01-17-2024, 08:16 PM
(01-17-2024, 07:49 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Pretty sure we heard the same with AJ Green when he ended up getting tagged.
What did we see that year?
A WR was still taken super early (Higgins) and played a good amount while AJ Green cost the team $18.1 mill for a 1-year rental.
Personally, unless there can be a guarantee Higgins is signed to a long-term contract, I don't want to see $20+ mill going toward a 1-year rental, especially if a draft pick is invested in Rds 1-2 as well.
Either sign him to a new deal or let him walk and get a new guy in the draft or outside FA to replace.
I would be perfectly fine if we tagged Tee and drafted Brian Thomas Jr. Those 2 on the outside and Chase in the slot would be dynamic for a Supper Bowl run. Thomas is a more athletic, faster version of Tee.
Let Tee walk the following season and we have Thomas with a year of experience and 4 more years on his contract. This would also follow the Bengals plan to draft for the 2nd year instead of the rookie season. I vastly prefer this rather than counting on Iosivas or Jones to be counted on as a starter.
I am assuming we address RT and DT in free agency.
