What if we are trying hard in FA but no one wants to come?

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(03-13-2025, 10:05 AM)Housh Wrote: Takes 2 to tango. What if free agents just don’t wanna come to Cincy and we’ve actually made a ton of calls around the league


None of our best players besides Burrow are signed long term so you sign today and you have a 65 overall roster in the next season.



This is part of not resigning your own guys.

Agreed. 

I believe this was one reason to get Tee/Chase/Trey deals done. If we don't take care of players who are obviously elite, why would middling guys think they'd be treated well? 

We can do OK getting guys who have been here before (Hill, Gesicki, Ossai, Perine) or guys with ties to a coach (Slaton, Burks). But for guys who are totally unfamiliar, the rep is poor and we need to overpay to get guys with multiple suitors (otherwise known as good players). 

Trying to "win" on the transactions with Tee/Chase/Trey hurts us in ither areas.