01-26-2016, 12:45 PM
No team should ever plan on using the tag. It is better to work out a deal to keep the players you want lomg term. Players don't like the tag and teams get no long term stability.
Bengals are not tight against the cap at all. They have managed thei contracts as good as any team in the league. They should be able to keep everyone they want. Jones and Iloka are both key players on our team. Since we build through the draft we need to step up and pay to keep the talent we develop when they are just entering their prime.
If we do have to tag one player i would say Nelson. i really want to keep him around, but i would not give him anything more than a 2 year deal. If he demands something longer then I might consider tagging him. None of the tags are cheap, but safety has to be one of the lower prices.
Bengals are not tight against the cap at all. They have managed thei contracts as good as any team in the league. They should be able to keep everyone they want. Jones and Iloka are both key players on our team. Since we build through the draft we need to step up and pay to keep the talent we develop when they are just entering their prime.
If we do have to tag one player i would say Nelson. i really want to keep him around, but i would not give him anything more than a 2 year deal. If he demands something longer then I might consider tagging him. None of the tags are cheap, but safety has to be one of the lower prices.
