04-19-2020, 12:23 AM
(04-18-2020, 06:38 PM)Geno_Can_Dunk Wrote: Forget it, you're not even trying at this point.
You make it sound like the only way to let other teams know a guy is available is to publish it in the local paper, or let his agent do whatever he wants with it, which is silly. They pick up the phone and call specific other teams.
If you don't believe me, read the article below. There's precedent for everything I'm saying.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001067003/article/how-titans-traded-for-ryan-tannehill-and-what-it-means
Your entire premise relies on other teams believing the Bengals want to hold onto Dalton. No one believes that. Especially if they don’t have the cap space as you claim. And as soon as the Bengals call one team trying to trade Dalton then it is no longer a secret. Hell, it’s no longer a secret now. Teams already know the Bengals want to trade Dalton and they are willing to trade him to only teams he wants to go to because they have said as much in the media.
A trade of Dalton doesn’t rely on other teams believing the Bengals want to hold onto him. It relies upon another team wanting Dalton so much they are willing to part with a draft pick so they don’t have to compete for his services with other teams if he is released and becomes a free agent.
