03-28-2023, 04:07 PM
(03-27-2023, 11:50 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: I know Calais Campbell will be 37 when the season starts but he is still much better and playing at a higher level than either of those 2.
Yeah. Most definitely. I had the same thought with Marcedes Lewis at TE. Or a vet DE or CB. But Campbell is not likely to sign for less than $2 mil a year (likely under $1.5 mil) that those two will.
We are virtually allergic to paying reserves over $2 mil. When it does happen, it is usually a rookie scale contract (Hill last year, Carman this) or a last minute use of cap space (Scharping last year).
When the dust settles after the draft & the Jonah/Mixon/Collins situations resolve & Burrow's extension is done, perhaps we circle back and add a vet later. But I think we prefer younger, faster, and cheaper.
