03-16-2021, 10:45 AM
(03-16-2021, 10:34 AM)spazz70 Wrote: I think I mis typed what i meant...that was pay up front vs spreading it out (cap space).... I think you are mistaken if you believe that the Bengals do not have the cash to pay a signing bonus up front and spread out the cap hit for future years in this instance. I believe and agree that I would not guarantee Lawson's contract just on the simple fact that he HAS NEVER BEN HEALTHY, even going back to college. Missed a year and half in college with ACL and hip injury and the same thing continued in the pros. Odds are he misses time this year.
This has always been my worry about Lawson. His injury history is almost as bad as it gets. I really like him though, but I'm guessing we pulled ourselves out of the bidding for him after the Jets went all in with that kind of money. Another thing about Lawson is his DE stats are mostly based off pressures and hits, not sacks. You can pressure Lamar Jackson all day, and he will most likely make you pay for it more often than not. Sacks are stops. Either a loss of yards or no gain. You cant say that for pressures and QB hits. You may hit a QB as he is throwing what ends up being a TD pass, and you still get the QB hit stat.
