03-13-2017, 04:57 PM
(03-13-2017, 04:10 PM)ochocincos Wrote: You're right, but then here's the question. What will the rest be spent on? If the Bengals somehow use $27 million between the draft, extensions, and injury settlement, then they gave too much in extensions. The draft should cost about $10 million based on given picks. You're looking at between $3-5 million reserved for injury. That still leaves about $12-14 million.
The Bengals only have two players worth putting this toward - Eifert and Burfict. The rest are mediocre at best and should not get good extensions (keyword SHOULD). Are the Bengals really going to invest $12 million worth of this year's cap into upcoming extensions? If so, they clearly are showing they care much more about not being in the basement but will never show urgency to "win now". That will result in perennially 6 to 11 regular season wins and no AFC Championship games.
That's the part that really frustrates most of us on here.
They rolled over money for this year - for what? They let 2 of their best players walk.
The bottom line is that the Bengals are always going to leave $10 million or so on the table for injuries and incentives.
I always question the injury allocation, who is ever going to be available in the middle of the season that will take up that kind of money? Answer: nobody and if there was, the Bengals wouldn't want to spend that much on a guy.
