04-02-2023, 09:07 PM
(04-02-2023, 02:16 PM)PDub80 Wrote: QUESTION:
Do you think either of those players are in Cincy if - given the exact same conditions were met and the money was the same - Andy Dalton is the QB and the team had been losing or treading water the last 3 years? I would say no damn way. Absolutely not. Either the Bengals would have had to toss in way more cash or the players would have used them for leverage to find a place they wanted to be.
Of course having Joe and recent success is beneficial and I think it definitely played a role in getting Cappa and Karras...but do you think if the Bears had offered Orlando 20m per year and let him play LT, that he would've still chose the Bengals at 16m? I don't. He's here because the Bengals were probably the best option he had left if he wanted to play LT. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad it worked out that way.
