New locker room too

[*ochocincos*]

(08-01-2024, 07:46 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: We have been spending big money on players other than Burrow.  Last year we spent the #1 cap amount on defensive line and #7 on offensive line.  Any outsider claiming the Bengals havent spent money on players is ignorant. 

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/position/defensive-line/_/year/2023/table/full/sort/cap_total

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/position/offensive-line/_/year/2023/table/full/sort/cap_total

They aren't seeing the Bengals land that outside elite dominant FA for top-tier $$ though, which might be why.
Yes, the Bengals spent a ton on certain positions as a whole, but Bengals aren't paying a Top-5 AAV for any player at a position other than Burrow.
OBJ is the 24th highest paid OT based on AAV.
Cappa 21st highest paid OG.
Karras 11th highest OC.
Hendrickson 8th highest DE.
Rankins 19th highest DT.
Wilson 27th highest LB.
Geno Stone 18th highest SAF.

One could easily argue it's the Bengals being smart with their $$, but someone else may argue rather than get two dudes in the 20s, why not get THAT DUDE who is a Top Tier dude and paid like it.

Honestly, for what the Bengals were paying that DL last year, they underperformed.
Same with the OL.
But outside of Hendrickson and Burrow, they aren't paying for even Top 10.