Day 2 McCarron Trade

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AJ McCaron, obviously, and it sucks that they gave up their pick at 33 to trade back into the first because now CincyJungle thinks our asking price will be too high.

Ian Rapoport reported that Cleveland contacted us for McCarron, so it's not just conjecture, but that we might be asking for too much:

Quote:"From my understanding the price on McCarron is high," Rapoport reported on Draft Kickoff Live on Friday. "It has been described to me as around a first-round draft pick, something that is just not going to happen. Now that the Browns have a second-round pick, maybe there will be some package in there somewhere that both sides can make work. If the Bengals are going to give up McCarron, it's going to have to be a huge, huge haul."

Since Round 1 of the draft has already passed and Cincinnati reportedly wanted a first-round pick in exchange for McCarron, the Bengals will want at least Cleveland’s second-round selection at No. 52 and another pick. The Browns already gave up the No. 33 overall pick to the Packers in exchange for their first round pick, with which they selected tight end David Njoku out of Miami.

I would venture to guess Cincinnati wants the Browns second-round pick (51st overall) and third-round pick (65th overall) to give up McCarron. It’s even possible that Cincinnati wants a first-round pick in the 2018 draft from the Browns, something they almost certainly won’t give up.

The Browns have so many picks that giving up the 51st and 65th seems probable, especially since they passed on all the QBs in round one, McCarron is a proven winner, and Hue knows him well. I'd definitely pull the trigger on that deal and, if we can, trade the picks and stockpile picks for next year if we don't see any prospects worthy of a pick at our spots.

Come on, Mike or whoever is calling the shots, BE SMART AND MAKE THIS HAPPEN!