Collins' visit is over

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(03-19-2022, 11:13 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I stand corrected. Apparently Eli Apple was the top prize. Did one of those links have Mackenzie Alexander at the top? But as to the points posed:

Was Trae Waynes a Teir 1 FA?

Did the Bengals agree to pay big money by taking on Cordy's contract?

No, he wasn't. You had Reader and Hendrickson there, so there was no reason to pretend the Waynes signing was better than it was. 

https://bengalswire.usatoday.com/2020/03/22/bengals-signing-trae-waynes-nfl-free-agency-overrated-deal/
https://fansided.com/2020/03/17/bengals-sign-trae-waynes-grade-reactions/ (D+)
https://thevikingage.com/2020/02/21/assessing-minnesota-vikings-waynes-value-free-agency/ (3yr/$25.2m predicted market value)

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The Bengals didn't agree to pay 5yr/$60m, which is what you were make it sound like. They also managed to avoid the vast majority of the guaranteed money. They took on a contract after the signing bonus was paid, and guaranteed money has always been the sticking point for the Bengals, so using Glenn as an example simply isn't a good one. Case and point they ended up actually paying him only 2yr/$20.5m which is not big money (as far as the NFL goes) because they didn't take on guaranteed money.