03-15-2017, 05:03 PM
(03-15-2017, 04:54 PM)lostpoet2 Wrote: I think this may have been proposed elsewhere, but I think the correct translation of Hobson's article is: "The Bengals' front office believes that losing Zeitler and Whitworth to free agency will net the team 3rd and 5th round compensatory draft picks. Now that there is an additional exodus of players are leaving a free agents (Peko, Burkhead, Hunt), management believes it can pursue the signing of free agents up to the value of the contracts of the additional exodus."
This is why we saw Andre Smith signed at a contract at a slightly lower salary than Peko's Denver contract. It looks like Burkhead's contract was $3.15MM for one year, which should give the team some flexibility under this self-imposed strategy.
But is there even any guarantee that they will get a 3rd and a 5th. Everyone assumed it would be 2 4th and 2 6th picks this year. I don't like the strategy unless they are already working on trades with those picks then maybe. Just wish they would pick up Mangold already. It would have nothing to do with comps.
