Worst Contracts on each team

[muskiesfan]

This is an unpopular opinion, but I say keep Waynes in 2022. If nothing else, at least until free agency starts or they extend Apple. Here are my thoughts.

With rollover, the Bengals are looking at $58m in cap space for 2022. Free agents that would be nice to bring back in no particular order are; Larry Ojunobi, CJ Uzomah, Jessie Bates, Clark Harris, Eli Apple, Quinton Spain, and BJ Hill. There are other players that we will probably bring back on cheap contracts as well. I'm hoping the team will try to extend the guys they want to keep before free agency begins. It takes two to tango, so that will depend on if the players also want to stay or test free agency. If Apple, Hargreaves, and Flowers all leave, keeping Waynes makes sense. Health is the big factor but having your top 3 CBs as Waynes, Awuzie, and Hilton is better than having to fill Waynes' spot as well.

I do not expect that the Bengals will be able to keep everyone I listed. Hill will be cheaper than Ogunjobi, but keeping both would be incredible. They also need to upgrade the OLine, but there is also the draft. A veteran C, RG, or RT would open things up there. If they have trouble keeping who they want and signing free agent pieces they want, then cut Waynes to make room. If they fail to bring back any of their free agent corners, that would create another need in the draft. So I would keep Waynes unless they can lock up 2 of Apple and Flowers/Hargreaves.

So there is my long winded thoughts on why keeping Waynes may be a good move instead of letting him go. Without him the cap space goes up to almost $70m, but I would want to make sure that his replacement is already signed before cutting bait.