{The Ultimate Bengals Offseason Extravaganza Thread}

[Bengalstripes9]

(03-11-2025, 02:07 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: It is a terrible idea but so too is trying to hold your team ransom on contract negotiations when they need money to sign other guys.  Chase should be paid very well for what he brings to the table but if he gets too demanding the Bengals have options moving forward.  Be fair, dont be greedy or you risk forcing that type of situation.

I'm trying to think of a way to describe how bad the idea is without insulting anyone's intelligence.

If you make this into an us versus them situation it won't end well.

This is a team sport after all.

Why would anyone want to create division amongst a team?

It weakens the team.

By telling Chase we want to hold him hostage and not pay him what he's worth that creates a toxic environment and who would want to play here in that environment?

On a larger scale this applies to US politics as well. People need more common sense and need to work together instead of letting the media divide us.

Group dynamics are interesting. In general division weakens any team and that team will get outcompeted by other teams.