Bengals LB Germaine Pratt Requests Trade

[Warriorspikes51]

28 years old.   Likely not someone on our radar but plays with a nasty edge IMO

 

Interesting nonetheless

[Straight Hucklebuck]

He’s on a reasonable deal - 3 years, $21M.

 

 

[GETTOTHE50]

Bengals fans didn’t care for his performance this year so pass. 

[Warriorspikes51]

2 minutes ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:

He’s on a reasonable deal - 3 years, $21M.

 

 

Elam and a 4th for Pratt and a 5th?

 

Gives us some reinforcement at LB since Bernard and Milano get hurt somewhat often

[QCity]

Pratt is about as average as it gets at LB.

[Warriorspikes51]

Just now, QCity said:

Pratt is about as average as it gets at LB.

he was a difference maker in the playoffs against us.  Good enough for me

[BillsFanForever19]

He's a Middle Linebacker. Are you putting Terrel Bernard on the bench? No. Are you trading for a Starter and taking on an 8m cap hit to make the guy your backup? No.

 

There's a ton of things we have to do this offseason. A starting Linebacker isn't one of them.

[Low Positive]

36 minutes ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:

He’s on a reasonable deal - 3 years, $21M.

 

 

And that's why he won't be traded. Mike Brown doesn't honor trade demands. Last season, Tee Higgins and Trey Hendrickson demanded trades. Care to guess when they played last season?

[Buffalo716]

13 minutes ago, Low Positive said:

And that's why he won't be traded. Mike Brown doesn't honor trade demands. Last season, Tee Higgins and Trey Hendrickson demanded trades. Care to guess when they played last season?

Mike Brown also doesn't open the pocketbooks historically to pay his guys 

 

You need to have a certain amount of cash down to pay out big contracts .. something he's never wanted to do 

 

He has the smallest college scouting staff in the NFL.. and probably the smallest cash to cap

 

Paying burrow.. it's one thing 

 

Paying everybody else is another

[gonzo1105]

Not a fit in Buffalo 

[Low Positive]

1 minute ago, Buffalo716 said:

Mike Brown also doesn't open the pocketbooks historically to pay his guys 

 

You need to have a certain amount of cash down to pay out big contracts .. something he's never wanted to do 

 

He has the smallest college scouting staff in the NFL.. and probably the smallest cash to cap

 

Paying burrow.. it's one thing 

 

Paying everybody else is another

But Pratt is still under contract for 2025 for a reasonable amount. He doesn't have to pay him. He just doesn't have to trade him. 

[ghostwriter]

I believe we have plenty of talent at LB. Bernard, Milano, Williams and Ulofoshio are good enough for now.

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[EmotionallyUnstable]

Name is way to close to Tremaine to be bringing him in at Lb 

[Low Positive]

4 minutes ago, ghostwriter said:

I believe we have plenty of talent at LB. Bernard, Milano, Williams and Ulofoshio are good enough for now.

I don't think that the Bills should consider acquiring him. But the Bengals bleed talent on D every offseason. It hit a critical mass this year and is the reason they didn't make the playoffs despite record offensive performance. This would be another hit, and it happening at a time when their franchise QB is demanding more and more investment in keeping his offensive weapons together because he's afraid of playing without an all-pro team around him. 

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

We absolutely don’t need any LBs. I actually love our LBs. Wish our coach would stop taking 1 off the field and forcing this nickel in regardless. Bills playing the most nickel of any team but our pass defense sucks. Good call. 

[billsfan89]

LB this team is solid at, Milano, D. Williams, and Bernard are starting caliber players while Specter is a solid backup. They also drafted Ulo in round 5 last year seems like decent back end competition. I would like to see the Bills add some depth players there. I think adding a bigger LB to play in "heavy" packages is necessary. I think you can find a cheap vet to add that kind of specialist while then adding in some back end depth with a later round pick to compete with Spector and Ulo. 

4 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

We absolutely don’t need any LBs. I actually love our LBs. Wish our coach would stop taking 1 off the field and forcing this nickel in regardless. Bills playing the most nickel of any team but our pass defense sucks. Good call. 

 

I agree no major investments needed, just add some back end depth and maybe a run stuffing specialist which is a cheap add. The Bills have a good top 3 in Milano, Williams, and Bernard with Spector and Ulo some depth behind them.

[strive_for_five_guy]

46 minutes ago, EmotionallyUnstable said:

Name is way to close to Tremaine to be bringing him in at Lb 

Is that really germane?