03-11-2021, 06:29 PM
(03-11-2021, 03:37 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: The obvious cuts from a money standpoint would be Geno, Gio and Hart.
So with the Bengals being under the cap, they don't need to make any cuts. This actually can strengthen their position in trying to rework contracts with Gio, and Geno the longer they hold onto them.
Every other team is struggling to get under the cap and cutting guys left and right. If your Geno and you know you might get cut a week or so into free agency when all the big money is already gone and you have to sign a one year vet min type deal or... you rework your current deal and stay here at a lower price but more then you will get in FA. Seems like an obvious choice. Maybe the new front office is smart enough to see this and is going to try and re-work some deals.
To each their own, but I just can't get on board with this.
1.) Have the Bengals ever restructured someone's deal? (I'm sure they have but none are coming to mind). Remember this is an organization that fully believes "you honor the contract you signed". Could this be the first time they used their leverage and forced guys to take pay cuts? Maybe, but I'm not holding my breath.
2.) I'm really not sure you want some these guys back even at lesser amounts. Either it's time to move on and bring in someone else or it's not.
I mean, are we building something here, or are we just slapping a new coat of paint on? What answers do Geno Atkins, Bobby Hart, and Gio Bernard provide for this beyond 2021, if they even provided any for this year? What about 2022, 2023, 2024?
Shouldn't we be getting younger in spots if we can? Shouldn't we be looking for talent we can build off of for years to come? Shouldn't we get guys experience in this system for when we can hopefully start seriously competing in years 3, 4, and 5 of Burrow's rookie deal?
None of these guys do much for me. They're not that great, and they're not putting this team over the hump in 2021 to win a ring, so what good are they? You're telling me a team that won 6 games over 2 years is going to be screwed trying to replace guys like these?
Why keep bringing back the same guys?
