Yesterday, 10:42 AM
(02-20-2025, 04:34 PM)3wt Wrote: Problem is that Joe has said that's who he wants. It's no longer what's financially viable, it's what he has told them he needs to go to the dance. It has now become a fulcrum for his future in Cincinnati.
They have screwed themselves into a bind. As everyone else has been saying, if they had negotiated these contracts in time we would have neither the financial crisis nor the threat of alienating their franchise player.
They are in a no win situation, and taking us down with them. If they tell themselves that they have no choice and "the kid will get over it" they will put him in Carson Palmer territory.
I'm sure there are other issues that I don't know of - but bottom line is they are acting like they are helplessly floundering in incompetence.
It's the bad look that has caused the whole football world to ridicule us.
1)I really think you need to step back and get some perspective..Joe Burrow will continue to play for the bengals and give a 110% with or without higgins..I would imagine that Burrow knows we need significant help in many positions and that money is tight in the NFL.. 2) other teams face the same questions the Bengals have regarding signing popular players and in their cities their fans chime in..just like we do...This is not solely a Cincinnati thing 3) The bengals front office has not done this or that up until this point in time..and because we dont know what is happening ..this does not mean they are floundering 4) the whole football world is not ridiculing us..as a matter of fact most players and coaches in the NFL and fans in the NFL know that with a couple of more pieces on defense that our Bengals are a pretty great football team
