03-07-2017, 06:06 PM
(03-07-2017, 05:57 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Reko is a free agent.
Adam Jones is set to make $6.3 million salary this year. Right now that has him ranked #19 among CBs. Several other CBs are going to get more than that in free agency this year. Adam Jones is still a good CB and will not be that grossly overpaid this year. If you let cut him then you have $1.3 in dead money. That means you would have to sign a better free agent CB for $5 million and that just is not going to happen.
Michael Johnson is ponly set to make $3.55 million this year. He was a top 30 DE last season. That makes him one of the best bargains on the team. If you cut him you would also have $2.25 million in dead money. It would be crazy to cut a solid starting DE to save $1.5 million. I don't think some people understand the concept of dead money or havde any idea what other players in the league make.
It is comical that so many people are calling the Bengals "stupid" because they won't cut a DE who was top 30 in the league last year based on production to only save $1.5 million.
Maualuga's cap hit this year is $3.6 million. I could actually see him getting released. I think he played less than a third of the snaps last year.
IMO, Adam should no longer be a part of this team...and it has nothing to do with ability or money.
