Should the Bengals be shopping for backup QB?

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(08-24-2023, 04:25 PM)coachmcneil71 Wrote: I don't disagree, but it's worthy of tossing about going into the third week of August. Learning behind a true number one QB like JB could probably help the kid.

Ida know, Lance has played like 3 snaps of football in the past 7 years.  I'm exaggerating, but not by much.  If Lance wanted to go to a team where he's going to be stuck behind a surefire starter for the next decade I'd say "No thanks" because the guy clearly doesn't care about getting on the field.  His entire NFL career has been learning behind veteran QBs, I think he just needs to get out there and play.  Will he be great?  Probably not, but electing to sit behind a franchise guy is usually a step towards lifetime backup QB, isn't it?  

I think of Mitch Trubisky going to Buffalo taking that path recently.  We can talk about Lance, but I don't see this team trading for a QB who is an unknown with upside and a lot of empty space on his resume to keep the ship afloat while Burrow is out.


Also, why did we let Brandon Allen walk anyways?  He's not a top priority to hang on to, but if we weren't going to upgrade at QB, why is he off being a non-factor in a QB room elsewhere?