April 6th Bengals Cap Space

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(04-09-2024, 05:54 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Okay, you thought about this more than I did clearly as I never thought it was an option. Yah never know, I do know all of Burrow, Chase 
and Jefferson would be down with a reunion. But it doesn't matter if we cannot keep the team solid all around them. I want our 1st Round 
pick this year, I like too many players that should be available at 18. Amarius Mims and Byron Murphy look really special to name a couple.

Oh, I have always been on board with the fact that you shouldn't have a highly paid QB and two highly paid WRs on the same team because it'll make it way too hard to field a complete team. I was very vocal about wanting them to trade Tee last offseason before the draft while people were still trying to convince themselves that they were all going to take discounts to stick together.

I'd honestly consider throwing that thought process out because Jefferson is just like two tiers above Tee and it almost makes it tempting, but I honestly haven't thought about it much though because it's impractical and improbable. 

I just know that truly elite players (like top 3 player at their position) in their prime just pretty much never hit FA. Not even a Jefferson or WR specific thing, just a universal thing in the NFL. Guys who are that elite and still young have way too much value to ever let walk in FA for a comp pick so it's not done, they get retained or traded.