The Fundamental Question going forward

[NATI BENGALS]

I was going to make a thread. But I think they are already working on it.


So according to my rough math.
We got all these guys
1. Orlando Brown, LT, $10,398,000; 4 yrs/$64,092,000; $31.1 mil
2. Nick Scott, SS, $2,388,235; 3 yrs/$12 mil; $3 mil
3. Irv Smith Jr., TE, $1.75 mil (up to $2 mil); 1 year, Unknown
4. Sidney Jones, CB, $990,000, 1 year, $0
5. Cody Ford, OT/OG, $940,000, 1 year; $0
6. Tarell Basham, DE, Unknown, 1 year, Unknown
7. Germaine Pratt, LB, $5,403,921; 3 yrs/$20,250,000; $7 mil
8. Max Scharping, OG, $1,280,000, 1 year; $175k
9. Jalen Davis, CB, $1,205,000; 2 yrs/$2,430,000; $150k
10. Joe Bachie, LB, $1,160,000; 1 yr; $75k
11. Trayveon Williams, RB/KR, $1,092,500; 1 yr; $52,500
12. Trent Taylor, WR/PR, $1,092,500; 1 yr; $52,500
13. Michael Thomas, S, $940,000; 1 yr; $0
14. Cal Adomitis, LS, $870,000; 1 yr; $0

For LESS total money than it would have cost to keep these guys
1. Jessie Bates, FS, $9,500,000; 4 yrs/$64,020,000
2. Vonn Bell, SS, $3,110,000; 3 yrs/$22,500,000
3. Hayden Hurst, TE, $3,136,666; 3 yrs/$21,750,000
4. Samjae Perine, RB, $3,000,000; 2 yrs/$7,500,000