When Will Players Learn?

[SunsetBengal]

(11-17-2024, 01:23 PM)pally Wrote: If Sam was on IR, they would have had to go out and do something.  Sam playing meant they didn't have to do anything.

They tried to claim Ngakoue when he went on waivers but the Patriots had a earlier claim.  The Ravens didn't cut him before the trade deadline in part so he couldn't pick his team

If he was told this Summer, it was already too late for the management to make any sort of meaningful moves to mitigate the loss of Sam for the year. Free Agency and the Draft had already passed. They could have gotten desperate and overpaid in a trade for someone, but that doesn't really seem like the Bengals way of doing things.

Sam has been pretty beat up the past couple of seasons, I'm suspecting that he's likely just trying to complete his contract and retire from football.