Is Shemar holding out?

[Soonerpeace]

(4 hours ago)rfaulk34 Wrote: I'm thinking you might be having trouble with comprehension. Also, don't get so mad, it's just a message board.

I'll try to spell it out better. 

1. Bengals could have signed Tee and Ja'marr earlier than they did, for less money (see that, i'm not advocating they just spend more money), helping the salary cap in the future. 
2. Bengals could have handled Trey better and signed him to a longer contract for less money than they have to pay now (what do you know, another example of me wanting the FO to help themselves by spending less money), helping the salary cap in the future. 

PoI:
1. I want the Bengals to be a smart front office.
2. I want the Bengals to sign players to fair (and team friendly when possible) deals, to avoid contract disputes.
3. I don't want the Bengals to end up in cap hell, ala, the Saints.
4. I want the Bengals to win. 

I'm not 'in it to win it' by bashing the FO. I bash the FO because they deserve it.

Excellent post. Couldn’t agree more. Again I share my comparison. The Bengals are like the poker player in your group who dutifully antes. But he folds most of the time but when he doesn’t you know he’s got a great hand. He wins but the pot isn’t big because everybody knows he’s got a great hand. So he never goes home the big winner or big loser for the night.