03-01-2020, 10:34 PM
(02-27-2020, 06:01 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Denver paid Peko more in 2017 ($3.8 M) than the Bengals paid him in 2016 ($3.725 M). https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/baltimore-ravens/domata-peko-1374/cash-earnings/
As for the Broncos having the number 3 defense instead of the number 1 I will admit that you are correct, but it doesn't really effect the point I was making. People around here were claiming that the fact we were starting Peko was "proof that the Bengals don't care about winning". He was probably the number one target for the haters and squealers around here. Then a team that was just one year removed from winning the Super Bowl not only signs him to start for them but they pay him more than the Bengals were.
The Bengals signed him to two years 9 mil contract and Denver signed him to a two year 7.5 mil contract. Tell me again how Denver paid more for him. Baltimore picked him up for peanuts. I guess we could have kept him and been happy with his declining play. Peko was being pushed around and not anchoring the middle. He was still making tackles but it was five yards downfield.
