03-09-2016, 10:41 AM
Too many people claim free agency is a time when every team in the league gets better except the Bengals. But in reality that is impossible for every team to get better when every signing by one team is a loss by another team. People like to act like these free agents just appear out of thin air because apparently the Bengals are the only team that does not pay enough to keep all of its own players either.
Over the last decade the Bengals have lost two good players to free agency....Michael Johnson (but for just one season) and Johnathan Joseph. During that same period of time they have signed multiple starters. So while the Bengals have made some small gains in the free agency market, they have suffered very few losses.
You can not just look at "players signed" to judge free agency and ignore "players lost". Every good free agent that people pine for the Bengals to sign every year are a loss to some other team.
This year it looks like we will definitely lose more than we re-sign, but that is just the reality of having a deep talented roster.
Over the last decade the Bengals have lost two good players to free agency....Michael Johnson (but for just one season) and Johnathan Joseph. During that same period of time they have signed multiple starters. So while the Bengals have made some small gains in the free agency market, they have suffered very few losses.
You can not just look at "players signed" to judge free agency and ignore "players lost". Every good free agent that people pine for the Bengals to sign every year are a loss to some other team.
This year it looks like we will definitely lose more than we re-sign, but that is just the reality of having a deep talented roster.
