03-17-2021, 02:02 PM
(03-17-2021, 01:32 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Geno Atkins (9.6 mil), Gio Bernard (4.1 mil), Bobby Hart (5.8 mil), CJ Uzomah (5.2 mil), Tre Hopkins (4.3 mil), XSF (2.6 mil). Billy Price (2 mil), Josh Tupou (2.1 mil) .... There's 35 million in potential 2021 cap savings right there.
35 million in savings and 8 holes to fill.
Many fans believe that the Bengals can jut go out and pick and choose whatever free agent they want to sign. but just because some player signs with another team at a certain price that does not mean the Bengals could have gotten him.
BY the time you fill the 8 holes created by these players you are not going to have as much savings as you think. Geno is the only one where you potentially have big savings. Bobby Hart was the 40th ranked OT by PFF and will be the 32nd highest paid OT. So you are not guaranteed to get a much better player cheaper. You might save a million each on Gio and CJ, but the guys you sign for cheaper are not going to upgrade the roster very much. The others are already at close to market value.
So why take the risk of cutting that many players while not even knowing for sure that you can get better players at a lower price. What if we cut Trae and no other starting OC wants to sign here for less?
