McCarron wins grievance, will be UFA

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(02-16-2018, 05:27 PM)fredtoast Wrote: We did not have a viable option to replace McCarron.

Why in the world would you trade a back up QB immediately after you needed your back up QB in order to make the playoffs?  Bengals held onto Mccarron just like the Pats held on to Garraappoolloo.

Several teams have traded high on backups recently after the backups played decently. Packers with Flynn, Pats with Cassel (and I think Hoyer), Bradford two times come to mind quickly. Those teams turned around and drafted, new, younger backups to fill in behind starters. The entire point is receiving good value for an asset you don’t plan on using. The Bengals did not do this. The Pats did with Jimmy only after Brady won the power struggle and ownership accepted that he is going to be there for another 4-5 seasons.