06-09-2016, 01:35 PM
Unless Hill really struggles I think it'll still be about a 50/50 split between the two. Gio's versatility might have him on the field more than Hill, but I don't know that it'll always be at HB.
Yeah, he did get top 10 HB money. However if you noticed, he's #10, and his deal is the newest. Usually the newly signed contracts skew more to the top, not the bottom of the top 10, the Bengals got a deal. It is a good payday for Gio, but they're not exactly breaking the bank. The three year extension is worth about a million more than Adrian Peterson will cost just for this season. Granted, Peterson is stupidly overpaid, but my point is this isn't like the Demarco Murray contract the Eagles gave out last year. I haven't seen the guaranteed number yet, but considering the Bengals paid Antonio Bryant 8 million+ to hang out with them for the spring and training camp one year, at 15.5 mil/3 I'm cool with the cost regardless of if Gio starts or comes in off the bench.
Yeah, he did get top 10 HB money. However if you noticed, he's #10, and his deal is the newest. Usually the newly signed contracts skew more to the top, not the bottom of the top 10, the Bengals got a deal. It is a good payday for Gio, but they're not exactly breaking the bank. The three year extension is worth about a million more than Adrian Peterson will cost just for this season. Granted, Peterson is stupidly overpaid, but my point is this isn't like the Demarco Murray contract the Eagles gave out last year. I haven't seen the guaranteed number yet, but considering the Bengals paid Antonio Bryant 8 million+ to hang out with them for the spring and training camp one year, at 15.5 mil/3 I'm cool with the cost regardless of if Gio starts or comes in off the bench.
