Is Dalton a Patriot?

[Bengalitis]

(04-27-2020, 12:49 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: My take is we have 3 options.

1. Release him soon so he can try to find a team of his choosing. From a chouce standpoint, this helps Andy, but it likely hurts his pocketbook. This also frees up more Bengal money to spend on FAs or extend AJ/Mixon.

2. Keep him. Pay him. He gets to keep $17.7 mil. Mentors Joe. We have an excellent backup. Perhaps he gets to show out in mop up duty (and break the yardage record). Which might lead to option #3.

3. Mid-season trade. Some QB goes down. We get a pick next year. As long as we have some salary room left (we likely have to eat salary), it could work.

I am cool with trying to treat Andy right (be it dollars or a new team), as long as that does not cost us the chance to improve the team via other means.

#2 is a big no, unless they cut the QB coach position.