10-17-2023, 12:41 PM
(10-17-2023, 12:32 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I dunno about that because of the contract situation.
Pitts would still be on his rookie deal for two more seasons, and his 5th year option will be cheaper because it'd be TE salaries to calculate. (Or I thought it was treated the same way as tag calculation)
Meanwhile, Higgins would be FA after this season, and the Falcons would have to pay him a good amount to keep him. There's risk there.
Also, why would the Bengals want to give up a WR in Higgins to get a TE upgrade?
That doesn't really improve them for this year.
I can see the Falcons being in the Higgins sweepstakes, getting him early allows for time to work on an extension. WR1 is much more valuable than a TE1.
Bengals do it for all the reasons you stated along with a future Pitts extension that would be 10M less than Higgins when the time came.
As for this year it is difficult to say that Pitts wouldnt be an improvement in some form or fashion. Tee hasnt been very good himself.
