04-09-2023, 09:47 PM
(04-09-2023, 07:30 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: Why do you think it won't be next year?
Him and Burrow are boys, so unlikely he leaves, but we wouldn't want to piss him off.
Plus, salaries will go up and, likely, so will his production, so it also makes sense financially.
Other players around the league (and also college players) see this, so they'll likely be more willing to play here if they know we lock up our players early and take care of them.
Well, I do not have the histories in front of me, but next year is Chase's 3rd. We have him under contract for 2 more years after this year (5th year option). While franchise QBs tend to get the extension done after year 3, IDK if if 1st round WR1's follow the same pattern. This is Tee's year 3 offseason, but he is a second rounder, so he's a FA after this year.
There are benefits to getting it done earlier for the team, like spreading the signing bonus out over more years. But how FA goes next year, how the draft class looks at various spots we need, how injuries look, how much the cap is expected to rise, how the team does next year....are all unknown. We could decide we are better served to kick the can doen the road a year on Chase and use that $$$ on another player (FA or retaining one of our own).
If Tee is really in the 5/80-85 range, I hope this is a tell that Burrow, Tee, & Chase have decided to not try & break the bank but instead decided to keep the band together.
