02-09-2023, 09:18 AM
(02-09-2023, 01:59 AM)kevin Wrote: Not far down the road will be The Chase contract. I'm sure Bengals want to resign Burrow and Chase and both will be huge increases from what they started out making. So they are going to be increases to the salary cap, but Bengals know this. They may have to go cheaper or younger at other positions, but Bengals are going to keep Burrow to Chase, The LSU connection. That is it. They played together in college also, so their timing over the years is as perfect as you can get.
So it's not just the Burrow contract this year, but the Chase contract probably next year. Burrow will be one of the higher paid QBs and Chase will one one of the higher paid WR's.
However if salaries around the NFL keep going up as they are, the NFL will need to increase the salary cap to adjust to the cost of living expense. You have these Mahomes and Watson type contracts and more will follow. I look for one of the next owner meetings to increase the salary cap, and that will make it possible for Bengals and all other teams to keep more good players. Of course the QB is the highest paid player on most teams, so NFL is going to have to raise the cap so teams can field quality teams. Like most of America, The NFL salary cap needs a cost of living adjustment with inflation and wage going up. Raising the cap will be better for the teams, the players and mostly the fans. The NFL fans don't want to see all their teams break up because the salary cap stays too low. So I look for owners to raise the cap, maybe at this upcoming owners meeting after Super Bowl. That would help The Bengals and other teams keep their teams together more, and that would be better for fans of Bengals and other teams. The salaries have gone up, so NFL needs to increase the salary cap, it's that simple. All the young QBs from Lawrence to Chargers QB to Bears QB are going to want veteran wages when their rookie contracts end. The NFL is going to have to raise the cap.
I heard several analysts on NFL radio talking about Burrow and several others. They did not expect Burrow or the others to want to sign deals for more than 4 years, because although the cap goes up this year about 8%, in the next couple of years they expect about a 20% increase due to the lost money from covid being made up, and also the money the gambling will bring in. A 10-year contract signed this year is not going to look good in a couple of years. I'm sure Joes agent is in tune to this info. But we know there is a fire in this young man to win, and I think he will do whatever it takes to make that happen.
