03-29-2024, 04:45 PM
(03-29-2024, 03:25 PM)TecmoBengals Wrote: I'd love to know if the Bengals are already holding firm with intent to keep Tee on the roster or if Duke is actively entertaining offers or even dialing up trade ideas of his own.
I'd take a high 2nd round pick if the offer came in. I think the Bengals are better with Tee's talent than an unknown 2nd rounder, but the notion of "why would we give up Tee and hurt the team" neglects to account for how Tee and his agent might react throughout the season. Tee's talent isn't in question, but will he remain motivated and always be available if unhappy because of not getting a big contract? I wouldn't wait to find out and try to make the best of the situation by acquiring a 2nd round pick
I speculate it is now to Duke's advantage to swing a deal closer to draft day. Maybe trade partners will feel an increased sense of urgency to trade for Tee.
Hope Duke has all options open, that is way to roll. Good post Tecmo it is a gamble with Tee's injuries and we don't know how motivated
he will be playing on the Tag while he wants a big contract he is not going to get here with his poor season he just had.
(03-29-2024, 03:56 PM)J24 Wrote: Just to clear things up. People are acting like we would be merely missing a 1,000 yard receiver when in fact it's more like we would be missing a 1,200 yard to 1,300 yard receiver. Point being Tee is a great player and will be very hard to replaced. Acting like a 1st RD receiver can come in and automatically replace him is a preposterous statement.
If you believe in trading Tee then you have to be in favor of adding another elite veteran player in the process. Preferably one on the defensive side of ball or offensive Line.
Tee averaged 77.9yards a game in 2021( per 17 game 1,324)and 73.5(per 17 1,249) yards per a game in 2020( he had 2 games were he didn't receive a target due to injury. @ Ravens ten snaps and home against the Browns)
BS. It is a what have you done for me lately league and Tee couldn't even get a 1,000 yards last year because he was banged up
and had hammy problems which tend to reocurr. If you are betting Tee can be a 1,300 WR for us after what he just did last season
I want to know what you are smoking.
(03-29-2024, 04:03 PM)jj22 Wrote: Injury is one of the key factors with people willing to trade Tee. And trust in the FO drafting Wideouts. And the argument for years that Dalton was a bum because he needed all the talent / weapons. A perfect roster...… We believe Burrow is better than Dalton.
As far as the elite vet defensive side of the ball.. We are past that in FA. However as KC did, we can rebuild through the draft, extra picks would help that.
If Tee's been healthy and was able to accumulate all those yards he could have, then maybe even 1 more year out of him would be enough to quiet any willingness for fans to trade him. He hasn't tho, and because of that the 21m is not only a rental that we will never get back or be able, it's gamble.
Injury is always a key factor no doubt. So true it is a gamble keeping Tee on the Tag, just as big of one as drafting his replacement.
(03-29-2024, 04:05 PM)jj22 Wrote: And it's a deeep wideout class. That means something. If it wasn't then fans wouldn't believe a replacement could be found, and that would change the narrative.
It means a lot. It is not near as big of a gamble because it is a deep Wideout class. I find it to be a bigger gamble keeping Tee on the
Tag after his poor season last year. Newsflash, we are paying him like 22 mil and he wants to get traded after a season he wasn't even a
top #2 WR...
