Chase not Practicing

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(08-31-2024, 12:26 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: He has. But it’s closer through their first 45 games (the number Chase has played thus far) than people might think. And Ja’Marr has the edge in TD’s.



Chase has also been a very good playoff performer. In Jefferson’s lone playoff game he put up a whopping 47 yards and 0 TD’s against *checks notes* the vaunted 6-11 NY Giants.

I completely get the principal of the argument that he shouldn't get what JJ got.  However, the teams cast that aside a long time ago by making the next one up the highest paid.  Not to mention, the Bengals made AJ the highest paid WR in the league when he wasn't statistically the best.  And the club made Burrow the highest paid player at his position with two years left on his dea and he wasn't statistically the best, either.  Actually, Herbert's stats were better, so I guess Joe is overpaid by the same logic.  The Bengals really don't have a principal to stand on.

Beyond that, in practicality, it's silly hill to die on.  Why?  Because he will just be even more expensive to resign next year and the year after that.  And something that the Aiyuk, Lamb, and JJ deals are going to do is make the FT a lot less manageable of a number in '26.