Does this mean mccarron is a done deal?

LogicIsForSquares

@clevfan4life said:

But its restricted right?

I think there is debate about it.

https://www.cincyjungle.com/2017/3/2/14789008/rfa-ufa-bengals-unsure-aj-mccarron-free-agent-status-2018

hoorta

@clevfan4life said:

Oh he'll come cause he gets to start. Prob is the bengals arent going to gift him to their division rival, they may want too much and they know hue needs him.....

Yes, if he's a RFA, the asking price may be too high.

@logicisforsquares said:

McCarron is a free agent after this season.

But as above RFA, or UFA? Stay tuned. #33 is too much if he get a second round tender, or a first? Forget it.

Clevfan4life

Yeah if we can send em the 2nd 2nd rounder and britt, im all for it. And if coleman drops another TD pass they can throw him in there too

jrb12711

@clevfan4life said:

But its restricted right?

He's restricted for sure. Would the Bengals offer McCarron the nearly $4 mill a 1st round tender would entail? I don't see it, but who knows. Not an unheard amount for a back-up, but I see a 2nd round tender being more likely.

@clevfan4life said:

Yeah if we can send em the 2nd 2nd rounder and britt, im all for it. And if coleman drops another TD pass they can throw him in there too

I'm pretty sure in this scenario, the Bengals automatically get the highest 2nd round pick. I'm pretty sure that's how it works, talking about the RFA deal that is to say.

LondonBrown

A 2nd rounder for a QB that can’t beat out Andy Dalton is insane.

I give up.

nickers

@londonbrown said:

A 2nd rounder for a QB that can’t beat out Andy Dalton is insane.

I give up.

Thank God it didn't happen.. At least not yet , anyway...

BaconHound

No to Mccarron

jcam222

McCarron has a pending appeal on whether he deserves to be UFA instead of RFA.

Tacosman

@londonbrown said:

A 2nd rounder for a QB that can’t beat out Andy Dalton is insane.

I give up.

agree, but Kizer in the second round was pretty insane too

PoeticG

Hogan will start now. The new guy will say, "How's Hogan been doing?" and "Start him!" Let's GOOO!

BrownPile

@clevfan4life said:

And is that a bad thing "if" we still take a qb with the 1st pick? Hue gets a serviceable qb who knows his system and a #1 pick thst doesnt have to be thrown in from the beginning

Would seem logical at this point. After the Haslam/Hue love-fest prior to the Cincinnati game, Dorsey might not have a lot of choice there. He does prefer SEC talent, so he could be on board with a McCarron deal. Still would draft a QB from a Power 5 team with #1 - so Darnold, probably. He drafted Hogan, so he might be in.

That would all be to appease Haslam/Hue. Then, maybe he'll return to his nature and draft CB, LB and linemen.