05-04-2017, 04:04 PM
(05-04-2017, 03:47 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I was sitting here thinking of what position(s) would be highest priority in next year's draft if Ogbuehi and Fisher both progress well enough this season and Eifert, Burfict, and/or Minter re-sign. It made me think about CB and the fact that with Dennard's option, he's now signed through 2018. So then I went back and looked at Adam Jones's contract...
Adam Jones has a team option for 2018, which would be for near $7 million. The Bengals could be preparing to cut ties with him after this season since they already decided to pick up Dennard's option of ~$8.5 million. I don't think the Bengals would be willing to pay out $9.6 million to DK, $8.5 million to Dennard, and also almost $7 million to Jones. That'd total just about $25 million, which would be way too much tied into three CBs of their caliber.
Therefore, I believe the Bengals will keep Jones this year as insurance while Dennard and WJ3 develop but will not pick up his option, sending him to FA after this year.
Do you foresee this happening or do you think the option will be picked up?
Pac Man will be 34 by the start of this season, then 35 by the start of the 2018 season.
If William Jackson III shows promise plus Keivarae Russell then 2017 is our last go round with Pac Man.
Any type of injury to Pac Man this year would also hurt his chances of the team paying the option in 2018.
Say he misses 3 or 4 games with injury allowing others more playing time to blossom and lowering his market value.
Only risk may be the team does not pick up his option, then Pac Man tests the market and then the Bengals are the highest bidder resigning him without optioning.
Short of that, I think 2017 is his last stint here.
