Building the trenches

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(09-27-2024, 01:28 AM)Bengalbug Wrote: We have two of the top 31 highest paid DTs in the league. Maybe you consider it middle of the pack, but combined with Hendrickson and Hubbard, we spend a ton of money on those 4.  Coupled with unproven and middling production behind them, it’s not getting it done.

Hopefully rankins and hill get healthy and turn this around, but the fact is we have the second highest paid defensive line in the nfl.  The bengals are not close to being top at stopping the run, or bringing pressure.  

There are 64 starting DTs in the nfl. 64 makes around 3,000,000. When you consider most teams carry 4-5, that makes 150ish DTs.  We are not paying middle of the pack.  We might have middle of the pack DTs, but they are not paid as such.

You forgot to take out all DTs still on a rookie contracts. The top of the DT Market is 22m to 27m (31 for Chris Jones is an outlier).

Rankins and Hill are being paid around the 3rd teir along with guys like David Onyemata, Grover Stewart, Malik Collins, Zach Sieler. That is middle of the pack DT and Money wise for Free Agent Defensive Tackles.