Comp Picks

[BenZoo2]

(03-15-2023, 09:00 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: 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?

I’ve wondered the same thing. I think the owners will band together to come up with something to offset the escrow requirement or some type of limit to guaranteed money (how I don’t know).

I hope we don’t revert back to the comp pick game. They may be forced to to trade players for draft picks before they hit free agency, such as the reds and other small teams in baseball do. I hope it never gets to that.


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