BADOLBILZ Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 51 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: Tee isn't gonna sign for a 3 year contract (unless it is like fully guaranteed) He was a 2nd rounder. This is his moment to absolute maximise his value. I think he is done in Cincy. I've assumed that the Bengals would just use the franchise tag on him. They are one of the few teams that has used it regularly in recent years. They used it on AJ Green in 2020 and Jessie Bates in 2022 and avoided long term commitments to either. Green never bounced back from injury but Bates was very good for that 1 year and bought them time to draft and develop a replacement. I know the Bengals can be cheap but this seems like an easy decision.........dump Boyd........get one more year of Higgins........draft his replacement this spring and allow that player to develop as WR3 in place of Boyd. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanForever19 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 (edited) 1 hour ago, GunnerBill said: Tee isn't gonna sign for a 3 year contract (unless it is like fully guaranteed) He was a 2nd rounder. This is his moment to absolute maximise his value. I think he is done in Cincy. I've yet to hear that he's unhappy in Cincinnati or that Cincinnati doesn't want him back. On the contrary, Duke Tobin said he wants him back. Chase, Burrow, and Higgins are tight. Given Cincinnati's cap space, them wanting him back, him having a good relationship there with a Top 5 NFL QB, Chase and Higgins being so integral to their success, having Chase for 2 more years under his Rookie deal, and having the ability to easily retain him without having to even let him hit the market - I dont see how he goes anywhere. It would be like us having a bunch of money and then making the choice to let one of our top players go when we didn't have to. But I guess we'll see. One things for sure though, wherever he plays next season - it won't be Buffalo. Edited February 2 by BillsFanForever19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCofNC Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 7 hours ago, mannc said: How have Bears “wasted picks”? It seems to me they’ve been highly astute in the maximization of their draft capital…although that’s not to say their actual selections have been astute. The only example I can think of is the second they gave up for Claypool a few years ago. And another second for Sweat and then made him absurdly over paid. Could have just waited and paid him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 20 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said: 'tis the time of the season that people get all excited for all the big names who are set to become FA's. Then the Tags come down and most of the names everyone got excited about are off the market. Read awhile back somewhere that for the most part players that are really good or great, either get re-signed or tagged before they ever hit the market. And the ones that do become actual free agents, there's often a reason for it i.e. T Edmunds. There are some that are good signings, but not that many and most of the good ones that are worth the money they sign for are the ones that get signed weeks after FA starts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Noggin Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 8 hours ago, Mark Vader said: Yes, then we can take Calvin Ridley off their hands. Does he seem like a guy with McDermott DNA? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan in Owego Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 3 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said: I've assumed that the Bengals would just use the franchise tag on him. They are one of the few teams that has used it regularly in recent years. They used it on AJ Green in 2020 and Jessie Bates in 2022 and avoided long term commitments to either. Green never bounced back from injury but Bates was very good for that 1 year and bought them time to draft and develop a replacement. I know the Bengals can be cheap but this seems like an easy decision.........dump Boyd........get one more year of Higgins........draft his replacement this spring and allow that player to develop as WR3 in place of Boyd. Pretty sure the knock on Tee coming out was he didn't separate, something to keep in mind moving forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Noggin Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 3 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said: I've assumed that the Bengals would just use the franchise tag on him. They are one of the few teams that has used it regularly in recent years. They used it on AJ Green in 2020 and Jessie Bates in 2022 and avoided long term commitments to either. Green never bounced back from injury but Bates was very good for that 1 year and bought them time to draft and develop a replacement. I know the Bengals can be cheap but this seems like an easy decision.........dump Boyd........get one more year of Higgins........draft his replacement this spring and allow that player to develop as WR3 in place of Boyd. Agree that this is the most logical approach for the org, but...depends upon the answer to the question: will Higgins actually report? *prior to whatever week late in the season that allows him to become a FA again (week 12? - I like putting my best guess out there online (no cheating) to answer another question: am I bright or am I dim?***). ***I think we all know the answer here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 51 minutes ago, DCofNC said: And another second for Sweat and then made him absurdly over paid. Could have just waited and paid him. Sweat turned around the Bears’ defense after the trade. He is going to be a cornerstone for them. It was a very good trade. They never could have gotten a player like Sweat in round 2 of the draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 (edited) If he isn’t franchised then it’s Houston. But he will get franchised. Edited February 2 by Big Blitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 39 minutes ago, Richard Noggin said: Does he seem like a guy with McDermott DNA? Maybe, maybe not. McDermott did say they need to get better in one area. This would be getting better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 40 minutes ago, Richard Noggin said: Agree that this is the most logical approach for the org, but...depends upon the answer to the question: will Higgins actually report? *prior to whatever week late in the season that allows him to become a FA again (week 12? - I like putting my best guess out there online (no cheating) to answer another question: am I bright or am I dim?***). ***I think we all know the answer here I don't think you make the decision about whether to use the franchise tag on a player based on whether you think that player will report to camp or not. It's generally proven to be a terrible decision for the player to not to be out there opening day. There is enough data on it and players generally just roll with it and take that big guaranteed paycheck. Worked past couple times Bengals did it. Letting a valuable asset like that walk for nothing when you have plenty of immediate cap space to tie them up would be malpractice, IMO. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starrymessenger Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 While Higgins has lots of nice things to say about the Bengals he and his camp continue to insist on a contract. The Bengals are not extending him so maybe where they wind up is tag and trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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