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(5 hours ago)ochocincos Wrote: This was same situation as Chiefs back when they drafted Karlaftis, McDuffie, Pacheco, and Chenal.
ESPN also on the MNF broadcast mentioned Bengals have 39% of their cap going toward the QB and top two receiving weapons, which is highest in the league.
If you are paying that much for just 3 players, you gotta hit on bargain FAs and draft picks at some point if you wanna get (back) to the Super Bowl.
Ofcourse, it doesn't have to be this way. The majority of teams would convert salaries to signing bonuses and amortize it over the life of the contract. But the Bengals refuse to have any dead cap, so they handicap themselves.
