02-27-2024, 03:22 PM
(02-27-2024, 07:41 AM)Go Cards Wrote: Agree completely that these are the only two smart choices. Everything else is a gamble that Tee will be happy being blocked from longterm contract and be all in for one year run for sa team that didn't want to sign him longterm.
Just throwing this out there because maybe my Harrison or Bowers scenarios were too high of hopes.
The #2 ranked WR in the draft is from LSU and certainly friends with Burrow and Chase already and the Bengals fanbase added many of the LSU fans to it recently as well. Plus LSU has a great recent track record of WR's being ready to step right in and go. Seems a logical fit to me at a cheaper trading price.
Malik Nabers " LSU" is projected as the 11th pick and much easier to trade up for imho.
Sign the man or trade him and let him get paid elsewhere. Personally I would trade and not put so much money into just the passing game while ignoring other glaring holes.
I think we want to sign Tee long term, it is just his agent is asking too much for a top #2 WR. He isn't a #1 yet and to act like he is simply
non realistic especially with his injury history on top of it. I agree with others that we won't be able to trade up far enough to get Bowers
and especially Harrison, but Malik Nabors is more of a possibility and it is also true that teams like proven players sometimes more than
unknown draft picks rightfully so.
The thing with us is we need to put our money into the trenches and Chase right now and get cheaper at the skill positions. Trading Tee,
cutting Mixon and adding another talented Draft pick at WR and RB are ways to go about this.
We can add 1 DT, 1 RT in FA and open up the Draft while trading Tee and still adding a WR and another DT and RT, this is very possible.
(02-27-2024, 08:00 AM)Go Cards Wrote: Why didn't teams not trade for Carson Palmer and just select one in the draft ? Why did the Rams coach or owner where a shirt that said F@#% those draft picks right after winning the SB ? Everybody has different blueprints to success and somebody will trade for Tee out of 31 teams imho.
Also we have to keep up with KC to even get back. They've bolstered their Defense significantly while the Bengals has gotten worse and am certain they will bolster their WR room this offseason negating our edge there.
Signing Tee to means the Bengals may not be able to get back and believe it is the wrong move. But you're right everything points to the signing. Once again I am a big fan of Tee.
And no the Bengals do not have to use the traded picks for a WR trade up, just my dream scenario. There will be a good WR available at 18 like the Ravens got in Flowers that would pair nicely with Chase and could use the picks elsewhere. But most importantly it gives Bengals $20 million more to spend in FA on top of the draft picks. Win/Win in my book.
All great points, we need to bolster our Defense more than anything and if that means moving on from Tee, so be it. Love the guy, but his
agent is clearly a punk. The good thing is if we really want to put said punk agent in his place we can Tag Tee two years in a row if we want
to, the Bengals have the upper hand here and if I was Tee I would just take the multi year contract that the Bengals have offered if it is fair.
I have heard rumblings about the contract offered as I think most on here have and it is about the same as the Tag but longer term.
(02-27-2024, 01:43 PM)lone bengal Wrote: The ultimate goal is to win a superbowl and most fans never witness their team win one in their lifetime. By franchising Tee you’re playing for a superbowl and it doesn’t necessarily hurt the future of the team. If Tee walks next year you can use all that money for his contract and put it towards other free agents. The future is bright with Burrow locked up and Chase soon with a ton of cap space. The Rams comparison is apples to oranges. Stafford was 35 at the time and Von Miller was 33 of course they were all in and they traded all there high picks for outside talent. Two 1st round picks and a 3rd for Stafford, two 1st for Ramsey and a 2nd and 3rd for Miller. Tee helps us win a Super Bowl this year and if he walks the Bengals still have all their picks and a ton of cap space vs the Rams with no picks and no cap space.
Nice post, we are in a lot better position than the Rams at this point with our youth at QB, WR and the fact we have a lot of Cap space.
As much as I would like to trade Tee and upgrade other positions, namely the DT spot, getting a SB win with Tee would be ideal, love the guy
and he grew up a Bengals fan. We can still upgrade DT and RT and stay young while keeping Tee on the Tag this year. There are ways.
