03-18-2016, 12:04 AM
(03-17-2016, 10:54 PM)fredtoast Wrote: No that is not it.
the Bengals don't mind spending money for players. Last year they spent over the NFL cap and spent more than six other playoff teams.
What is sad is that so many fans are unaware of this and just believe all the myths about how the Bengals are so cheap.
Who cares how much they spent?
The question is did the unspent $7.5 million last year hurt or help them?
The question this year is if the unspent $25 million hurt or help them.
We now know that last year was the end of the era with Marvin jones and no sanu. Most likely,bit is the end of the era with Reggie Nelson.
So, the question in 2017 will be, did the bengals do enough when envisioning the end of the era of whitworth, peko, dre Kirk?, etc.
As much as some want to deny it, each year with perpetually unused cap space is a lost opportunity.
This "pauper" mentality with top 10 in cap space and a lack of "young core" players to extend is almost indefensible (for the sane).
