03-19-2022, 12:50 PM
You'd have to think it would be hard to gauge the market on what other teams are willing to pay for Collins this late in FA and with his background. Nobody gave a high pick to gain his affordable 10M/yr 3yr deal with go guarantees.
These aren't the (2 min) Cappa negotiations where it looked like they were aggressive in going down the line to get a top guard signed quick. If his agent is asking for a lot guaranteed, Denver and Miami see the same moves the AFC teams are making.
In the article it mentioned they were not sure if they were talking short or long term. I hope that is total speculation and guess, because if things go short term and he loves Cincy, his agent may talk him into hearing out the other teams and leaving town. Hopefully Darryl Williams and Trent Brown are still out there by then. Ideally you treat Collins like the top 5 RT he is and pay him the up front money for the first 2 years of a 4 year deal. Remember we don't have Jonah long term yet and that may not come till the TV money inflates deals.
These aren't the (2 min) Cappa negotiations where it looked like they were aggressive in going down the line to get a top guard signed quick. If his agent is asking for a lot guaranteed, Denver and Miami see the same moves the AFC teams are making.
In the article it mentioned they were not sure if they were talking short or long term. I hope that is total speculation and guess, because if things go short term and he loves Cincy, his agent may talk him into hearing out the other teams and leaving town. Hopefully Darryl Williams and Trent Brown are still out there by then. Ideally you treat Collins like the top 5 RT he is and pay him the up front money for the first 2 years of a 4 year deal. Remember we don't have Jonah long term yet and that may not come till the TV money inflates deals.
