03-04-2016, 05:09 PM
(03-04-2016, 04:17 PM)jowczarski Wrote: Marvin Jones, Sanu, Iloka, Nelson. Do you know how the Bengals have them prioritized? Are there any offers on the table now? If not, do the Bengals plan on allowing them to test the market and then make a counter offer if given the chance?
Marvin 1, probably Reggie 2, George 2a, Sanu. And I believe three of those four will be allowed to test the market (Reggie may get done before Monday). You didn’t add Adam Jones in there, and I think he’s in there as the true “2.”
I didn't include Adam Jones because I think they need to move on. They have two recent 1st round CBs in Dennard and Kirkpatrick that they need to play. I'd rather keep Hall just because he comes with less characte issues. The money saved on Adam Jones can be used to re-sign one of their own who is younger. Get a cheaper, younger #4 CB in the middle of draft. Maybe spend some of that money on improving the pass rush. Maybe target a guy like OLB Nigel Bradham who shouldn't break the bank.
This is all opinion. More than one way to skin a cat as they say.
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Regardless, the salary cap is the same for all 32 teams. Everyone has to deal with rookie pools, injuries, workout and incentive bonuses, etc. I'm just so sick and tired of the annual poor mouthing at the start of free agency as to why they can't do better than their track record of "kicking tires" because of the rookie pool and the injury pool and the other pools. … They act like "we can't spend that dead money," but they already spent it. Don't worry about the dead money if it can give you needed cap space.
Yes, the dead money is already spent – on players no longer on the team. So you can’t use it. Haloti Ngata counted $7.5 million of dead money against the Ravens’ cap. Yes, it was already spent. On him. Even though he was in Detroit in 2015. The Ravens couldn’t just take that $7.5 million and spend it on another player because they were spending it on Ngata. He counted against the Baltimore and Detroit caps in 2015.
Whether Nata was on the team or not, he counted $7.5M in dead money on Baltimore's cap. By trading Nata they saved $8.5M in cap space for his his salary and received 2 draft picks for a player that wouldn't renegotiate and were going to lose anyway even though he counted as $7.5M in dead money. If they kept him he would counted $16M towards their cap instead of $7.5M. Point being the Bengals don't need to put a single dollar aside for potential dead money as Hobson wrote.
I appreciate you taking the time to answer. It's good having you here.
