Did Diontae Johnson's new contract set the floor for Tee Higgins next deal?

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(08-04-2022, 06:43 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: NFL rules now have made good WRs look like great WRs, and those good WRs are going out and getting great WR money. There were 26 WRs with 1,000+ receiving yards in 2021, 29 in 2019. That's the second and first most there have been since at least 2004 (how far back ESPN's season stats go).  

If you have one of the big time above-and-beyond talents, pay him.

There's just going to be a ton of teams regretting these big contracts to the lower end #1 and high end #2 WRs. Even more so as more and more WRs come out of the draft and immediately make an impact with such offensive-friendly rules.

The sad thing is that a lot of these 1b type WR's fail when either they bolt to another team and become the WR1 or their team lets the WR1 walk thinking the 1b is a true WR1. Anquan Boldin had 5 1000 yard seasons with Fitzgerald in AZ, but only two the rest of his career.  Or look at JuJu and Mike Williams with the Steelers.  Looking at Bengals history, there was Darnay Scott when Pickens left.  Also look at TJ who was cut only one year into the 5 year deal he signed with the Seahawks.  

If someone gives up a 1st next year for Higgins, I would probably take it.  Otherwise, I would plan on letting him play out his rookie deal and walking.