One thing you can say about the Cincinnati Bengals front office when they say something they mean it. Reports were that the Brown family had no intention of making any moves by the NFL trade deadline and they held to it. The question is, was that the smart move for this franchise going forward?
Arguments can be made for both sides. On the one hand, you could say trading your veteran players for future draft picks is the smart move. While some might argue that many veterans on this team still have too much to offer to consider moving.