The Myth of Having to Go Into a Season With Cap Space

[BenZoo2]

(08-18-2017, 09:54 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote:  Hindsight...but if you don't think Guard is a premium position in the NFL and you know you won't pay a guy as a free agent...why draft him in the 1st Round?

Also, the Bengals have somewhere near $18 million in cap space now - instead of paying a guy like Andre Smith over $3 million a year who has NEVER played Guard...why not sign an actual good Guard like Ronald Leary?

Jim - Have you heard anything on Eifert or Burfict extensions? Or even talks?

Because with the rookie wage scale as it is now you get that 5th year.  I'd rather have 5 years of a good player and the comp pick than to totally write off a position because I won't re-sign that player.