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25 minutes ago, BlackJesus said:
Boo fucking hoo ... The tag helps keep some of these contracts from getting out of hand and a few players from hogging all the salary cap for themselves.
The Bengals haven't had any conversations about extending Higgins in over a year but somehow it's Tee and his greedy agents' fault...make it make sense.
The tag helps the teams keep labor on short-term deals that benefit them, not the players. They get to pay these players what they would get on the open market without the player having the ability to go where he wants to go or to whom will pay him the most amount of money...if you were in the same situation as Tee Higgins you would do the same thing if you were smart and had a good agent.
Also, how is he throwing a tantrum, he's asking to be traded to a team that wants to give him a long-term deal...does that make him a child...wtf is Paul Dehner talking about...the Cincy sports media is a weird bunch.
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1 hour ago, claptonrocks said:
Agree...Trade him for a late 1st or very early 2nd ( Carolina #33)
Something of that nature.
BJ isn't wrong about dealing with his agent....
Btw..do you anything about Lost?
Wondering what happened to him.
The agent is doing his job, which is why so many good players have decided to make him their agent. From a player's perspective, they have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get as much money as they can so having an agent that maximizes that opportunity makes sense. NFL franchises find ways to pay the players they want to keep, if your favorite team isn't paying for your favorite player you should be angry at the team for being cheap, not the player for wanting to get paid for his services or the agent for doing his job.
David Mulugheta is looking out for the players by getting them something every other pro sports league has, fully guaranteed contracts and maximizing their earning potential. NFL franchises make billions of dollars every year, but most of the players play on contracts that allow them to be cut for a fraction of what they agreed to, that is a broken system that needs to change for the betterment of the players and Mulugheta is leading the charge to do that.
He's not screwing over his clients by convincing them to take team-friendly deals that favor the multi-billion dollar organization in hopes that he will be able to do business with them in the future as some agents do. He's acting as a fiduciary and putting his client's financial future first because he knows that one team will eventually pay and ultimately the more money you can make by playing in the NFL the better.
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Anyone who is mad at Higgins or his agent is a complete clown, Tee's doing what's best for him and his future as are the Bengals. If the Bengals valued Tee they would re-sign him to a long term deal, they clearly don't. His agent is doing his job, getting the most money possible for his client...if you had an skill set that required you to have an agent you would want an agent just like the one Tee has.
If you want to be a mad at someone, look at the Bengals front office for not paying Tee what the market will give him. I can't fathom why anyone would side with a multi-billion dollar corporation over an individual that is producing the product and putting their literal lives on the line while doing so, you would think that fans of the sport would want to see their favorite players get paid what they deserve, which is the best deal they can negotiate when they have a hot market for their services.
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Israel's government has advanced plans for more than 3,400 new homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank.
About 70% of the homes will be built in Maale Adumim, east of Jerusalem, with the rest in nearby Kedar and Efrat, south of Bethlehem.
A minister has said the construction is a response to a deadly Palestinian attack near Maale Adumim two weeks ago.
The Palestinian Authority condemned the plans, which are reportedly the first to be approved since June.
Israel has built about 160 settlements housing some 700,000 Jews since it occupied the West Bank and East Jerusalem - land the Palestinians want as part of a future state - in the 1967 Middle East war.
The vast majority of the international community considers the settlements illegal under international law, although Israel disputes this.
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8 minutes ago, sparky151 said:
Because Smith is rated one of the top free agents available. So he'll have a market and the Bengals won't pay up for a 33 year old player who wants a multi-year contract.
Bengals would be happy to sign him to a 1 year deal two weeks into free agency if it was for 5 mil or less. But Smith will get more than that and sign sooner than that.
maybe but the Bengals could offer him a 2 year deal at $10 MM plus per year, not sure where you are getting this $5 mil or less number from. Going cheap on offensive line isn't going to work and the Bengals know this, which is why they have bought in expensive free agents in the past few years, no reason to think they will stop that trend.
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11 minutes ago, sparky151 said:
Bengals won't go after Tyron Smith, at least in the first days of free agency. I wouldn't be surprised if the Jets sign him.
Eluemunor or Fleming, paired with a rookie would be fine. I'd like to get an acceptable vet RT and NT signed before the draft so we are free to take the best players in the draft.
How do you know this to be true?
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19 hours ago, T-Dub said:
We already did the aging, injury-prone Cowboys washout at RT. Didn't go well.
big difference between Smith and Collins
19 hours ago, claptonrocks said:33 yrs old.
Had more injury season than not.
( His list of injuries is extensive)
At his best was an All-Pro type but not anymore.
He around 850 snaps last year and produced at a very good level.
74 off...
So.
Roll the dice if he stays healthy for the
money you pay him?
What say you?
He's the perfect bridge player for a 1st or 2nd round pick at RT, let a young guy learn behind a proven vet who has played at a HOF level
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3 minutes ago, claptonrocks said:
Dallas will keep Smith on a 1 year deal
Imho
They already said they aren't re-signing him, they are allowing him to be a FA.
QuoteSuch was the case for the Cowboys, who met with Tyron Smith’s representation during the combine. Initially, there were reports of optimism from Dallas, and the expectation that the team would be able to bring Smith back for the 2024 season. Then, Saturday morning brought news that Smith is expected to test free agency and likely land somewhere other than Dallas.
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42 minutes ago, MichaelWeston said:
i assume they will play Burrow more under center because it worked really well with Browning. But that remains to be seen.
Agreed, just because it worked for Browning doesn't mean they will do it for Burrow. As I recall Burrow doesn't like playing under center and prefers to play in shotgun, it helps him see the field and process the defense quicker, but it remains to be seen how things will play out in 2024
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Tyron Smith and a rookie RT would be an ideal solution, IMO.
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12 minutes ago, MichaelWeston said:
If you have PFF you should be able to see how he played once we went under center with Browning.
Is Browning going to be the QB for the Bengals for the rest of the decade?
He might have had a good 4-5 game stretch, but overall his performance has been subpar, he needs to be replaced or at the very least given legit competition to earn his job.
He was given the starting role in 2022 and didn't have to compete vs anyone in 2023, the stakes are too high and his previous performance is too low to just hand him the starting job without any real competition or threat of being replaced.
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19 hours ago, MichaelWeston said:
Yes. He would easily find a spot. He was very good when they went under center with Browning.
So you are saying that if the Bengals released Volson today he would be a starting LG for another NFL team, I wholly disagree, but to each their own. BTW, Volson had a 58.3 PFF grade for the 2023 season, which would be below average.
He's the only player on the o line that is considered to be a weak link that needs to be replaced as well
https://gridironheroics.com/bengals-options-at-left-guard-2024/
QuoteWhile he played well enough in 2022 to make the team believe that he would develop into a solid offensive lineman, he has failed to develop in a fairly substantial sophomore season in 2023. Just for a reference, Volson was graded at a 51.3 via Pro Football Focus (PFF) in 2022 which isn’t great but for a rookie, that is an acceptable number for someone you believe will improve. Unfortunately for Cincinnati, that just wasn’t the case this season.
In 2023, Volson’s PFF overall score grew slightly to 58.3 as he ranked 44th among offensive guards. Although his score may not have been great, the most substantial scoring for Volson is that his pass blocking score dropped from a 52.9 in 2022 to an abysmal 46.7 in 2023 as Volson gave up five sacks, six hits and 38 pressures on 730 passing plays. Quite simply, Volson isn’t going to be an effective option as a pass protector if Cincinnati plans on protecting Burrow for a long career.
Taylor is a pass-oriented HC/play caller that loves to dial up the throws, even to the detriment of the offense and his players...see Burrow's torn ACL in his rookie year. You can't have an awful LG that allows your QB to be pressured up the middle like Volson does on a consistent basis, he can't pass protect at a high enough level to be a starter in the NFL on a team that will win the SuperBowl.
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2 hours ago, MichaelWeston said:
Volson was very good when they changed the system for Browning......but the system was changed. So.....who knows
At no point was Volson very good, maybe less bad but he was not very good. He gets overpowered frequently and is a liability in pass pro, the Bengals could upgrade at LG easily.
If Volson was released today, do you think there would be a bidding war for his services or would he be a backup on most teams...he's a backup that is starting because Pollack likes his grit or some intangible BS that deflects from his obvious lack of ability to play at the NFL level.
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On 3/4/2024 at 12:14 PM, JC said:
Listening to the new PDJ pod - the bengals appear to be rolling with Volson next year. Liked the way he played down the stretch.
Volson gets all the chances to get Burrow hurt, Frank Pollack is looking bad continuing to back this guy who obviously needs to be replaced.
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Somebody tell Duke Tobin I can start tomorrow...because you are looking at the new Bengals Draft Guru...yes, I know the position doesn't exist on the org chart, but after this mock draft I just completed it the Blackburn/Brown family will have no choice but to create it.
It's got everything, game changers...check, depth at CB and RB...check...RT, OC, and TE of the future and present...check...DT depth...check.....I made this draft my bitch...who's yo daddy, NFL draft...me that's who...
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More than 100 killed while seeking aid in Gaza, overall death toll passes 30,000
QuoteGaza health authorities said Israeli forces on Thursday shot dead more than 100 Palestinians as they waited for an aid delivery, but Israel blamed the deaths on crowds that surrounded aid trucks, saying victims had been trampled or run over.At least 112 people were killed and more than 280 wounded in the incident near Gaza City, Palestinian health officials said.Hamas issued a statement rejecting the Israeli account.It said the Health Ministry had presented "undeniable" evidence of "direct firing at citizens, including headshots aimed at immediate killing, in addition to the testimonies of all witnesses who confirmed being targeted with direct fire without posing any threat to the occupying army".-
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The Palestinian Authority’s prime minister announced his government’s resignation on Monday, seen as the first step in a reform process urged by the United States as part of its latest ambitious plans to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
But it will do little to address the authority’s longstanding lack of legitimacy among its own people or its strained relations with Israel. Both pose major obstacles to U.S. plans calling for the PA, which administers parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, to govern postwar Gaza ahead of eventual statehood.
That’s assuming that the war in Gaza ends with the defeat of the Hamas militant group — an Israeli and U.S. goal that seems elusive nearly five months into the grueling war that has killed almost 30,000 Palestinians and pushed the territory to the brink of famine.
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11 hours ago, claptonrocks said:
So you and Jamie skirt the reason for no wall..no border control.
Just let whoever in.
Your both are unreasonably able to a answer why this dunce wants open borders...
Wanna go into the crime rate next?
Fools led by grndiose ideas that
aren't sensible and very dangerous to the country
So in your mind, a wall equals border control...that is a very simplistic view and not based in reality.
No evidence says that building a wall will make us safer as a country or decrease illegal immigration. It's just a ridiculous idea from a treasonous lunatic named Donald Trump that some of his sycophants have latched on to as the magical solution for illegal immigration
QuoteSo is to be the wall that President Donald Trump promises to build along the border. But no matter how tall and thick a wall will be, illicit flows will cross.
Undocumented workers and drugs will still find their way across any barrier the administration ends up building. And such a wall will be irrelevant to those people who become undocumented immigrants by overstaying their visas—who for many years have outnumbered those who become undocumented immigrants by crossing the U.S.–Mexico border.
Nor will the physical wall enhance U.S. security.
The border, and more broadly how the United States defines its relations with Mexico, directly affects the 12 million people who live within 100 miles of the border. In multiple and very significant ways that have not been acknowledged or understood it will also affect communities all across the United States as well as Mexico.
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4 hours ago, claptonrocks said:
Why doesn't Biden want a wall
to keep our border secure??
Thoughts??
lol...a wall...this isn't a Game of Thrones were you can protect your fort with a wall and moat...they have walls now that people go over, around, under...you sound like you've been chanting at a Trump rally...do you really think it's that simple to build a wall and all illegal immigration stops, it's a bit more nuanced than that.
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2 hours ago, Jamie_B said:
Bibi has never wanted a 2 state solution.
But should it be up to a right-wing zealot to decide the fate of Palestinians... that's not logical, that would have been like asking a slave owner if the US should have abolished slavery...he was probably going to say no to that idea.
It's time for the US to stand up for Palestine and put boundaries on our relationship with Israel if we are the nation we claim to be. How can we be for freedom, justice, liberty, etc..and support a country that denies it's neighbors those things?
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Doesn't seem like Israel wants to be reasonable or have peace talks...
QuoteIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday rejected a hostage-release proposal as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested a "clear and credible pathway to a Palestinian state" would be best solution to ending Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza.
Netanyahu called the proposal "delusional," describing it as an Israeli surrender, while still seeking to assure hostage families he cared. "Your loved ones are always standing before my eyes. ... We do not stop working for the release of our abductees -- even now," Netanyahu told them.
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Biden expected to issue an executive order targeting Israeli settlers in the West Bank
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27 minutes ago, Go Skins said:
It's happening all over the Western world, they want to make you uncomfortable so you are forced to deal with their suffering..at least you have an excuse for being late to work.
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State Department reviewing options for possible recognition of Palestinian state
https://www.axios.com/2024/01/31/palestine-statehood-biden-israel-gaza-war?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter
Quote- The Biden administration is linking possible normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia to the creation of a pathway for the establishment of a Palestinian state as part of its post-war strategy. This initiative is based on the administration's efforts prior to Oct. 7 to negotiate a mega-deal with Saudi Arabia that included a peace agreement between the kingdom and Israel.
- Saudi officials have publicly and privately made clear since Oct. 7 that any potential normalization agreement with Israel would be conditioned on the creation of an "irrevocable" pathway toward a Palestinian state.
- Some inside the Biden administration are now thinking recognition of a Palestinian state should possibly be the first step in negotiations to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict instead of the last, the senior U.S. official said.
There are several options for U.S. action on this issue, including:
- Bilaterally recognizing the state of Palestine.
- Not using its veto to block the UN Security Council from admitting Palestine as a full UN member state.
- Encouraging other countries to recognize Palestine.
Tee Higgins requests a trade !
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The owners of the NFL created a salary cap, it's not mandated by law...if they wanted to pay the players more they could easily do that. They are making billions in net revenue every year, they have the extra money to spend but they choose not to.
If anyone is greedy in the scenario it's the NFL, it's a collection of greedy organizations that want to maximize their profits while paying the labor as little as possible while capping the salaries of its employees, they don't cap their earnings but they cap their salaries..you see what I'm saying.
Drew Sample is going to get what he can negotiate for, just like any other player in the NFL...Tee Higgins taking less money isn't going to make the Bengals pay Drew Sample more. Also, I don't recall you saying anything about the Drew Samples of the world when Joe Burrow signed for over a quarter of a billion dollars...
I don't follow your logic on this one as it's been reported that Boyd will not be back and he knew that going into the season this was his last year in Cincy, meanwhile the franchise QB said he wanted Tee to come back.
The pie was created by the team owners and they could do away with the salary cap as that was created in a different era, when they weren't making billions of dollars in media deals on top of their other revenue streams.
Also, it what company do lower performing employees make more money than high performing ones...you're whole argument is flawed...