02-18-2020, 02:48 PM
(02-17-2020, 11:24 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Well, for one, he'd likely be looking for an extension with a raise. He's heading into the final year of his current deal. With the Bengals sending out vibes of going "all out" to re-sign both AJ and extend Mixon, that's a tall order..
Besides that, I'm not sure that the Bengals sign any of those free agent names that you mentioned. Have you been following Bengals football for very long??
As to your first point, AJ is already paid big money. Re-signing him doesn't therefore change much the amount you are spending one year to the next. Paying Mixon is a different matter but there would be other ways to free up money - if you're signing a CB cutting Kirkpatrick would be the obvious counterpart move and saves $11m.
The bigger issue is the draft capital the Bengals would be required to give up - the Bengals only have 7 draft picks and one of those is already accounted for.
But your second point makes it all moot anyway.
