01-26-2025, 01:32 PM
As I look at teams with top WR duos in 2024, one thing sticks out. Only one is still alive in the playoffs. Only the Eagles with Brown and Smith made the final 4. Brown is on his second contract and Smith on a rookie deal. Eagles have best running back in football and a stout defense also,
The others like Detroit also do not have 2 WR's on 2nd contracts.
Lions - lost in playoffs
Dolphins - 8 wins
Vikings - lost in round 1 of playoffs
Bengals - 9 wins and no playoffs
Falcons - 8 wins and no playoffs in lousy division
Can we pay Tee and Chase? Maybe? Will it equate to getting back to Super Bowl and winning is highly debatable. The Chiefs moved the top WR in the NFL to the Dolphins a few years ago. They got rid of a lot of salary and gained cap space each year for years. I think more importantly they used the extra draft picks and retooled their defense. The Chiefs arguably won the past 2 super bowls with. their defense and an offense that was clutch at crunch time.
They got 5 draft picks from Miami and did an outstanding job drafting. Some will say Bengals can't be trusted to draft well. If that is. true do we really have a chance to build a Super Bowl roster with or without Tee Higgins.
I don't know if the too late, but after a ton of thought, my ideal situation would be to sign Tee to a long-term deal and then trade him for 2 or 3 draft picks. I think there are teams drafting in the 6th (Raiders) to 10th range who would take a proven Tee Higgins over any rookie WR i. the 2025 class. At a minimum, teams like the Pats who have the cap space would give is their 2nd round pick in 2025 + a 4th round and possible another 2nd round in 2026.
Our money could then be allocated to go after a guard like Tey Smith of the Chiefs who could start at OG for the next 4 or 5 years minimum (he is only 25), sign a mid-range vet WR, there are many who could be available from Diggs to Slayton. We could also go after a vet DT. Then use the draft capital to add young players in the trenches.
If we give Tee a boatload of money, we likely do it at the expense of our defense. Could you imagine how good this team could be giving Burrow a top 10 defense? We have won 9 games the past 2 years with a crappy defense, almost worst in the league. I don't see us getting back to the Super Bowl without a major overhaul in the trenches and not sure we can do it if we give Tee big bucks.
Tee played less than 60% of our offensive snaps the last few years. A great starting OG would play over 90% of the offensive stats. Tee helps the passing game. A great OG helps run and pass game.
The others like Detroit also do not have 2 WR's on 2nd contracts.
Lions - lost in playoffs
Dolphins - 8 wins
Vikings - lost in round 1 of playoffs
Bengals - 9 wins and no playoffs
Falcons - 8 wins and no playoffs in lousy division
Can we pay Tee and Chase? Maybe? Will it equate to getting back to Super Bowl and winning is highly debatable. The Chiefs moved the top WR in the NFL to the Dolphins a few years ago. They got rid of a lot of salary and gained cap space each year for years. I think more importantly they used the extra draft picks and retooled their defense. The Chiefs arguably won the past 2 super bowls with. their defense and an offense that was clutch at crunch time.
They got 5 draft picks from Miami and did an outstanding job drafting. Some will say Bengals can't be trusted to draft well. If that is. true do we really have a chance to build a Super Bowl roster with or without Tee Higgins.
I don't know if the too late, but after a ton of thought, my ideal situation would be to sign Tee to a long-term deal and then trade him for 2 or 3 draft picks. I think there are teams drafting in the 6th (Raiders) to 10th range who would take a proven Tee Higgins over any rookie WR i. the 2025 class. At a minimum, teams like the Pats who have the cap space would give is their 2nd round pick in 2025 + a 4th round and possible another 2nd round in 2026.
Our money could then be allocated to go after a guard like Tey Smith of the Chiefs who could start at OG for the next 4 or 5 years minimum (he is only 25), sign a mid-range vet WR, there are many who could be available from Diggs to Slayton. We could also go after a vet DT. Then use the draft capital to add young players in the trenches.
If we give Tee a boatload of money, we likely do it at the expense of our defense. Could you imagine how good this team could be giving Burrow a top 10 defense? We have won 9 games the past 2 years with a crappy defense, almost worst in the league. I don't see us getting back to the Super Bowl without a major overhaul in the trenches and not sure we can do it if we give Tee big bucks.
Tee played less than 60% of our offensive snaps the last few years. A great starting OG would play over 90% of the offensive stats. Tee helps the passing game. A great OG helps run and pass game.
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Please use 2025 free agency to fix the trenches, not the draft!!!!!!!!
