Why Still Mike Brown ?

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(08-24-2024, 11:54 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: Its not the same deal Jefferson got because Jefferson didnt get 20 million added to his 4th year.  You guys need to stop claiming its the same amount of money because its not.   Its a 4 year extension.  Jefferson got 140 million for a 4 year extension.  Chase wants 160 million for a 4 year extension.   You guys sound like his agent trying to justify Chase getting the same 140 million as Jefferson plus an additional 20 million on top of that to put on his 4th year that Jefferson didnt get.

If a free agent elite defensive lineman became available at cutdown time and the Bengals spent 20 million to sign him and didnt have cap space to put Chase's contract extension money on this years cap but instead put it on his 5th year just like Jefferson would you think paying Chase 160 million was a good idea? 

Dude an elite dlineman becomes available the Bengals aren't signing him. Let's not live in a fantasy world where we are gonna over pay other teams. You sound your Mike Browns rep. Jefferson had one year remaining making his 35mil a year contract a 32mil average. Chase has 2 years left making the 40mil a 32mil average. It's the same percentage of the cap that a top wr got in 2011. 

I want it to happen as a fan because I enjoy watching Chase and Burrow play. But it also might force the Bengals to take the steps into the future that they've been dragging they're feet on.