Ja' Marr Chase's Contract: Should Bengals let him walk?

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(09-26-2024, 09:16 PM)J24 Wrote: New question l; would you rather  have Tee Higgins contract 3 years, at 84 million with 55 million guaranteed + a NT, and + 3T + a 1st rd pick in 2025  and a  2nd Rd pick in 2025 or Chase at  4 years, 160 million, with 120 million guaranteed. That's the question; Yes or No!

There's merit to both answers; Chase is the best Wr game and arguably the best non QB in the game and in the other scenario you can practically fix the Dline and get two high rd picks. Along with signing Tee. It all depends on what you value. 

I think we can have a championship  caliber offense with Tee as the #1 WR and I think we can fix the interior Dline in the offseason with the money saved. 

While resigning Chase will only keep our Offense at a high level and we would still be pretty thin at the Dline

Secondly,  I disagree with your assessment on the free agency  interior defensive line. 

Milton Williams, Alim Mcneill,  and Osa Odighizuwa all fit what the Bengals want at 3T with age, production,  and athleticism requirements. Bobby Brown is really the only NT that fits the what the Bengals want.

How are you arriving at being able to sign a 3 tech and a NT?  

Chase's real APY due to still having a year left on his deal would be $36 mil per.  Tee's APY would be $28 mil. That's only an $8 mil cap savings.  Even if we use the $40 mil APY for Chase, it's still only a $12 mil savings.  BJ Hill has a $10 mil APY.  Rankins has a $13 mil APY.  If you're using true APY, you can't even get ONE player of their quality, let alone two.  If you're just going off new money, you'll only be able to sign one player of their caliber, meaning zero improvement.

You can't just sign two upgrades at DT because you want to sign two upgrades at DT for your scenario.  The math has to add up and it doesn't.  Now, if we're also letting Tee walk and trading Chase, you can rebuild the IDL in FA, but you leave the cupboard completely bare at WR.