04-06-2020, 08:06 PM
I'm not going to complain about the Bengals overpaying for once, when they've failed to be competitive in free agency for well...since free agency started. Ultimately, it's pretty obvious we overpaid a bit, but I'd rather look at the bright side. Which is the fact that they've shown a clear vision this off-season as far as the type of players they've signed.
We finished rock bottom in rush defense last year. We got absolutely gashed. They addressed that by signing an absolute monster in the middle, and solid tacklers in the secondary. Waynes is a big part of that. If we needed to overpay, so be it. I'd rather overpay one guy and not watch opposing RB's shrug off pathetic arm tackles on their way to 50 yard gains.
Also, it's not like Waynes is bad in coverage. I'd say he's a plus in that category. That's not why we signed him though.
...and from what I've heard, the structure of the contract isn't so bad, so if all-else fails, maybe we cut him down the road. 3 years isn't a huge commitment anyway. I'm glad we went for it, for a change. Drastic problems require drastic measures.
We finished rock bottom in rush defense last year. We got absolutely gashed. They addressed that by signing an absolute monster in the middle, and solid tacklers in the secondary. Waynes is a big part of that. If we needed to overpay, so be it. I'd rather overpay one guy and not watch opposing RB's shrug off pathetic arm tackles on their way to 50 yard gains.
Also, it's not like Waynes is bad in coverage. I'd say he's a plus in that category. That's not why we signed him though.
...and from what I've heard, the structure of the contract isn't so bad, so if all-else fails, maybe we cut him down the road. 3 years isn't a huge commitment anyway. I'm glad we went for it, for a change. Drastic problems require drastic measures.
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