08-09-2017, 12:56 PM
(08-09-2017, 12:29 PM)Whatever Wrote: The Steelers ended 2016 $6.2 mil under the cap. The Bengals were $5.1 mil under. Now, the Steelers have had some years where they were only $2-3 mil under, but we're talking an average difference pet year equivalent to one Andre Smith/LaFell/Minter signing. The Steelers have also hurt themselves by not allowing themselves enough cap room to get a long term deal done with Bell, who is playing FT chicken with them this offseason, and lost Timmons, Jarvis Jones, and Wheaton this offseason.
The Steelers also have 6 Super Bowl wins. The Bengals have 5 playoff wins in their entire franchise history.
Fans can talk about how they manage the cap poorly and can't come to terms with guys like Bell. But...they win Super Bowls. Jones and Wheaton weren't key players. Timmons was getting slow.
