Quote:The rest of that team is so good though they are bound to make the playoffs again. You know how hard it's going to be to let go of the QB that 'led' them to the playoffs all four of his years in the league? That's what I mean by QB purgatory being so dangerous.

 

He's going to get $125 million like Cutler, and the Bengals are going to wind up very regretful very soon as they have to lose many of the players that truly led them to the playoffs go elsewhere in FA because they gave an average QB a very big pay day.

 

Providing the Bengals don't absorb substantial personnel losses this off-season,   I certainly agree with you that the Bengals will enter the 2014 season with a high caliber roster.   Not counting the QB position,  which of course is the most important position on an NFL team,  I thought the Bengals had the best roster in the AFC in 2013.

 

If the Bengals make the playoffs in 2014 and Andy Dalton has a similar performance as his first 3 playoff game appearances,  with the Bengals losing again,  I think they have to make it a priority to make a major move at the QB position in 2015.  Whether that's drafting a QB in the first 2 rounds or making a trade for a QB,   they won't be able to stay on course with Andy Dalton.  Let alone sign him to a lucrative contract extension.   

 

Unless Dalton is a major factor in helping the team go deep into the playoffs,  they would be making a mistake paying him anything close to what Jay Cutler is going to get from the Bears.  Under the scenario that Dalton doesn't take a major step or more forward,  the only way he should be re-signed is under the Bengals terms.  

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