05-23-2024, 02:32 PM
(05-23-2024, 01:42 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: I would actually argue he actually doesn't want to have the BEST year of his career. If he puts up like 1,200 yards/10 TDs, that might make it more likely the Bengals consider franchise tagging him a second time. Then he's got to be healthy and great for a second straight year before hitting FA heading into his age 27 season instead of the 25 of if he hadn't been FT'd this year.
He's really motivated to just have a solid year with maybe one or two games where he's great, while primarily focusing on protecting himself to stay healthy. Pittman Jr got $23.3m/yr and Calvin Ridley in his 30s got $30m/yr and neither put up a better-than-best-year-of-Tee's-career type year.
Highly doubt we tag Tee 2 years in a row, have we ever done this?
And if we did, do we expect Tee to be happy about it?
Tee had his worst season last year because of injury, he needs to stay healthy and have like you say, at least a solid year to expect the type of money
Pittman got. Ridley was severely overpaid.
