JoeyBs contract comes first

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(05-25-2023, 01:16 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Tagging is a bad idea. 

New contract at the end of next year will give them cap comfort for this year, next year, the following year (5th year option) and at least the first, if not the first 2 years of the new contract. 

We're looking, at least, till '27 before a big number hits for him, if not '28.

I get it, but the tag is still a viable option if a deal can't get worked out.

New contract wouldn't have to take into effect until 2026 when his 5th year option is done.
If a deal can't get worked out, tagging still gives fair value through 2026, or even 2027 if tagging twice.
Chase could feasibly be a Bengal for the next 5 years without even needing to do a long-term deal.