one thing that i think my potential salvage a little bit of trade power on our end is.. we didnt draft his replacement or pick one up in FA.
The LB Pratt from Cin demanded a trade and the Bengals spent two day 2 draft picks on LB's to replace him. So the Bengals have zero power now in trying to trade the guy. Everyone knows he's probably going to be cut now.
With Ramsey, everyone knew he wasnt happy at the end of the season, the fins made it public that they would agree to part ways if possiblie. BUT, we dont have his replacement on the team, we didnt invest draft capital or big money into his replacement. We can always tell teams on the other end of the phone "we will suck it up, try to kiss his ass some, and make it work out. we dont HAVE to GIVE him away. we can still use him"
i could be wrong, but i think we should at least be able to get a conditional day 2 pick out of him, especially if we've eaten the biggest part of the contract and the other team is getting a bargain
The LB Pratt from Cin demanded a trade and the Bengals spent two day 2 draft picks on LB's to replace him. So the Bengals have zero power now in trying to trade the guy. Everyone knows he's probably going to be cut now.
With Ramsey, everyone knew he wasnt happy at the end of the season, the fins made it public that they would agree to part ways if possiblie. BUT, we dont have his replacement on the team, we didnt invest draft capital or big money into his replacement. We can always tell teams on the other end of the phone "we will suck it up, try to kiss his ass some, and make it work out. we dont HAVE to GIVE him away. we can still use him"
i could be wrong, but i think we should at least be able to get a conditional day 2 pick out of him, especially if we've eaten the biggest part of the contract and the other team is getting a bargain