Cincinnati Bengals received Les Shy; Miami Dolphins received…

The Exchange

On 1972-08-07, Cincinnati Bengals received Les Shy, while Miami Dolphins received Ron Lamb. The documented package is specific enough to compare what each club actually obtained instead of relying on generic draft-capital language.

Cincinnati Bengals Return

Shy suffered an Achilles injury in the preseason and went to injured reserve without a regular-season appearance for Cincinnati. That is the relevant football outcome for Cincinnati Bengals. It gives the C grade a concrete basis in games, starts, production and the actual disposition of the acquired asset rather than its perceived value on trade day.

Miami Dolphins Return

Miami acquired Lamb, then released him before the regular season; Atlanta claimed him and he played seven games there instead. That team-specific result supports the C grade for Miami Dolphins. When a draft choice later became a named player, the player is treated as the downstream outcome of that selection, not as somebody directly exchanged in the original transaction.

Value in Hindsight

The difference between the two returns is now measurable. Cincinnati Bengals receives credit only for the value actually produced by Les Shy; Miami Dolphins gets the same treatment for Ron Lamb. The comparison therefore rests on concrete consequences for both clubs and avoids assigning theoretical value where an acquired asset did not produce it. It also keeps the comparison focused on what happened after the exchange rather than on draft-slot reputation alone.

Final Verdict

Even Trade. Cincinnati Bengals receives C, and Miami Dolphins receives C. The judgment follows the documented package and the post-trade outcomes above, with no unsupported pick provenance or hypothetical value added to either side.