Do the Bengals need to change the way in which they structure contracts?

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(03-08-2022, 04:49 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: It seems like over the past few years the Bengals have missed out on certain free agents (some being their own) because the contract was hung up on the guaranteed money. It is rumored that this was the hang up with the Bates contract.

It seems like more and more teams are offering more guaranteed money over more years, which is definitely enticing to players. Players love the guaranteed money.

Is anyone else worried about the Bengals ability to keep their players and to sign free agents if they don't change the way in which the structure contracts? We can have all the salary cap in the world but if Team A is offering a player more guaranteed money than Team B, its pretty obvious which team that player will choose.  

I am a bit concerned with this growing trend in current NFL contracts and the Bengals lack of desire to change from the way they currently do things. I hope we don't miss out on impact players because of it.

I think at the end of the day, Mike Brown doesn't want to pay players much who aren't on the team.
As such, he doesn't like a high dead cap toward the last 1-2 years of their contract so that they can be released with minimal financial impact in case they don't work out.

So while I see why players would be frustrated, I can understand where ownership is coming from.