I've got an uneasy feeling...

[BoomerFan]

(02-14-2025, 06:24 PM)CJD Wrote: The Bengals front office has a way with frustrating and wearing down the team's fans and players.

This is the answer. 

The money pie is the same for everyone, but the Bengals act stingier about it somehow. And the funny thing is, they might treat their players better in the long run but it isn't how players WANT to be treated. This whole thing about being averse to cutting players and letting them finish contracts seems noble, but it does mean you end up with less chances at talent. Players would rather get paid up front and be on a team that cuts some people along the way. It is both better cap management and sustains the energy of the team better. 

And of course that pie gets bigger every year (almost). Players want teams to spend more of the future cap. The Bengals are averse to doing that. Look, I get it. If all of your wealth is from football, that represents a bigger risk to you than other ownership. But the players are risking their health to play. If they are going all in, the ownership has to as well. 

All that said, I don't think the Bengals are the worst organization in football or anything. And I think what the Eagles did isn't something that all teams do. But we do need to move faster, communicate with players better, and stop acting so resentful of players looking for money that they'd get elsewhere. That's the vibe I get from this FO too often. It lost us Whitworth. It lost us Bates. It might lose us Tee during his best years, which will also tick off all the other players.