There's some drama in Cincy

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by BossChief

The bengals have ****ed this up from the get go.

You know what the smart move was?

To be the first WR to reset the market and to get a 5th year in the contract.

Now they’ve pissed off their best player.

There's a pretty good chance that he and Jefferson were in something of a staring contest, though.

I mean if he's saying "I want one penny more than JJ" then it stands to reason that he simply wasn't willing to sign until after Jefferson did.

And if that's the case, there was nothing Cincy ever could've done.

And really, Cincy should probably just give it to him provided that they add it to the end of his 5th year option. At that point you get him for 4/$140 through his age 29 season. So you're getting out of his right around the time he's either started to decline or he's proven to be one of those HoF caliber talents who should age well and be worth another LTC.

The timing of all this SHOULD work out okay for Cincy. Time to just get the deal done.