03-26-2021, 11:02 AM
(03-26-2021, 10:59 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: The Chargers didn’t even pay that much for Feiler (3x21), so our offer was either the typical Bengals lowball, or he just really wanted to play in California or something.
...or it was a guaranteed money issue similar to what we have seen all FA. Feiler had 66% of his contract guaranteed, the organization usually tries to limit their exposure to guarantees on multi-year deals to give them flexibility. The Bengals are usually in the neighborhood of 25%-30% on guarantees in multi-year contracts. I am sure they were willing to meet the total money demands of all of the guys we have seen all FA, heck we essentially gave Hendrickson the same value as Lawson, but the difference is structure and specifically guaranteed money.