If Ragnow was really the target at 21...

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(05-03-2018, 01:41 PM)Neon Icon Wrote: You allz need to get over the Ragnow vs Price talk. The best lineman aren't always the 1st picked.

Plus, being from OSU, therez a good chance Price sticks around here.

To the wait until the 2nd Round for Price crowds...the 1st Round pick gets us a 5th year of contract. Given how the Bengalz don't like to sign Centers, dat be huge!

I see people throw that out but I don't think everyone realizes how it works....
The 5th year option for a player picked from 11-32 is an average of the top 3rd-25th highest paid players at that position.
For C, a 5th year option would come out to be $5.83 mill, which would be just above what the 16th highest paid C (JC Tretter) makes.
With C salaries continually on the rise, that 5th year option is just going to continue to grow, so if Mike Brown has such a concern with paying C a decent amount, that 5th year option could still be too pricey for his liking.