12-02-2018, 12:40 PM
(12-02-2018, 12:36 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I think that if you consider drafting a new franchise QB, then you have to be serious about blowing the current one up. As in, trading Andy and AJ for quality, proven OL and high picks. I say this because if you put Haskins behind a shitty OL, you run the risk of ruining him. I've watched a LOT of Haskins this season. Under heavy pressure, he get's rattled, makes poor throws and some bad decisions.
While he's improved greatly over the course of this season, some of those negative qualities still showed up for a few possessions, in last night's game. I realize that the counter argument is that ANY rookie QB is going to have those same sort of growing pains. However, I feel like throwing a guy with only one season as a big time starter out there behind a crappy OL could be catastrophic to both the QB and the Bengals team.
Now if your plan is to draft him, and develop him for a year or two behind Andy, then you're not going to draft that franchise LT or LB that this team so desperately needs right now. If you're going to go that route, you need to have a plan to trade for some extra picks, as we know what to expect from free agency signings. That leaves AJ Green as the only truly valuable trade piece to shop. Are we ready to explore that route?
I’ve thought about this and I might be ready to explore trading AJ. Like it or not, his stock is going to slowly begin to fall. Selling high means selling now. Grab some high picks and start reloading the toolbox. I think a rebuild is imminent, so why continue putting it off?
