Building the trenches

[*ochocincos*]

When looking at positional spending, note that some teams may be higher or lower because of their normal alignment.
For example, Bengals are 2nd on the list at $60 mill on the DL, but PIT is far lower.
Looking closer, it's because Watt and Highsmith are grouped with the LBs, not the DL, as they run a 3-4.

However, if we look at the defense overall, the Bengals have the 5th highest cap for 2024 at $106 mill.
For offense, they are also 5th highest at $126 mill.
OL specifically they are 8th highest at $44 mill.

Bengals are not getting their money's worth at DL and defense as a whole, arguably also OL.

I get that the Bengals don't have the top-tier-priced guys on their DL or OL, but couldn't one argue they might be better if they paid for just one (more) elite talent instead of a group of mid-tier dudes?