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

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(01-23-2020, 03:03 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: The logic is not wrong. Money comes off the books. That money can then be spent elsewhere. I used Geno as an example because he was mentioned. I'm well aware of dead dap hits, I just dont care to research it for every example.

I see the following mentioned all the time "You can't replace Geno or whoever with a 3rd round pick or whatever".

1.) Maybe not immediately, but it's not entirelg impossible either.
2.) You still have to account for savings.

If you want to evaluate the deal fairly, its not him vs a draft pick. It's vs..

- Draft pick + 5 mil to spend in 2020, + 7 mil in 2021, + 11 in 2022 (Estimates).

You HAVE to account for dollars saved and cap spaced gained. Period.

I'm for giving Geno another year. Yes he had a down year but he also didnt get many opportunities to rush the passer because the overall team was awful.

If he doesnt produce well in 2020 then yea you get out of the heavy dead cap hits and you can move on.