Vet or high draft pick to replace Hubbard?

[Bengalbug]

(03-06-2025, 01:00 PM)Synric Wrote: Top Dollar for Edge Defenders is now 35m aav and Sweat will likely be around 20-22m aav. 3 years 60m would be cap hits of like 15, 20, 25m and the third year would be an option year.

Sweat is going to get overpaid this offseason. I, for one, would stay away.

1. Half the teams have approximately $40,000,000 or more in available cap space.
2. Edge rushers are a premium asset and this is a deflated FA class.
3. Sweat was part of an overall really good DL, where more often than not, there wasn’t a singular focus, meaning more 1 on 1s.
4. Sweat will ultimately sign for $25,000,000+ in AAV, and he will get an overwhelming majority 70-85% guaranteed.

If the bengals can’t/wont operate within these types of parameters, with arguably better players on the roster, what makes us think that they will attract, and sign, Sweat?

It’s wild how much we, as fans, try to tear down our current players (Hendrickson/Tee isn’t worth “X”, but we need to go get player “a”, and they will come at a discount).

The only way sweat comes here is if falls in their laps, ala Orlando Brown Jr.