Trey Hendrickson Update

[SunsetBengal]

(7 hours ago)Sled21 Wrote: What makes you think I'm defending the Front Office? If Trey is badly underpaid, that is his fault and the fault of his incompetent agent, not the front office. The front office, like it or not, is a business. They offered him a raise they didn't have to in order to keep him happy. It failed and he came back wanting more. There's nothing in Hendrickson's history that says if they give him what he wants this year, he won't be doing the same thing next year. He wants to be paid like the top DE's, but he's not a top DE. He is an excellent pass rusher who is mediocre against the run. Having players like Burrow, Chase, and Higgins on deals means there is only so much more money to go around. Hendrickson could wait till next year when he's due a new contract, but I suspect he deep down knows his time is coming to an end and his performance will drop off. There's also precedents to be set, give Hendrickson a new contract every time he whines, and you don't think Chase will be doing the same thing when the next batch of receivers sign for more than him? After all, he will want to be paid like a top WR, right? At this point why even have contracts? Just pay these guys on 1-year deals and let them renegotiate every year.

The better question might be; How are you not defending the front office? Last year when his contract was brought up, they assured him that they would rework his deal and pay him accordingly. It's not his fault that the market for DEs jumped so high, especially after they wasted so much time in getting the Chase and Higgins deals done. The Bengals front office continues to cost itself money in getting contracts done by not being proactive and putting pen to paper before the markets rise.