Mccarron

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(01-03-2017, 09:54 AM)Au165 Wrote: You aren't getting a ton for a guy with one year of control left and little game tape. If we got a 3rd this year or a second next year I'd be happy. Maybe you could get a 2nd that was a conditional 1st next year with playing time, but that's about the best you could hope for.

Disagree completely.  His contract status makes him the ideal choice.  He has to play one year on his rookie deal, which is next to nothing so the team is not risking anything against the cap, and if he busts they release him.  If he shows that he is what they think he is, he is signed long-term and that team has their QB.

I would argue this is a MUCH better situation than the one with Osweiler where the Texans were competing with the Broncos and overpaid big-time.  

EDIT:  If McCarron plays extremely well, and you are afraid that another team will offer him a ton more and you won't be able to match, that team will likely receive a compensatory 3rd round selection the following year.  Adds even more to the team that would sign him from a risk-management outlook.  It also works for the Bengals.  If he is lost a year from now and signed to a good deal, it would yield the Bengals a compensatory pick and would provide them the security of a quality back up all season.  That, again, is a part of the reasoning behind me not wanting to let him go for anything less than a second round pick.