Andy Dalton
If Dalton isn’t willing to come down on that $17 million pricetag to serve as a mentor to Joe Burrow the Bengals probably can’t afford to keep him.
Which is just fine — some team is bound to panic during the draft and go on the hunt for a quality veteran presence. Granted, the Bengals are still technically competing for attention with free agents Cam Newton and Jameis Winston too, but Dalton has been steadier and more readily available than both. He’s also merely a one-year rental and perhaps the Bengals could agree to eat some of his 2020 salary.
No matter what happens, Dalton is one of the league’s most outright obvious trade candidates during the draft. As nice as it would be to have him guiding along Burrow, it might be nicer in the long run to get a noteworthy asset and put it to use helping the roster elsewhere.
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