Andy Dalton street value

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(03-21-2018, 03:24 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: I'd like to think I'm pretty rational on things, so here it goes:

1.  I think Dalton is a guy who falls in the 10-18 range.  He's right on the cusp of being a top 10 guy IF he has a good line and a good surrounding cast.  Without it, he's basically a good to average QB.

2.  I think the value of Dalton goes down each year as he gets older.  I a lot of these "rankings" tend to favor upside.  Dalton has very little upside, if any, from where he is at as a QB.  You pretty much know what you are getting with him.

3.  Knowing what you are getting also helps his value a little bit.  You won't get a bust if you trade for him, but you also aren't getting a top 5 talent.

That being said, you wouldn't get much for him now, simply because the QB market it set.  Most, if not all, of the teams in the league have either a set starter or have positioned themselves in the draft to add one.  If a team is looking at him in the offseason you would probably get a first rounder for him.  If a team is desperate because of injury, you could get more.

I'd say that's pretty damn rational. :andy:  I would have the floor a little higher, and that the line is more important than even the weapons, but otherwise, I agree 100%.