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(12-30-2024, 11:43 AM)ERIC1 Wrote: This will be  my last post regarding this discussion ...I have tried to be very polite  but to suggest the team use more than one third of its payroll  on three players is just downright silly

What is downright silly is the bengals lack of restructures. Equally as silly is your opinion on this.

2025 cap commitments (as of now)
Chiefs are an example of having 1/3 tied up into 3 players:
Mahomes $66m
Chris jones $36m
Japan Taylor or Thuney (Taylor may get cut) - $27m


On the flip side is the eagles, who have a $96m cap hit for Jalen hurts in 2029 and a $50m+ cap hit for AJ Brown in 2030.

When it comes to average annual value, the eagles are at $51m for hurts, $32 for brown and $25 for smith. The biggest difference in eagles v bengals is their ability to draft well on the defensive side of the ball and the way they structure contracts. The bill will ultimately come due, just like for the saints, post drew brees.

To answer your last post, teams can thrive by tying up 1/3 of their cap into 3 players. Teams do this better with creative restructures (maybe burrow does this?). Teams do best when they supplement with good drafting.

I would like to think the bengals can find a middle ground where they can do some creative stuff while not royally hosing themselves in 3-5 years.