08-31-2024, 05:14 PM
(08-31-2024, 04:29 PM)Whatever Wrote: 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.
(08-31-2024, 04:41 PM)Whatever Wrote: Really? Do you think he is worth closer to $9.8 mil or the highest paid player at his position in the league?
Keep something in mind, the numbers are a business negotiation and not really what I'm commenting on. What I'm commenting on are the aspirations fired at a guy for trying to get compensated on a level closer to his performance.
If the .01 higher than JJ rumor is true, I don't personally agree. However, that's a helluva lot closer than $9.8 mil. But the teams have set the precedent of silly contract escalation already.
Hot d@mn, we are back to agreeing with each other!
