03-17-2021, 04:09 PM
(03-17-2021, 03:12 PM)Whatever Wrote: Does it really matter if we were the 2nd highest bidder or the 32nd highest bidder? He wasn't coming here with that kind of an offer from KC.
If we made a "competitive" offer, people would just complain that he just used us for leverage.
Seriously, are we complaining about not getting moral victories in FA?
And we do not know what the offer was, if there even was one, and if he had any actual interest in coming here. What we have is supposed 4th or 5th hand information from someone claiming to know his sister.
The fact of the matter is we don't know anything other than we didn't get him.
Who knows what it would have taken to get him here? For all we know, he would have taken the same exact deal here. If the money is equal it could be as simple as playing near your hometown vs. playing for a proven winner. Who are we to say the lure of a Superbowl trumps being near family? We don't know.
Also, who is to say we couldn't offer slightly more? We had way more cap space than KC. Why is it so unforgivable for a team that desperately needs OL help to pay more for a player than a team with less cap space?
All I'm saying is the rich got richer, depsite having less money to spend. And the poor (us) are chalking it up to "what can you do *shoulder shrug*"?
What we could have done to make that we do everything in our power this deals get done. And maybe we did that, but forgive me for saying it doesn't appear that way, nor am I willing to give this front office the benefit of the doubt.
KC got Joe Thuney, depsite not appearing to be major players in free agency heading into the offseason. The Bengals didn't get Joe Thuney, despite having the 5th most cap space, a roster full of potential cap casualties to clear more space, being near his hometown, and needing help at OG more than any other team.
I'm sorry, but that stings.
