Bengals extend Chase (4 yrs $161mill) AND Higgins (4 yrs $115mill)

[4th&long]

Good. With what they pay burrow they will never be able to field a complete team again. 

[gobills404]

 

[Thurman#1]

6 minutes ago, BillMafia716ix said:

Here Josh…go take Khalil Shakir and Joshua Palmer and go win the Super Bowl. 

 

 

Yeah, and since football is only a three-person game, the Bengals will doubtless win every Super Bowl out there. Oh, wait, you mean there are more than three on the field?

 

Josh isn't taking Shakir and Palmer. He's taking the whole roster. Which is superior to the Bengals.

 

The Bengals had Chase and Higgins last year. How many playoff games did they win? 

[Big Blitz]

9 minutes ago, Another Fan said:

With all due respect why?

 

They helped break the playoff drought.

 

I thought they were pretty classy about the Hamlin situation and if they didn’t beat the Chiefs in the AFC Championship game a few years ago….    The Chiefs would have tied the Bills Super Bowl consecutive appearance record 

 

Because tomorrow when they’re asked about paying 3 guys this much money to the cap bc Burrow isn’t elite without his 2 elite WRs and Chase’s ridiculous YAC ability they’re going to say something along the lines of “we can’t be stopped so good luck.”  
 

As they come off a year of not making the playoffs bc they lost to New England.  
 

 

Nothing about them is likable.  

[Low Positive]

1 minute ago, Big Blitz said:

 

Because tomorrow when they’re asked about paying 3 guys this much money to the cap bc Burrow isn’t elite without his 2 elite WRs and Chase’s ridiculous YAC ability they’re going to say something along the lines of “we can’t be stopped so good luck.”  
 

As they come off a year of not making the playoffs bc they lost to New England.  
 

 

Nothing about them is likable.  

Wow, you don't even live here and you put it better than me. 

[Process]

16 minutes ago, BillMafia716ix said:

Here Josh…go take Khalil Shakir and Joshua Palmer and go win the Super Bowl. 

He's got a much better shot than Joe...

[Low Positive]

For those that don't hate Joe Burrow more than any other player in the league, watch this. You probably turned off the game before this. He said this crap in our house:

 

[billsfan89]

30 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:

Bengals will score 30 a game and also give up 30 a game.

 

Likely gonna have to just draft mostly defense try to get a bunch of cheap young defenders and if you can hit on 3-4 starters maybe you can cobble together a decent defense. 

[NewEra]

Hopefully they get rid of Hendrickson for a 3rd

[Low Positive]

Just now, billsfan89 said:

 

Likely gonna have to just draft mostly defense try to get a bunch of cheap young defenders and if you can hit on 3-4 starters maybe you can cobble together a decent defense. 

They need OL in the worst way too. 

[Greg S]

Do the Bengals not realize that defense is also a part of the game.

[Low Positive]

Just now, Greg S said:

Do the Bengals not realize that defense is also a part of the game.

Joe Burrow demanded, in both the national and local media, that the team pay both of his weapons. The thing that nobody wants to talk about in the NFL is that the great Joe Burrow needs two #1 WRs to play well. He doesn't elevate the players, they elevate him. I mean, former bust Sam Darnold had 4,339 yards and 35 TDs with two #1 WRs. But Minnesota Wisely decided not to pay him because they know that the WRs elevated him, and not the other way around. Joe Burrow is an entitled rich boy who is the most unlikable player in the league. Learn to hate him. 

[BillMafia716ix]

17 minutes ago, Thurman#1 said:

 

 

Yeah, and since football is only a three-person game, the Bengals will doubtless win every Super Bowl out there. Oh, wait, you mean there are more than three on the field?

 

Josh isn't taking Shakir and Palmer. He's taking the whole roster. Which is superior to the Bengals.

 

The Bengals had Chase and Higgins last year. How many playoff games did they win? 

How much longer do you expect us to get by without having elite talent? If I remember correctly I think it was Cincy that knocked us out the playoffs just a few years ago. Joe has been to the SB. Our guy hasn’t. 

Edited 20 hours ago by BillMafia716ix

[Cheektowaga Chad]

I will say they are paying guys that you can better manage being healthy come playoff time 

 

No idea if this is a good idea, generally goes against how teams have historically been built 

[JerseyBills]

32 minutes ago, BillMafia716ix said:

Here Josh…go take Khalil Shakir and Joshua Palmer and go win the Super Bowl. 

+ elite OL and run game

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

Even with all these guys last year, the Bills (and 6 or 7 other teams) had higher scoring offenses. 

 

Serious question: does Joe burrow need two top-10 receivers to be good and for that team to score?

[Special K]

What the Bengals can now afford for an O-line:

 

[In Summary]

19 minutes ago, Low Positive said:

They need OL in the worst way too. 

I would take a great OL over a great WR tandem if forced to choose.

[Low Positive]

Just now, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Even with all these guys last year, the Bills (and 6 or 7 other teams) had higher scoring offenses. 

 

Serious question: does Joe burrow need two top-10 receivers to be good and for that team to score?

Yes! Yes he does. He sucked in college until he got to LSU and got Jefferson and Chase. He lost the job at OSU to Dwayne Haskins. The general take is that this was a massive mistake by Urban Mayer. But maybe Joe Burrow has to have an all-pro team to be effective? 

[WeckMonster]

I hate the Bengals, think their ownership is bush league... but I actually don't think this is a terrible decision.  Go all in on impact players and hope you draft / find cheap vets to fill the gaps.

 

Think of all the lesser-impact players Beane spends $ on.  I'd rather have Higgins than Roussea + Ogonjubi.  I'd rather have Chase than Shakir + Palmer + Hoecht + Bosa.  Out of those guys Shakir is the only one above average.  The rest are JAGs that you can pick up anywhere.

 

Hope our signings are better than I'm expecting and I eat my words...

Edited 20 hours ago by WeckMonster