11-05-2017, 10:56 PM
I expect McCarron will win. The Bengals have missed their window to cash in on him. True, a team may be willing to step up and trade for him so as not to get into any kind of bidding war once free agency starts, but I think he'll hit free agency and Mike Brown will have to clean the front of his trousers because he'll get a comp pick.
I know the guy gets a lot of love among Bengals fans, but being a starter was never really in the cards here. Dalton is good enough that McCarron was never going to press him for the job. Had Gradkowski, Campbell, or any of those guys been the starter, McCarron would have already taken of the reigns here. Instead, I feel bad that the guy lost 4 seasons as a backup. Whether he ends up being great, good, serviceable, or garbage, I feel he does deserve the opportunity to have his chance somewhere. For his sake, I just hope it's not with the Browns.
I know the guy gets a lot of love among Bengals fans, but being a starter was never really in the cards here. Dalton is good enough that McCarron was never going to press him for the job. Had Gradkowski, Campbell, or any of those guys been the starter, McCarron would have already taken of the reigns here. Instead, I feel bad that the guy lost 4 seasons as a backup. Whether he ends up being great, good, serviceable, or garbage, I feel he does deserve the opportunity to have his chance somewhere. For his sake, I just hope it's not with the Browns.
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