02-03-2023, 08:39 PM
What is really annoying about that "breaking news" tweet is that ANYONE with any sort of NFL IQ should know that the Bengals will be fielding calls from any number of other teams asking about a Tee trade. And all of this breaking news coming off a Paul Dehner column that was discussing all the possibilities surrounding a number of Bengals free agents and older nearing end-of-contract players so they aren't even breaking news. They are taking someone's opinion as fact and claiming ownership
1) The Bengals have a QB who will require a very very expensive contract extension
2) The Bengals have another even better WR who will require a very very expensive contract extension
3) Tee is up for his own very very expensive extension
4) The perception is the Bengals can't afford all 3 extensions in addition to other necessary extensions from the defensive side therefore Tee will become a free agent in a year
5) Teams don't want to compete for Tee on the open market because his price will go even higher
6) Thus, let's see if we can trade for him via the AJ Brown blueprint because everyone knows it is easier to negotiate with someone when they are already on your team
7) In conclusion, the phones will ring. But will the Bengals answer? It will all depend on who calls and what they have to say.
WE ALL knew that...so why are sportswriters acting like this is some sort of state secret they are announcing to the world.
1) The Bengals have a QB who will require a very very expensive contract extension
2) The Bengals have another even better WR who will require a very very expensive contract extension
3) Tee is up for his own very very expensive extension
4) The perception is the Bengals can't afford all 3 extensions in addition to other necessary extensions from the defensive side therefore Tee will become a free agent in a year
5) Teams don't want to compete for Tee on the open market because his price will go even higher
6) Thus, let's see if we can trade for him via the AJ Brown blueprint because everyone knows it is easier to negotiate with someone when they are already on your team
7) In conclusion, the phones will ring. But will the Bengals answer? It will all depend on who calls and what they have to say.
WE ALL knew that...so why are sportswriters acting like this is some sort of state secret they are announcing to the world.
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