***Official Bengals Free Agency Thread***

[George Cantstandya]

(03-15-2021, 09:16 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: What are you even arguing here? You can still be a really good player and be overpaid relative to market value.

Like I said Albert Haynesworth says hello.  That guy got paid huge relative to market value and turned in to a turd once he got paid.  My point is and I have stated this many times is I think many free agents want to go to teams where they can increase their value as well as play on winning teams because they want to win. Those that go to losing teams that just over pay to land them are in it for a paycheck.   Maybe they earn their pay maybe not.

The Bengals could throw huge money at players.  But let's be honest do those players take the offer because they think Zac and the Brown family are going to get them to a Super Bowl or is it just for the money?  Quick answer, money.  That isn't how you build a team.  You build a team off players that want to be there to do everything they can to win.  Players that will go all out for their coach and will do anything they can to win.  Sometimes losing teams that throw money at players get nothing out of them.  Again see Albert Haynesworth.

The problem is the team we love is probably not attractive to free agents.  I mean the Bengals are the laughing stock of the NFL along with the Lions and previously the Browns (and that is really sad).   Over paying does not always equal success.  This team has a lot of problems and it starts from the top down.  It's going to to take many years to get over this and attract quality free agents.  But we have been saying this for decades now.