Why not keep Andy as a backup?

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(04-26-2020, 12:09 PM)Nately120 Wrote: I'm with you in the sense that I don't trust ZT and his crew to coach Burrow nearly as effectively as they could with Dalton on board.  If we are sold on this notion that Joe Burrow is the savior of the Bengals then running Dalton out of town because we "don't need him" isn't the wisest of moves.  This is right after Mahommes goes MVP and wins a SB due in no small part to having a veteran QB there to help him along (well, that and Andy Reid).

There does seem to be a sort of disdain NFL fans have for their team having more than one competent QB on the roster.

Folks that say it's stupid to pay a backup that much are looking at the situation through a narrow lens in my opinion. We'd be paying Andy for much more than that. Who in the world could let Joe know what he may see on the field when he takes on our divisional foes?

The absolute best scenario would be to make a deal with Andy that we'll extend his contract an additional year with him getting all his loot this year but spreading his cap over 2. Then promise to shop him next year when the market is not as saturated or trade mid-year if we're good and another team suffers an injury a QB.