07-31-2023, 08:25 AM
(07-27-2023, 11:40 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: I think the idea is pretty simple, teams want to keep their best players for as many years as they can. Hendrickson isnt getting a big 3rd contract well into his 30s. He is getting 1 year added which means he will be with the team the next 3 years. Also by doing this now you use the free cap space you have available now and take less of a hit in the coming years as you have your starting DE for the next 3 years. Im not sure what some of our fans are confused about. We get to keep Hendrickson longer and dont need to worry about the starting right DE position. We save money extending him now rather than wait until later or paying to get someone else to replace Hendrickson after next season
I was a little shocked by the extension. But it's not just fans it's people that cover the Bengals and the NFL that thought it was weird. I don't have the best understanding of cap #s and ways to stretch the limit but if the Bengals had done this in a way to maximize the cap it wouldn't be weird but they appear to just have done it as a straight extension is my understanding. But with guys on they're last year including Reader is quietly the heart of this defense it feels a little off the mark to me. I just want to see the Bengals FO take the next step of pushing the envelope on the cap because we are in the superbowl window. The other extensions that will be coming should clear up the picture hopefully.
