NFL Cap Carryovers Announced

[BengalChris]

(02-27-2016, 12:04 PM)Daddy-O Wrote: I think you've hit on the whole strategy, pay the top talent and try to sign the others to their fair market value.  The problem is guys like Jones and Sanu will want top talent money and may get that elsewhere because teams might be weaker at those position groups.  You make them generous offers within their tier range, Jones #2 money, Sanu #3 money.  If they don't sign it doesn't mean the Bengals are cheap, rather other teams value the player more than the league standard for that talent.  

Andrew Hawkins is a perfect example.  The Browns paid him more than the Bengals were willing to pay for his talent range.  It didn't make the Browns more successful by doing so.  It could be argued that it strapped them more, making it more difficult to retain their better talent, like TJ Ward, ect.  It's a cycle and somewhat simple formula, if you do it right (and not overpay) you will generally be better with the dollars every year.

Hawkins wasn't worth close to the money the Browns offered and he wasn't a key component of the offense either. The same was true of Anthony Collins.

Sanu will probably be offered #4 receiver money and he's likely wanting to go to a placer where he can be a #2.

Still, Marvin Jones, Adam Jones, Reggie Nelson and Iloka are all key starters for this team.

Hall was over paid on his last contract, but the team honored it anyways. So he won't be back except on a near veteran minimum deal.