Why not keep Andy as a backup?

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If this was any other non-pandemic year I would advocate cutting Andy Dalton as soon as possible. He’ll be on someone’s roster; I guarantee it.

However, we do not yet know what the league will do with respect to things like training camp and preseason. If it were up to me I would keep Andy on the roster at least through training camp and if there’s a preseason. God bless Joe Burrow but I want a safety net there. The falloff to Ryan Finley is just too far.

There will be trade offers for Dalton as the season progresses and this year, unlike last year, I think the Bengals will be much more proactive getting a win-win deal with another team. The Bengals will eventually have to trade or cut Andy Dalton — and I’m in that camp — but it doesn’t have to be right now or even this summer.

If it happens soon, fine, and if it doesn’t that’s okay too. Andy isn’t a diva or a drama queen who will blow up Twitter with locker room politics; that’s not his way. When Andy was benched for Ryan Finley last season he respectfully expressed displeasure, got over it, and held the SurfacePro.

The Bengals are in a can’t-lose situation here. Let’s be thankful for it.