Roster Bonuses & the Cap

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(02-02-2021, 05:35 PM)ochocincos Wrote: It's mostly knowing/admitting what someone's talent level is and paying fair value for it.
Bobby Hart and CJ Uzomah weren't worth the amount they were given.
Uzomah specifically was given 3 years, $18 mill and has put up just 329 yards and 3 TDs in 18 games.
Trae Waynes was paid like a top 10 CB but wasn't even in the Top 20 in terms of performance.
Rey Maualuga was overpaid during his extension in 2015.

Meanwhile, you got actual good players like Marvin Jones and Andrew Whitworth leaving in FA because the Bengals didn't value them enough to make them want to stay.

You don't necessarily pay for need, but you should pay for positional value. QB, OL, pass rush, and CBs are considered the building blocks of most good teams. Pay good money to good players at those positions. Offensive weapons can be filled with draft picks and cheaper contracts, same with LBs.

Whittworth was offered almost the same amount of money, but for one less contract year. We have rehashed this a thousand times, Bengals made a solid offer to keep him, but his wife was upset they drafted not one but 2 replacements for him.

Mama not happy, noone is happy. So blame it on a bad draft decision (man was it bad), but don't act like Whitt walked due to bad offer from the team, if you state that, it is a lie.

As for Jones, he was a #2 receiver when he played here and has stayed a #2 receiver. He wanted to be #1 (over AJ) and be paid like a #1 WR so Bengals let him walk. Those are the facts as I know them.