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(03-21-2022, 11:42 PM)fredtoast Wrote: An overwhelming majority of people here judge free agency based on a few huge signings.  But that is not how it works.  Instead you have to look at how a team replaces all the players they lose and what they add beyond that.  A $80 million signing is useless if you fail to fill 3 other holes left by free agency.

You also have to look at how responsible a team is with its cap.  It is okay to go "all in" if you have a bunch of older players and the window is closing, but it would not make sense for a young rising team like the Bengals.

And finally you have to consider how it plays out long term.  An $8 million-a-year 28 year old is more valuable than an $8 million-a-year 32 year old.

1.  Not a single player we signed to replace a departing player was a significant "step down".
2.  Some of the players we signed were big upgrades.
3.  We got younger on almost every deal and A LOT younger on the O-line.
4.  We managed our cap brilliantly.


Got to be top 5 in the league.

Who are you and what did you do with Fred?