(04-03-2018, 11:29 AM)bambino5130 Wrote: Well maybe you don't pay Dre Kirkpatrick 10 million a year.

If the choice was between Dre and Los......... what would that choice be?

(04-03-2018, 03:14 PM)bengals67 Wrote: Dunlop is a way better player and worth more money than the foul machine.

Why they signed Dre to a big contract and let Whit  and Z walk remains a puzzle to me.

Quote:His big contract was 5 years at $39.3 Mil He'll make $7.3 Mil this season, his highest paid year to date

(04-03-2018, 07:21 PM)grampahol Wrote: Wow..tough to fathom how anyone can survive and keep a roof over their heads with that kind of chicken feed salary.. 7.3 million?  Why, I'd have to eat grass from the neighbors back yard with that kind of money and go swipe toilet paper at the corner gas station.. 

(04-03-2018, 07:23 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: Good Lord, your as dramatic as my wife? LOL...

(04-03-2018, 04:34 AM)Shady Wrote: I'd be happy with Tevan Bryan in the first round.

(04-03-2018, 03:02 PM)Sled21 Wrote: If you believe the main board.....
http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Notes-Bengals-eye-Geno-Dunlap-for-deals-of-ages/224843e9-7bb4-4506-8f19-e76ca2eafc0b

(04-03-2018, 07:29 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Just by reading the context of what Troy Blackburn said, seems to me that Geno is the #1 priority (as he should be), and Carlos is next up.

(04-03-2018, 01:17 AM)THE Bigzoman Wrote: So every season I make an installment of this...fantastic series giving logical arguments and sound predictions concerning which players we need to move on from. My infamous Jeremy Hill thread before the 2016 season comes to mind.

This year it's Dunlap and here's why...

Geno has dominated more consistently than Dunlap. The dirty secret is that we're probably only going to keep one. That's for Geno.

Jordan Willis and Carl Lawson and possibly one D end this draft will step up.

Most importantly, Dunlap is most likely to pull a Carson. If you look through social media post 2015, he's made a lot of passive aggressive jabs at the bengals. He probably doesn't want to come back anyway unless we overpay him.

(04-04-2018, 05:05 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: I disagree, need to keep both Geno and Dunlap. Dunlap is still pretty young and neither Willis nor Lawson have proven
they can come even close to matching his production. Bad year for Ends as well in the Draft.

(04-04-2018, 10:53 PM)wolfkaosaun Wrote: Or, you could do the smart thing and sign both Dunlap and Atkins while still having money to sign others.
Because. You know. It's possible with the money the Bengals have.

(04-03-2018, 01:17 AM)THE Bigzoman Wrote: So every season I make an installment of this...fantastic series giving logical arguments and sound predictions concerning which players we need to move on from. My infamous Jeremy Hill thread before the 2016 season comes to mind.

This year it's Dunlap and here's why...

Geno has dominated more consistently than Dunlap. The dirty secret is that we're probably only going to keep one. That's for Geno.

Jordan Willis and Carl Lawson and possibly one D end this draft will step up.

Most importantly, Dunlap is most likely to pull a Carson. If you look through social media post 2015, he's made a lot of passive aggressive jabs at the bengals. He probably doesn't want to come back anyway unless we overpay him.

(04-03-2018, 09:24 AM)THE Bigzoman Wrote: The only difference is that Hill turned out to be ass, just like I said he would. Remember when you thought otherwise and the thread triggered you? Pepperidge Farm remembers,

(04-04-2018, 08:01 PM)XsandOs Wrote: This!

The magic percent of cap allocated to top 10 players on winning Teams is in the mid 50% range (52% to 59%). Now that stipulates that you draft well and get contribution from the rest.

But winning correlates with paying your top players.

Generally on offense, its the QB, LT, WR and on defense its DEs/Rush LBs and DBs. If you have a star in other positions (DT, LB, TE, G, S, etc.), its icing if you can fit them in the formula.

Dunlap plays a premier position and excels at it. Impact of his loss would be almost on the same scale as Whitworth's.

(04-04-2018, 10:04 PM)Synric Wrote: Move on from Dunlap? Woah now let's not talk crazy.

Dunlap is one of the better strong side edge defenders. He has the size and length to hold the edge verses the run and has the speed and short area quickness to be a solid pass rusher.

But that doesn't even tell you how good he really is because his best attribute is what's between his ears. He understands offenses and passing lanes and is able to use his athleticism to just annoy QBs by batting down balls and getting incompletions by forcing the QB to change the trajectory of throws.

(04-04-2018, 10:53 PM)wolfkaosaun Wrote: Or, you could do the smart thing and sign both Dunlap and Atkins while still having money to sign others.
Because. You know. It's possible with the money the Bengals have.

(04-05-2018, 12:07 AM)eoxyod Wrote: How is Hill an ass

Also Dunlap is great. Keep him another 2 years if possible, but after that the wheels will likely fall off

(04-05-2018, 12:34 AM)Bengal Dude Wrote: I like Dunlap, but Atkins has to be priority #1. Dunlap is a very good, not great, DE. He'll probably go down as one of the very best in Bengals history. We drafted people to eventually replace Dunalp, we're still trying to find a 3T to even spell Atkins during the game.