10-29-2023, 03:35 PM
We are not gonna pay $7 mil a year for Hurst AND give up draft capital to do it. That's fan thinking.
Now, a compensatory pick or Jackson Carman for Mike Gesicki? Now you are talking. No money beyond this year. But even that is unlikely.
Why? First, because that isn't how the Bengals roll. We only have 2 in-season trades in forever, and they were both offloads (Dunlap, Palmer). Second, I believe the belief in the building is that we are largely OK and that most of the issues are offensive. And most of those are due to Burrow not being healthy. We are gonna find out in 4 hours if that is true or not. If it is, we likely stand pat. If not, then we lilely have deeper issues that getting Hurst back can fix, and that $7 mil is better spent elsewhere next year.
Now, a compensatory pick or Jackson Carman for Mike Gesicki? Now you are talking. No money beyond this year. But even that is unlikely.
Why? First, because that isn't how the Bengals roll. We only have 2 in-season trades in forever, and they were both offloads (Dunlap, Palmer). Second, I believe the belief in the building is that we are largely OK and that most of the issues are offensive. And most of those are due to Burrow not being healthy. We are gonna find out in 4 hours if that is true or not. If it is, we likely stand pat. If not, then we lilely have deeper issues that getting Hurst back can fix, and that $7 mil is better spent elsewhere next year.
