Im gonna get slammed..Id consider trading Geno.

[Essex Johnson]

(01-04-2019, 12:27 PM)impactplaya Wrote: coming off another non playoff season, this franchise needs another top 32 pick in the worst way.
The player at 12 that we draft hopefully is starter day 1.
but thanks to the huge draft blunder by the front office on whiffing on Fisher and Oguebhi...we have no cornerstones or impact players from that draft.
The Bengals need another 1st RD pick.
what asset on this team can deliver the Bengals another 1st RD pick and it wont really impact the overall scheme?

Geno Atkins.  look at his body of work in 2018.
1st 8 games 40 tackles 6 sacks.
last 8. 27 tackles 4 sacks,but 3 came vs Oakland.
He failed to show up in all AFC North losses.
did very little.
Geno is a future HOF. but lets not give a pass cause of his 2011 2017 years.
Christian Ringo came in and maybe on per snap basis was not that
far off from Atkins.
big time players show up in big time games.
he faded down the stretch.
did he get doubled...yep....and in the past hes beat double teams.
in 2018..not so much.
I dont think hes untouchable.

No one is untouchable but the way your post reads.. we would be lucky to get a 3rd round pick for him.. Lets say I am the coach of another team and I come to my GM and say lets try to get Geno Atkins  and give up our 1st round pick and then the GM states all what you just stated about Geno's play.. why would they even consider a 1st round pick for Geno.   Finally i don;t think it is smart to make either side of the ball weaker in a trade right now.