08-03-2023, 08:59 AM
(08-02-2023, 06:21 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: I think 20 million a year for Higgins is still too much and even then the problem is that tag number is for this season not next year in 2024 when Higgins would be tagged. Next year the number is estimated to jump close to 23 million. The Bengals cant pay Burrow 55 million per year, Higgins 23 million per year and then sign Chase to what 30 million per year? That would be 108 million on just three guys. The entire salary cap per team is 224.8 million. We cant win paying 3 players nearly half the salary cap.
For as much hype as Burrow, Higgins and Chase get it hasnt been them carrying the team in the playoffs, its been the defense. Burrow with all his weapons struggled to put point on the board against both Baltimore and K.C. If not for the defense scoring a TD against Baltimore, Burrow and all this talent around him loses that game because they couldnt get it done.
(08-02-2023, 06:30 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I've been saying that for a while now, but we keep hearing they are trying to work it out.
At the end of the day, there's going to have to be savings from somewhere to cover these big contracts for the weapons.
Maybe it's OL, maybe it's somewhere on defense, but it's gonna come.
They are going to sign all 3. If you listen to Burrow he pretty much confirms it. I think they all want that and all 3 will sacrifice to make it happen. I’m on record that I don’t think Burrow’s contract is record setting. I think Chase & Tee will be too 5. If that proves to not be judicious then they all agreed to it and were invested in it. JMO
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