10-22-2015, 10:13 AM
(10-22-2015, 09:48 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Old age, my apologies I worded my first post incorrectly.
All good, Flacco's cap hits are huge over the next few years so you obviously meant it the other way around.
(10-22-2015, 09:49 AM)WhoDeyWho Wrote: But it was the Bengals who were crazy for signing Dalton to a reasonable deal that is beginning to look like a steal.
(10-22-2015, 09:58 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: It was a great deal as the Bengals also have outs if AD did not progress.
In contrast, the Ravens took a risk and waited to sign Flacco, he won the Super Bowl and I have posted his cap hits coming soon.
The Bengals FO is extremely smart and fair with contracts. I think our players and agents know it. I hope it gives us an edge in the future in signing others on our team and maybe a key free agent if it is needed to get us over the top.
The Bengals have paid their guys at fair market value for a while now. The only thing I can add is that it would be nice for them to be slightly more aggressive in free agency from time to time. They don't need to overpay guys like Mike Wallace or Ndamukong Suh, but they can't expect to consistently hit in the draft as they have recently. No team can have that kind of sustained success for tooooo long, so hopefully the FO can adjust their ways over the next couple of years. This next offseason will be very interesting with a ton of money coming off the books and quite a few Bengals UFAs. We could use a little bit of defensive help without relying on the draft. MJ is great, but he's not really an "outside guy". A.J. Hawk isn't very good. I'd be happy to see the team bring in some solid help at S and LB next offseason.
