06-08-2021, 02:23 PM
Bates becoming the team rep for the NFLPA has to give the impression he wants to be here long term, so yes he should be the priority to resign. On Hubbard I think you give it half a season and see how the DL works with him and Hendrickson and if its working well, I have no issue resigning him either.
I do thing WR gets interesting, and by the end of this season, coaching staff and management has to at least know which one they prefer to keep. Perfect world you resign both, realistically only one probably resigns.
Burrow, I don't think you worry about right now, for him to get 35-40M a year, he has got to lead the Bengals to at least a super bowl, or a couple AFC title games. I'm not sure they team will be there just yet (maybe in year 5 of his deal.) Even so, I think the bigger question on Burrow is who is the Head Coach by the end of his deal?
I do thing WR gets interesting, and by the end of this season, coaching staff and management has to at least know which one they prefer to keep. Perfect world you resign both, realistically only one probably resigns.
Burrow, I don't think you worry about right now, for him to get 35-40M a year, he has got to lead the Bengals to at least a super bowl, or a couple AFC title games. I'm not sure they team will be there just yet (maybe in year 5 of his deal.) Even so, I think the bigger question on Burrow is who is the Head Coach by the end of his deal?
