Dez Bryant?

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(04-13-2018, 05:11 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Would it be worth signing Dez for 2018 (or maybe even another 1-2 years longer) if it meant losing Atkins/Dunlap after this year?

(04-13-2018, 05:45 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Still don't think he would be worth it if we lost Geno or Dunlap.

Why does it HAVE to be "X player or lose all your good players in FA" anytime someone decent gets cut?

In 2018, Kirkpatrick is making $9.6m against the cap. Dennard is $8.5m, and one of those two will likely not be with the Bengals in 2019 what with Will Jack.
Dunlap is $7.3m against the cap in 2018. Atkins is $9.5m

$9.5m+$7.3m+$9m (the average between Kirkpatrick and Dennard) = $25.8m, which is enough to sign both Dunlap and Atkins.

That's not even touching upon the fact that any WR signing would almost certainly mean LaFell getting cut, which is $4m free right there.


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Please stop trying to make any possible addition be an automatic choice of that player or *insert your favorite players with FA in 1-3 years here*... that's some Hobson stuff.

The Bengals right now have $63.6m in cap space in 2019, and that's if the cap doesn't rise at all (it's been rising like ~$10m/yr) and if the Bengals roll over nothing.

They can afford the future commitment of Bryant, Atkins, and Dunlap if they so chose to.