03-14-2017, 11:15 AM
(03-14-2017, 10:45 AM)WychesWarrior Wrote: They could have afforded both. All they had to do was cut Pacman and Maualuga.
What really irks me in all of this that had an extension been done earlier (like they said they were saving for before Jim O was in Cincy with the Enquirer as a reason to justify sitting on their ass in FA), they would be getting Zeitler for a steal right now. Then, they could have tagged Whit, or negotiated with him to keep him here a year or two. Ogbuehi didn't just play bad, he looked lost on the field. Blodine is one of the worst Centers I've ever seen.
Without a doubt, there are roster moves they can make to free up cap space.
I'm sure you already know, they sell the hometown discount to pending free agents by telling them other teams might sign them to a larger contract than the Bengals are offering, but they will never see all that money because they will cut you when you get older or your play declines.
With us, yes, we are offering less money, but you'll receive all that money because we won't cut you when you underperform. See Rey Maualuga. Even though he is underperforming, we're still paying him and haven't released him.
So in Bengals' front office logic, less is actually more.
