Kicking the tires on AJ McCarron, Part 2:

[stuckincincy]

Whether or not you think McCarron would be a worthwhile addition, here is some more info re his status.

He is not a UFA after the 2017 season. Because he was drafted by CIN with a non-football-related-injury (NFI) status, and he hasn't accrued enough active games to qualify him for unrestricted free agency in 2018.

A team trading for him gets him under current contract terms through 2018. His contract dollar amounts for 2017 is a base salary of $690,000 and a signing bonus of $45,413. Quite inexpensive.
He is an RFA for the 2018 season.

From an article by B'gals beat writer in the Cinci Enquirer on 2/9/17 (JIM OWCZARSKI JOWCZARSKI@ENQUIRER.COM:

"McCarron’s status, long known throughout the league, will likely keep him as an attractive target on the trade market since a team that acquires him has a mechanism in place to allow him to play out another year under their control"...

If CIN trades him (and that's a big "if" - everybody knows about owner Brown, and his philosophy of keeping players to the bitter end of a contract regardless of performance), they would likely be looking for draft picks next year or beyond, because with the bolting of WRs Marvin Jones and Mo Sanu and FS Reggie Nelson in 2016, they were awarded 4 comp picks - two were 3rd rnd selections. That leaves them with 11 picks.

Everybody wants more picks, but too many dilutes the rookie pool money in a given year.

[Mouldsie]

Re: Kicking the tires on AJ McCarron, Part 2:

no

[The last buffalo fan]

Re: Kicking the tires on AJ McCarron, Part 2:

I woud take a long look at him, who knows.

[Turf]

Re: Kicking the tires on AJ McCarron, Part 2:

If we traded for him we'd be dumb enough to sign him to a 45mil/3 yr deal before he plays a snap.

[Bill Cody]

Re: Kicking the tires on AJ McCarron, Part 2:

The extra year of control does nothing to change the opinion I have from part 1 of the "Kick the McCarron Tires" series. And unless part 3 is "Bill Cody gets to bang McCarron's wife" my guess is that won't be persuasive either

[stuckincincy]

Re: Kicking the tires on AJ McCarron, Part 2:

The extra year of control does nothing to change the opinion I have from part 1 of the "Kick the McCarron Tires" series. And unless part 3 is "Bill Cody gets to bang McCarron's wife" my guess is that won't be persuasive either

OK for you, then. Other minds have interest.

[stuckincincy]

Re: Kicking the tires on AJ McCarron, Part 2:

The extra year of control does nothing to change the opinion I have from part 1 of the "Kick the McCarron Tires" series. And unless part 3 is "Bill Cody gets to bang McCarron's wife" my guess is that won't be persuasive either

Noted. You don't like him.

So Taylor is your man next season.eh?

[YardRat]

Re: Kicking the tires on AJ McCarron, Part 2:

I'd rather roll with McCarron than Tyrod this season, but I'm not real fond of giving up draft picks to get him.

[Night Train]

Re: Kicking the tires on AJ McCarron, Part 2:

I bet they kick the tires on Nick Foles. Kyle Orton type.

[Mace]

Re: Kicking the tires on AJ McCarron, Part 2:

Everybody wants more picks, but too many dilutes the rookie pool money in a given year.

That doesn't even make sense. Longer term rookie picks are cheaper than endless short term vet fa's and build the younger foundation that sets your organization on a path to continued success without endlessly replugging the same holes with more expensive older guys.

There's absolutely no way you'd want to minimize your longer term, cheaper talent pool in favor of a shorter term more expensive pool of talent. You have to compete for vet fa's and Buffalo is not a desired location without overspending, you lock in your rookie picks within a scale.

[Ingtar33]

Re: Kicking the tires on AJ McCarron, Part 2:

well, if our goal is to roll up the 1st overall pick i guess we could go for AJ. Though I wouldn't give a dime for him, as we can just as easily compete for the no.1 pick if we start Cardale Jones.

[stuckincincy]

Re: Kicking the tires on AJ McCarron, Part 2:

well, if our goal is to roll up the 1st overall pick i guess we could go for AJ. Though I wouldn't give a dime for him, as we can just as easily compete for the no.1 pick if we start Cardale Jones.

What results do you expect from Taylor next season, for the nearly $16M he will get? Playoff berth thanks to his efforts?

[djjimkelly]

Re: Kicking the tires on AJ McCarron, Part 2:

I bet they kick the tires on Nick Foles. Kyle Orton type.

hes way better then orton . orton was near unwatchable

but i want to watch cardele and a 2-14 season so we get then best qb in the 2018 draft

[WagonCircler]

Re: Kicking the tires on AJ McCarron, Part 2:

hes way better then orton . orton was near unwatchable

No he wasn't. He may have been the best QB we've had here since Bledsoe's first year.

[Bill Cody]

Re: Kicking the tires on AJ McCarron, Part 2:

Noted. You don't like him.

So Taylor is your man next season.eh?

no

As I've stated before I divide the Bills QB into 2 camps: a guy that could become a championship QB for us and everyone else. I don't give an F who the QB is if he's from the "everyone else" camp and that includes Tie Rod. Ok?

In a nutshell my take is draft Trubisky at 10 and let him take his lumps or let him sit for a year, fine either way. If he's gone, trade down until you have about 10 draft choices, bolster the team's depth, start Jones and be content with 2-14, pick the QB the following year. I am so so done with the 6-10 to 9-7 train. And that's the train your boy McCarron is on. It's nothing personal, seems like a nice kid. Just not good enough, period.