03-13-2025, 05:02 PM
As someone who stares at spreadsheets and numbers all day, I find it mind blowing how risk adverse the Brown family operates their salary cap. They are so afraid of dead cap, they're willing to sacrifice their image to public, goodwill with the city, and their relationships with their current and former players. The truly ironic part of this approach is they have absolutely nothing to show for it. Going back the last ten seasons, here is where the Bengals rank in terms of least dead cap:
2015: 1
2016: 2
2017: 1
2018: 3
2019: 8
2020: 14
2021: 9
2022: 3
2023: 1
2024: 1
That's some dynasty level shit. It's just unfortunate for them those results haven't translated to the field. But hey, in the instance there is another global pandemic or another Great Depression, the Bengals are going to be prime suitors for that free agent class. Until then, they'll just continue to burn bridges with their fanbase and players. Joe sent a clear message this offseason. If this is the Blackburn response, this won't go unnoticed and good luck with the lease negotiations.
2015: 1
2016: 2
2017: 1
2018: 3
2019: 8
2020: 14
2021: 9
2022: 3
2023: 1
2024: 1
That's some dynasty level shit. It's just unfortunate for them those results haven't translated to the field. But hey, in the instance there is another global pandemic or another Great Depression, the Bengals are going to be prime suitors for that free agent class. Until then, they'll just continue to burn bridges with their fanbase and players. Joe sent a clear message this offseason. If this is the Blackburn response, this won't go unnoticed and good luck with the lease negotiations.
