02-16-2020, 03:34 PM
(02-16-2020, 12:55 PM)Synric Wrote:Bengals' site expects team to go 'all-out' on deals for A.J. Green, Joe Mixon | Bengals Wire via @thebengalswire https://t.co/S1P6SIqBKX
— Chris Roling (@Chris_Roling) February 16, 2020
Which means a few under the radar outside signings with those two incoming large contracts.
Also pretty interesting to see that Billings was seen as a bit of a non-priority in that article.
I've kind of been expecting this. He's one of the better players in the league at what he does, and will likely get paid well for it. This will allow them to play the comp pick game that they love so much. Comp picks are like high-grade elephant fentanyl to Mike and Duke. They just can't resist.
Practically speaking, letting Billings go isn't all that insane, I suppose. Toupou improved quite a bit and could probably assume his role without too big of a drop-off. They also have Wren, who they seem to think highly of, to develop as a backup. I don't see them shelling out 8 or 9 mil for a NT type with two mega-cheap options already available in-house. I hate to see Billings go, but I get it.
Also, if the team dumps all the cap into Mixon and a broken-down Green and uses it as an excuse to forego any meaningful participation in FA, I hope Burrow does pull an Elway. This is the worst team in football and their only priority is keeping dudes that they already had when they lost 14 ballgames. I don't know who'd going to buy into some bullshit about them being some secret squirrel great team with a 2-14 roster and some draft picks, but it's not going to be anyone who's been paying attention for the last year. I hate these people so much.
