Duke Tobin on why the Bengals didn't trade veteran players

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(01-23-2020, 02:41 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: People do realize that when you trade a player their money comes off the books, right?

It's not as simple as saying, "There's no way we improve by replacing Geno Atkins wity a 3rd or 4th round pick.". You have the pick + the cap space.

Geno Atkins vs. a 3rd rounder + 12 mil to spend in FA is an entirely different discussion than simply Geno Atkins vs. a 3rd rounder.

You lose some of your better players but you'll also gain the ability to sign better players, in addition to young draft prospects.

We can all argue about the demand and compensation until the cows come home, but don't gloss over the fact that the above is true.

Wrong.

Because of how the front end of the contract and signing bonus in 2019 trading Geno would have cost more than keeping him plus the dead cap of 7.8mil in 2020, 5.2mil in 2021, and 2.6mil in 2022.

If they trade him this offseason it's still a dead cap of 7.8mil in 2020, 5.2 in 2021, and 2.6mil in 2022.