Comp Picks

[SunsetBengal]

(03-15-2023, 01:29 AM)Bengal Dude Wrote: I was listening to Malik Wright today. He said the person he talks to within the team said that the comp pick strategy has changed in the FO. Apparently sitting back and trying to compile comp picks is no longer the strategy. The team is willing to sign players and not be dependent on comp picks.

At least that is somewhat reassuring that the team must have recognized that playing the comp pick strategy was not a successful one to continue.  What is rather disturbing is that with the trend of new contracts including higher and higher percentages of guaranteed money and the Bengals unwillingness to offer those deals.  I'm pretty sure that I read last year that the reason they never came to terms with Jesse Bates, prior to using the franchise tag on him, was because they were unable to agree upon the guaranteed money aspect.  For a fan such as myself, this causes me to wonder if on the Bengals part if it is simply an unwillingness, or an inability to put the cash aside for these guaranteed contracts?

With 3 major contracts coming up in Burrow, Higgins and Chase, even if the Bengals do come up with the cash to support the guaranteed aspect that the agents will be sure to require, then what?  Will the team be so insolvent due to having all of their cash resources tied up in a few players that they won't be able to sign quality players to second and third contracts?