Bengals unlikely to be aggressive in free agency

[SunsetBengal]

(02-25-2023, 02:31 PM)samhain Wrote: They have the 4th or 6th most cap space in the league.  If they are broke, then I guess only 3-5 other teams will be involved in the free agent market this offseason.  

I love it.  Should at least drive prices down with only a handful of teams being potential suitors.  

It's not the cap space that they are needing, as much as the liquidity to spend/escrow all of the up front cash that so many deals are asking for these days.  

The salary cap system and later on the slotted rookie contract systems were put in place to maintain some even conditions for teams, so that all teams may be able to enjoy some semblance of competitive balance.  I honestly expect the issue of fully guaranteed contracts to be an item of huge contention in Owners meetings and CBA negotiations going forward.