyway.

In fact would be shopping him Jesse. Basically Bates is a rental for Bengals and believe there are better rental options available on the market like DE Bradley Chubb.  

With you that Pryor would already know the playbook and can be had for free by just claiming and signing to a contract well within the Bengals available cap space. Makes sense. 

Would also put Chase on IR and wait until the Chiefs game to see if he is ready. The combination of Burrow and Chase is too important to the Bengals future to rush him back in 4 weeks imo. They're saying 4-6 weeks, so there are 3 possible scenarios,
4 weeks, 5 weeks, or 6 weeks, per doctors. Two out of the three possibilities are past the IR length of 4 games anyway..