I'm trading Trey this off-season

[FormerlyBengalRugby]

(12-10-2024, 11:31 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: So what's the plan for the rebuild? Who are you going to find for less to replace at least half of Hendrickson's pass rush production while a draft pick develops?

Trey Hendrickson is an absolute bargain for his production level, and I haven't seen any signs of him dropping off. The best thing that the Bengals could do is throw Big Play Trey about a $50M/2 year extension his way, and call it a day.

Absolutely.

What kind of message does it send the team when the best defensive player, still playing at a high level (NFL sack leader) gets traded instead of paid?

Love it if the Bengalis could bring pressure from someplace else to make things easier on Trey and the secondary. Better yet, having a good enough secondary that they could send more blitzes.

Either would be nice, as the current trend cannot continue.

[Tomcat]

(12-10-2024, 12:18 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: It's a "concept" of a plan. 

I gave you some names. 100 million in cap space. This 100 million is without cutting Cappa (who will get cut). 

WR - Extend Chasae - 4 years 125 million. 32 million a year
DT - Osa Odighizuwa - 4 years 100 million. 25 million a year. 
Safety - Javon Holland - 4 years 65 million. 16 million a year. 
Edge - Josh Sweat - 3 years 75 million. 25 million a year. 

You added three really good players on defense. 

Draft another edge like Nic Scourton and a CB like Benjamin Morrison in the first couple rounds. One of those with the pick you aquired in the trading of Trey. This defense is built for the next 4-5 years.


Why would Chase sign for $32 mil a year when he turned down $40 mil a year already? I think the Chase numbers start at 4years for $180 million! We know how the Bengals operate, we see $100 million in Cap, but the FO sees $50 million.

[wadirumm]

(12-10-2024, 03:57 PM)puddycat Wrote: The quickest way to rebuild is to not sign Chase or Tee.  It's insane, but it's the fastest.

It seems to me that the situation with Trey is not unsolvable.  Do fans realize that the Bengals have restructured his contract every single year? The Bengals couldn't have renegotiated with him when he asked even if they wanted to. BTW, he just had his Bday and is 30 now which will make him 31 at the end of next season. Up until this year he has been making franchise money, what the extension is lacking is any signing bonus/guaranteed money.

Of course I don't know what he's looking for, but paying him close to franchise money with a signing bonus and roster bonuses for 10+ sacks per year seems worth it.  I might feel different if the Bengals had a really good backup, but if and until that happens...

Lastly, this seems like just adding to the narrative that the Bengals aren't willing to take the steps needed to win, something they do not need right now.

Insane as it sounds, trading Chase would make sense.  I love to watch him and Joe-  what fun but what kind of draft capital would we expect to get?  And do you trust the FO to capitalize on that?  

I just don't know if our FO will resign him for what now will be the highest paid WR ever given his numbers this year.