theJ Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 34 minutes ago, sparky151 said: Bengals have an extremely favorable cap situation. They haven't restructured anyone because they don't need to do so. They haven't yet made any cap cuts though Mixon and Collins can't be assured of making the team. They have and had plenty of room to re-sign Bell, Pratt, Hurst, Apple, Flowers, Taylor, Williams, Sample, etc while extending Higgins and Burrow. They weren't going to be in the market for a 15 mil+ player but they didn't need to be. So far they are getting worse and scrambling to repair things. Maybe they thought lots of players would take less to play with Burrow or something like that but if so that was foolish. I sincerely doubt they're scrambling. If i'm not panicking, they're not panicking. To my knowledge, they've never restructured a deal. That's just a thing they choose not to do for reasons we know to be obvious: they don't want to mortgage future years with bad dead money. Mixon will likely be cut. Collins is borderline. Probably depends on his recovery and who they pick up at that position. I could see him make it still. As for what money they have for whom - that's all conjecture. None of us know for sure, though plenty on the internet like to pretend they have all the details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky151 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 It's not a mystery what any Bengals player or any other player in the league is getting paid. Just go to Spotrac or Overthecap and you can see the numbers. The Bengals have plenty of money to spend without sacrificing the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, sparky151 said: It's not a mystery what any Bengals player or any other player in the league is getting paid. Just go to Spotrac or Overthecap and you can see the numbers. The Bengals have plenty of money to spend without sacrificing the future. Guaranteed money requires cash on hand to put into escrow though, and cash flow from team to team is anything but consistent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasurimbor Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Any indication the Bengals are talking to any of the available remaining free agents? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 1 hour ago, sparky151 said: It's not a mystery what any Bengals player or any other player in the league is getting paid. Just go to Spotrac or Overthecap and you can see the numbers. The Bengals have plenty of money to spend without sacrificing the future. It's not, you're correct. Go look at the chiefs or other teams with high paid QBs and you'll see they don't have many high cap hits. The Bengals are not an aberration here except in the fact they're planning ahead a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Though I will say here that I think they might be moving a bit slow here. I still think patience is key, but I think they missed the value on safeties. I don't mind letting Bell go, but the guy that just signed with Cleveland should have been a get at that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 (edited) Damn, I wanted Thornhill Edited March 16, 2023 by THE DUKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmittyBacall Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Orlando Brown Jr. a Bengal. Where is @sparky151 ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Bristow Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 9 minutes ago, SmittyBacall said: Orlando Brown Jr. a Bengal. Where is @sparky151 ??? Did not see this coming. Like at all. I can't even get excited, it's so unexpected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 That's a serious w t f moment right there to wake up to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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THE DUKE Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 Now go get Eleumunor and Risner and have quality depth behind the starting 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INbengalfan Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 20 hours ago, sparky151 said: Bengals have an extremely favorable cap situation. They haven't restructured anyone because they don't need to do so. They haven't yet made any cap cuts though Mixon and Collins can't be assured of making the team. They have and had plenty of room to re-sign Bell, Pratt, Hurst, Apple, Flowers, Taylor, Williams, Sample, etc while extending Higgins and Burrow. They weren't going to be in the market for a 15 mil+ player but they didn't need to be. So far they are getting worse and scrambling to repair things. Maybe they thought lots of players would take less to play with Burrow or something like that but if so that was foolish. You can now take that Xanex and chill, all while publicly apologizing to the front office. Seriously, having a stroke on the first day of official fdrfee agency, given the history of this front office, is the clinical definition of anxiety. Bell was signed a week into free agency. Apple was a day 4-5 guy. The only major loss so far is Bates, who they addressed last year by taking Dax. Losing Bell was unfortunate, but they may be moving on a day 3-4 guy now with Brown on board. And this may be the deepest TE draft class ever, so no need to panic that they didn't give 30 plus year olds Bell and Hurst 3 year deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky151 Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 12 hours ago, SmittyBacall said: Orlando Brown Jr. a Bengal. Where is @sparky151 ??? I'm right here. It's surprising he took a paycut to come here but let's enjoy it. He's a considerable upgrade from Jonah Williams. I thought he'd likely end up in Chicago as they need a LT and have lots of cap space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky151 Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 23 minutes ago, INbengalfan said: You can now take that Xanex and chill, all while publicly apologizing to the front office. Seriously, having a stroke on the first day of official fdrfee agency, given the history of this front office, is the clinical definition of anxiety. Bell was signed a week into free agency. Apple was a day 4-5 guy. The only major loss so far is Bates, who they addressed last year by taking Dax. Losing Bell was unfortunate, but they may be moving on a day 3-4 guy now with Brown on board. And this may be the deepest TE draft class ever, so no need to panic that they didn't give 30 plus year olds Bell and Hurst 3 year deals. Losing Bell in addition to Bates was still a bad move. They may sign Nick Scott or Taylor Rapp to take Bell's place but those guys are probably downgrades in Anarumo's scheme. Adding Brown on the cheap is a great move but it probably wouldn't have happened if he'd stuck to his original asking price. We need to sort out the depth chart at RT and trade Jonah or cut Lael. Then add a vet RB and cut Mixon. We still should re-sign Apple and Flowers and add a stopgap vet TE to pair with a rookie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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