I've got an uneasy feeling...

[SunsetBengal]

(02-14-2025, 09:30 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: The money pie is only so big.  The more of the pie 3 players demand the less pie there is for everyone else to have.  The solution I see Burrow and a few of his fans advocate?  Take even more pie from someone else 4 or 5 years down the road so the guys on the team in 4-5 years have less pie as well.  Sure the salary cap will be higher in a few years but at the same time so will the salary of the players you will need to pay.

Exactly, it makes no kind of sense to be paying your second WR greater than or equal to 10% of the team salary cap. If Tee's the best WR on the market and can get paid as a WR1, let him go get his money. The Bengals are typically pretty good at finding WRs when they want one.