08-15-2023, 11:35 PM
(08-15-2023, 09:15 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Sorry, not quite making the connection between backups behind Favre and what the Packers attained for Rodgers having to do with the Bengals not having a competent looking backup QB behind Joe Burrow. You may be onto something, but you're going to have to do a little more leg work, in order to make it cohesive.
I only included what they got for Brunell and Flynn. I didn't even include what they got for Rodgers, moving two spots up on the first and a second and 5th for a 4th, or, now that you mention it, what they got for Favre (a 4th). It pays to have good players on your team that you can afford to trade away. Of all the QBs the Bengals have had over the years, Joe seems like the least likely candidate to be threatened by a good player backing him up.
Yes, you should strive to develop players to be so good as backups that you can't afford to resign them. The other option is to get bad players or stunt the growth of good players. The first is a betrayal of the team and the fans because you're purposefully not fielding the best team you can. The second is a betrayal of the players you drafted who should have the opportunity to become their best.
