01-18-2024, 11:41 AM
We are gonna have to do some serious FA work to be able to draft a Rd1 WR (Thomas). Gotta land a Jonah+ RT in FA, and there are one, maybe two possibilities at the moment (though more could open up).
Plus, tagging Tee ($21 mil hit) AND going WR in Rd1 seems way excessive with all our other needs.
As for the move, I have never had a doubt Tee would be back. Certainly we are not gonna let him walk for nothing. He thinks he is worth $25 mil, but the season he had does not back that up. His camp is likely betting on a better season next year AND the Bengals having less leverage/more costly tag.
On our side, the tag hit is probably roughly as high as we'd go on a APY extension. With the year 1 hit vs cap lower. An extension would be better, but likely will take a while. A tag puts Tee on the back burner while the rest of FA plays out.
Plus, tagging Tee ($21 mil hit) AND going WR in Rd1 seems way excessive with all our other needs.
As for the move, I have never had a doubt Tee would be back. Certainly we are not gonna let him walk for nothing. He thinks he is worth $25 mil, but the season he had does not back that up. His camp is likely betting on a better season next year AND the Bengals having less leverage/more costly tag.
On our side, the tag hit is probably roughly as high as we'd go on a APY extension. With the year 1 hit vs cap lower. An extension would be better, but likely will take a while. A tag puts Tee on the back burner while the rest of FA plays out.
