11-01-2017, 02:24 PM
(11-01-2017, 10:24 AM)ochocincos Wrote: This is still partly on the Bengals because of the ridiculous price tag they had on McCarron. They should have been willing to shop McCarron for a 2nd rounder, nothing more. If Garropolo only fetches a 2nd rounder, McCarron should not fetch more than that. The fact the Browns became desperate enough to cave to those outrageous terms is a different topic, but this deal probably would have gotten done before the deadline if Brown wasn't asking for so much in return. What this also indicates to me is that Cleveland seems to be willing to move on from Kizer already. And if McCarron does become RFA vs UFA, I'd slap a 2nd round tender on him and let the Browns take him that way.
This. If there was ANY flexibility whatsoever, a deal would've been struck a long time ago.
(11-01-2017, 12:33 PM)PhilHos Wrote: I still think this was all a ploy by the Bengals front office to keep us from lambasting the team for doing nothing about the offensive line.
It's crossed my mind. Imagine if this non-trade wasn't in the news? What would be the story of the day for Bengals fans?
"Bengals do nothing for o-line just days after embarrassing performance"
Cordy Glenn, Duane Brown, Josh Sitton and several others were supposedly on the market. Not even a sniff from the Bengals.
We should be roasting them right now, not semi-complimenting them for a trade that didn't even happen.
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