Chase not Practicing

[samhain]

I don't care for the hold-in antics, but the Bengals need to get this done. They bought this ticket when they telegraphed their intent by letting Bates and Reader walk while not offering Higgins a serious extension. Time to take the ride.

I can't imagine that the numbers are that significantly off between the two parties.

The two big problems that the Bengals have are A: Ja'marr knows that they intend to sign him. This isn't like Tee where there's any amount of real doubt. He has less reason to put himself at risk that a guy like Tee at this point. B: the receivers around him have all gotten paid, with the exception of Tee. The numbers have gotten pretty astronomical. Probably more astronomical than the Bengals expected. Now that the game of musical chairs is over, Chase is going to want to be the highest paid in the league at the position. At this point, the Bengals have probably cost themselves some money by waiting . Possibly a lot.

Chase was always waiting for the Jefferson deal. It wasn't because he was patient or a team player. It was because he knew waiting would get him a bigger contract. It's only going to get worse if they for some reason can't sign him before the season starts.