03-07-2016, 12:54 AM
I've said all along that MLJ would be signed, but I'm less sure of that all the time. If he's chasing the money and gets an offer that the Bengals think is outrageous from someone else, then he's gone. I think there's a really good chance that something like that goes down. Same with Sanu. If he gets a 5 or 6 mil deal from someone else, I don't see the team matching it. It'll be a tough one to swallow.
I don't think MLJ is an easy guy to replace, but I also don't think the team will value him like someone willing to pay him as a low-end number1 WR. It'll be a painful move, but possibly the right one. We need to get acquainted with the idea that both these guys could be out.
I think Iloka is as good as gone, too. Reggie may stay, but I'm not so sure he doesn't get a big offer, too. He's an older player, but he was also one of if not the best safety in the league in 2015. That might get him more than the team wants to pay.
In the end I think we sign the following guys: Vinny Rey, Leon Hall, Reggie if he's reasonable, Gilberry and perhaps Pat Sims. My expectations are very low at this point.
Many including myself have been looking at this ass backwards from the team's perspective. We see this amount of cap and assume they're going to spend it all retaining guys regardless of how crazy their value gets when the market opens. I think once the numbers get to a point that the team views as too much, they're out regardless of what damage is done to the onfield product.
If Pacman, Reggie, Iloka, Sanu, and MLJ get insanely inflated offers, I think they're willing to let them all walk and not bat an eye. It's all about the negotiation for them.
I don't think MLJ is an easy guy to replace, but I also don't think the team will value him like someone willing to pay him as a low-end number1 WR. It'll be a painful move, but possibly the right one. We need to get acquainted with the idea that both these guys could be out.
I think Iloka is as good as gone, too. Reggie may stay, but I'm not so sure he doesn't get a big offer, too. He's an older player, but he was also one of if not the best safety in the league in 2015. That might get him more than the team wants to pay.
In the end I think we sign the following guys: Vinny Rey, Leon Hall, Reggie if he's reasonable, Gilberry and perhaps Pat Sims. My expectations are very low at this point.
Many including myself have been looking at this ass backwards from the team's perspective. We see this amount of cap and assume they're going to spend it all retaining guys regardless of how crazy their value gets when the market opens. I think once the numbers get to a point that the team views as too much, they're out regardless of what damage is done to the onfield product.
If Pacman, Reggie, Iloka, Sanu, and MLJ get insanely inflated offers, I think they're willing to let them all walk and not bat an eye. It's all about the negotiation for them.
