Is Shemar holding out?

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(07-18-2025, 02:27 PM)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.

Yet when the FO signs a team friendly deal like Trey, you chastise them. I say door swings both ways, yes they make mistakes by not signing guys early like Chase, but in 2 years he is not happy if we got him on a deal, then you will inisist we pay him.

Trey was great contract and so was Tee once you analyze it is incentive laced. I have agreed I would like us to manipuate the cap when needed, I would argue to 2025 is not that year, we have tons of cap space. More so than anytime at this time maybe in 5 or 6 years, maybe longer. So why push cap dollars to 2026 and 2027 and then have cap issues then if we don't need it. Also, we could do something with Burrow today and free up 20 to 25 million in 2025. But because we can in 2025 does not mean it is smart unless we have some stud that becomes available for trade, we are done with FA otherwise as far as high priced players in 2025.