50 plus million for a CB that gets toasted by the Steelers every year no thanks!

 

It's not a guaranteed 50. Look what they gave Green guaranteed and he's never taken a snap.

Thornton weighs in:

 

The only way I can justify the Bengals not signing J Joe is if they felt his price tag got too high and they were worried about his injury history. But other than that, I can’t give the team a pass for this. I know what he would have signed for last summer and I was shocked it was so low. When agents get involved and you allow other teams throw offers at your players, this happens. He should have been slapped with the franchise tag before the lockout.

 

http://www.allproblogger.com/2011/07/28/j-joe-gone/

I'm puzzled with Cincy's moves... They are way under the cap, not really signing anyone, but making cuts.

I'm puzzled with Cincy's moves... They are way under the cap, not really signing anyone, but making cuts.

 

There's a rumor that the salary floor starts next year. I don't think that's the case. If it is TB didn't hear the rumor.

 

Brown is going to gorssly over spend for Benson and guys that have a year or two left on their contracts that are current Bengals.

I'm puzzled with Cincy's moves... They are way under the cap, not really signing anyone, but making cuts.

 

Why are you puzzled? That's what the Bungals organization does?

Why are you puzzled? That's what the Bungals organization does?

 

I just thought they would sign their CB back and make one big FA move...

Thornton weighs in:

 

The only way I can justify the Bengals not signing J Joe is if they felt his price tag got too high and they were worried about his injury history. But other than that, I can’t give the team a pass for this. I know what he would have signed for last summer and I was shocked it was so low. When agents get involved and you allow other teams throw offers at your players, this happens. He should have been slapped with the franchise tag before the lockout.

 

http://www.allproblogger.com/2011/07/28/j-joe-gone/

 

 

I thought that they had tagged the tee retriever.

I thought that they had tagged the tee retriever.

 

They were going to, but then he said he would never walk into Paul Brown Stadium again...

They were going to, but then he said he would never walk into Paul Brown Stadium again...

 

I heard a fan threw a twinkie wrapper in his yard so his wife said we are out of here.

There's a rumor that the salary floor starts next year. I don't think that's the case. If it is TB didn't hear the rumor.

 

Brown is going to gorssly over spend for Benson and guys that have a year or two left on their contracts that are current Bengals.

 

It starts this year, they have to spend 99% of the salary cap. However they have the whole season to do that they said which I believe is until January 2. So they don't have to get to that before the year starts, they have the whole season to work their way up to that. That is what I heard on the radio today, and it makes sense because teams will have injuries and will have to add guys through the year to make up for that. So the Bengals do have a lot of spending to do, most likely it will be another free agent or two and then just getting extensions for the younger guys like Simpson, Magualga, etc.

^ I thought they had to spend 90% this year and 99% next year. I may be wrong, though.

The info below comes from this article by ESPN. Provided it didn't change after the agreement it looks like this is what they have to spend.

 

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/6773711/talks-recessed-owners-give-free-agency

 

 

The NFL and its players agreed on Thursday night to a $120 million cap with players agreeing to a team minimum cash payroll of 89 percent of the cap as long as the league-wide cash guarantee is 99 percent of the cap, sources said. For example, the Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills or Jacksonville Jaguars would be required to have a minimum cash payroll of $106.8 million in 2011. If they fail to reach that level by the end of the season, they would distribute the difference to the players on team at the end of the season.

 

League-wide, the 32 NFL teams must spend $118.8 million per team -- $3.801 billion -- in 2011.

 

That 89-99 formula stays in place for the first two years of a proposed new collective bargaining agreement. In the third year, the guaranteed spend of a team rises to 95 percent.

 

This adjustment was made for teams such as the Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bengals cash payroll would be at roughly $60 million if they release or trade wide receiver Chad Ochocinco and Carson Palmer sits out the season, removing $17 million from their payroll. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a current payroll of $63 million. Instead of having to spend to $120 million, the Bengals would have to spend $46.8 million in cash this year while the Bucs would have to spend $43.8 million.