11-01-2017, 04:35 AM
There is another thread starting how Bengals turned down another trade. That is SO WRONG. Read all the news stories. The Bengals had AJ McCarron traded to the Browns and the Browns wanted him. The Browns even thought the deal was done. The Bengals did everything in time but the NFL said the Cleveland Browns failed to get the trade in by 4 PM of Trade Deadline. Hue Jackson and the Browns have argued to the NFL they thought they got it in, they tried to get it in, and for NFL to approve the trade. The NFL says Cleveland missed the Deadline and no trade. The News is saying, " That is so Cleveland ". The News reports are saying it made sense for Cleveland to want McCarron who Hue Jackson already knows. That Cleveland who has been looking for a quarterback for years may have just traded for the one they have been looking for in McCarron, but they didn't get the trade to the NFL in until after the deadline.
So Bengals DID NOT fail to make a trade or mess up this trade. The Bengals had the trade finished on their end. AJ McCarron for Cleveland's # 2 and # 3 pick in the draft and since Browns will be picking first, those would have been like a # 1 and a # 2 pick for Bengals . Picks 33 and 65. Bengals had the trade to rebuild in the draft and get McCarron out from behind Dalton to a team like Browns where McCarron could win the starters job. Bengals had their end of the trade done. Cleveland thought they had their end of the trade done. NFL said NO, that Cleveland messed it up and didn't get it in before the trade deadline. The Browns wanted this trade and McCarron, they just fumbled it.
Blame Cleveland for fumbling and bumbling this trade. I've bee as hard on Mike Brown and Bengals owners as anybody but this was not their fault. The Cleveland Brown owners fumbled and bumbled this trade and they wanted McCarron. The News Media all over is saying. " This is so Cleveland ". Cleveland who wanted McCarron bad failed to get the trade to the NFL by the trade deadline time. " So Cleveland ". They could have used McCarron. Bengals who will have high draft picks anyway would have been in quick rebuild mode with Browns picks 33 and 65 also. Cleveland fumbled the trade.
So I repeat. BLAME CLEVELAND, not Bengals. CLEVELAND MESSED UP THIS TRADE......Washington Post says Cleveland was celebrating the trade so much, they forgot to turn it into the NFL before deadline.
So Bengals DID NOT fail to make a trade or mess up this trade. The Bengals had the trade finished on their end. AJ McCarron for Cleveland's # 2 and # 3 pick in the draft and since Browns will be picking first, those would have been like a # 1 and a # 2 pick for Bengals . Picks 33 and 65. Bengals had the trade to rebuild in the draft and get McCarron out from behind Dalton to a team like Browns where McCarron could win the starters job. Bengals had their end of the trade done. Cleveland thought they had their end of the trade done. NFL said NO, that Cleveland messed it up and didn't get it in before the trade deadline. The Browns wanted this trade and McCarron, they just fumbled it.
Blame Cleveland for fumbling and bumbling this trade. I've bee as hard on Mike Brown and Bengals owners as anybody but this was not their fault. The Cleveland Brown owners fumbled and bumbled this trade and they wanted McCarron. The News Media all over is saying. " This is so Cleveland ". Cleveland who wanted McCarron bad failed to get the trade to the NFL by the trade deadline time. " So Cleveland ". They could have used McCarron. Bengals who will have high draft picks anyway would have been in quick rebuild mode with Browns picks 33 and 65 also. Cleveland fumbled the trade.
So I repeat. BLAME CLEVELAND, not Bengals. CLEVELAND MESSED UP THIS TRADE......Washington Post says Cleveland was celebrating the trade so much, they forgot to turn it into the NFL before deadline.
1968 Bengal Fan
