Is Dre K really worth much in trade?

[SunsetBengal]

(03-05-2020, 06:28 PM)Okeana Wrote: whats even the debate.  if you can shed the contract and bring in a guy a bit more expensive who can offer you more.

Except, you're not shedding the entire contract with Kirkpatrick.  If they cut him or trade him, the Bengals still eat $2.8M in dead cap.  So, say you bring in a guy that commands $13M in salary, you kinda have to think of that guy actually costing you $15.8M, that first year that he's on board.

Does that make any sense?