2-3 Million left in Cap Space?

[THE PISTONS]

(03-13-2017, 11:12 PM)jowczarski Wrote: Devil's advocate: For those upset about Whit leaving, would you then be mad if Ogbuehi never played and was yet another young guy that never played when Whit was 38, perhaps (likely declining) and a first-round pick walked out the door wondering who he is?
For those upset about Dre being given $52.5 million, would you then be mad if he left because the team "never pays their own?"
I'm not asking to be a d--- but just curious, from the fan point of view.

I do understand some of this is rooted in the "Bengals salary cap" they operate under. But here's the thing, all: Bengals.com is owned by the team. Geoff works for the team. Not quite sure what you're expecting there.

Now, yes, we have also reported the salary cap the Bengals choose to operate with. This is not a tacit approval, merely reporting. Obviously that is a source of frustration/anger in general.

On the Kirkpatrick one Jim...fans miss that the salary cap has risen by $47 million since 2012. This would be a great thing to do an article on and if you PM me I'd be happy to assist. That (in theory) means that the average contract has risen by 39% since then. ($120 million cap then vs $167 million cap now.)

Essentially, fans would have been ok with paying Kirkpatrick $7.5 million in 2012...but that is equivalent to $10.5 million now.

NFL inflation.