03-10-2016, 08:34 PM
(03-09-2016, 08:58 PM)Beaker Wrote: This is why I have no problem with the Bengals philosophy of not overpaying in the first rush of FA every year. If we had paid Jones and Sanu what they got elsewhere, that would have eaten up $15 million for two WRS who are the third and fourth options behind Green and Eifert. There would be no way we could have retained Iloka, nor likely signed Eifert or Zeitler next year.
The bengals have $39 million.
Paying pacman $7 and Iloka $6, we still have $26 million.
I wouldn't have signed both sanu and Marvin, but I don't by that the bengals couldn't have afford to sign jones for $8, Vinnie Rey for $4, Winston for $1.
That leaves $13 left.
Eifert has a reasonable 5th year option.
Zeitler could be extended this year and drop his cap hit.
And salary cap is probably still going up in upcoming years.
Marvin wanted a more featured role, so he left.
But the bengals have enough reserve to have signed Marvin AND signed these other guys (bengals ufa).
