{The Ultimate Bengals Offseason Extravaganza Thread}

[SunsetBengal]

(03-13-2025, 07:17 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Except he'd look right over at Tee getting tagged twice in a row and know if he accepted that and played well for them, they'd just tag him in 2026 and again in 2027, stuck on undervalue 1-year deals until was heading into his age 34 season when nobody would give him a large or long term deal. If he accepted that and didn't play well or got badly hurt he'd lose tens of millions of dollars.

If Hendrickson doesn't get a final longterm deal this offseason, he knows he almost certainly never will.

He's already at the age where "falling off the cliff" becomes an actual concern. He should realize that the Bengals aren't going to give him away for nothing substantial in return. But alas, our QB has stated his wishes to not only keep his crown jewel of a receiver in Chase, but also his often injured running mate in Higgins. Tough to cover four top tier contracts, let alone 3 of them in the same offseason. However, the Bengals did it to themselves by not already being strong and decisive.