Dalton-agent looked at options

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(10-30-2019, 02:23 PM)Au165 Wrote: Would you really want to move him for less then a 1st if we can get him healthy and show he is healthy and actually trade him for a 1st after the season? The biggest knock on him was him being hurt and not knowing what you were getting, we can actually increase his value by playing him. 

His contract expires after the 2nd Browns-Bengals game. There's no trading him after that. Unless the Bengals sign him to an extension AND trade him in the same offseason which just isn't going to happen.

(10-30-2019, 02:23 PM)Au165 Wrote: Again, lack of movement yesterday doesn't mean we can't move guys before the draft. 

No, it doesn't. But lack of even TRYING to make a move does mean that winning at all costs is not the primary focus of the front office.

(10-30-2019, 02:23 PM)Au165 Wrote: As to not trying, again I am not really buying that as it comes across as hyperbole in the reports. They said we aren't listening, but we aren't listening based on what they were willing to give. We have shown we will listen for the right offer, we moved Palmer when we said we wouldn't and we slid back in the first round for Cordy Glenn when that was something we just didn't do. Like every single other team with a star yesterday, we were only moving them if we were wow'ed and no one was wowing anyone yesterday.

I would give that more credence if it wasn't for the reports that many GMs didn't even bother because they already know how the Bengals operate. On top of that, most of these deals require a BACK AND FORTH. Sure, the initial offer may not wow you, but then you work with them to try to get something that benefits you. It's not about "Well, they didn't offer us anything of value". It's about working with the other team to see if you CAN get something of value. If not, so be it. But, I would bet anything that the front office didn't even try. They listened, sure, but that was it.