The Bengals should be actively exploring trades...

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(10-31-2022, 10:36 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Yes. Trading a mid-30's QB for a ton of assets.

Where they avoided the tank was Geno Smith. He was a bust with the Jets, but guys can sometimes develop just by practicing for years. I watched their game with the Giants and he has a good arm and mobility. Seattle seems well coached too.

Maybe Wilson was the issue there for a couple years and they just traded the problem away?

Like here, in a hypothetical IF you traded Burrow away...the QB that came in would have 3 great WR's. A good RB. A decent line. And our defense is good. They could win with that. Burrow is elite.

Now if the QB was not elite. Like Wilson was only elite in name. His play wasn't elite...but another team thinks he still is and will give up compensation accordingly...

That's the Seattle situation.

I like Wilson, but I think it's proving out that the guy was overrated.  

He had a tremendous WR duo with Metcalf and Lockett.  When you look at recent trends, you see a lot more instances of elite WR's coming in and elevating QB's than the other way around.  Josh Allen went from a borderline bust to an MVP candidate when the Bills got Diggs.  Tua has made a massive leap this year with Hill in the fold.  Burrow's play jumped up several rungs when the Bengals drafted Chase.  On the other side of the coin, Rodgers is the reigning MVP and looks pedestrian without Adams.