scharm Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 We don't have to tender him at all that's the point. What does he bring that a third , 5th or 6th round LB brings. at least Maualuga is physical like a linebacker should be bUT got way way overpaid but Lamur did absolutely squat on the field. He just ran around the field and celebrated whenever Illoka, Dunlap or Nelson made plays and acted like he was in on the Play. Maualuga at 5 mill is a steal when u compare to Lamur at 2.5 You are pissing and moaning over a drop in the bucket. The first LB taken in the 3rd round cost you .7 against the cap. Is all your pissing and moaning worth the 1.6m of cap room for a guy at the very least is a decent reserve backer? Come on. I doubt you have enough of a grasp on things if you are trying to say Lamur doesn't belong in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 That's basically my question. Dude should be fighting for a roster spot. Then again IDK exactly how an RFA deal would be structured, they may be able to cut him in August without much of a hit. No idea what sort of obligation comes with the tender. I believe it's gauranteed once the tender is signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Can I not post in my thread? cri moar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|SF2| Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Here is the list of FA linebackers as rated by PFF. There are plenty of decent FAs, much better than Lamur, we could have gotten at a decent price. https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/12/25/2015-free-agents-linebackers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Here is the list of FA linebackers as rated by PFF. There are plenty of decent FAs, much better than Lamur, we could have gotten at a decent price. https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/12/25/2015-free-agents-linebackers/ What's saying that we don't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khatmandude Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 What's saying that we don't? Past history? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Past history? You mean like James Harrison past or what Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khatmandude Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 You mean like James Harrison past or what OK, you completely disproved my point. I take it all back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tigre Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 BUTZ THEY R TOO CLOZ TO TEH THIRTEEEZZZ11!1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 OK, you completely disproved my point. I take it all back. Hey its just a recent example of them doing exactly what you seem to be saying they won't/don't do.. Carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|SF2| Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 What's saying that we don't? Not saying they won't but I don't see the point in 2.34 for Lamur, he just isn't that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigfox09 Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Not saying they won't but I don't see the point in 2.34 for Lamur, he just isn't that good. I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|ArmyBengal| Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 for what they paid, always bad to assume, but I'm assuming they feel he's still got a lot of upside. Weren't they signing his praise going into the season? Seems like a sound bet. It would be amusing if they could sign Brandon Spikes. Since Marvin missed on his older cousin. My bud is Patriots fan, they don't think too much of Spikes though. It'd be an upgrade but nothing to crow about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 They've definitely talked up Lamur quite a bit the past two seasons IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky151 Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Say that now but then you go into Indy with Burkhead playing WR. They should kick themselves over Hawkins. They should adjust. It's a difference of less than 1 mil. Meanwhile the best LB just had microfacture surgery. Your entire point doesn't really flow, IMO. What? We can't commit an extra .8 of cap space bringing it a total of 2.3 for a reserve LB? For a year? When the best player is recovering? Come on. The issue of them going out and getting upgrades is an entire different ball of wax. Them signing Rey and Lamur is 1 thing. Sitting on their hands afterward is completely different. They went with Burkhead because they expected Sanzenbacher to pick up Hawkins snaps with similar production. That didn't work out very well. Spending 2.3 mil on a backup LB who isn't very good is a terrible idea. That's because his market value is lower than that. If someone else wants to pay him that much let them. Otherwise the team should let him enter free agency and offer him a backup job at a salary of under 1 mil. We should have been looking for upgrades at MLB and SLB but instead have decided to overpay for poor performance. If Lamur had already been under contract for 2.3 mil, he'd have been a candidate for a paycut or roster cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|kennethmw| Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 They went with Burkhead because they expected Sanzenbacher to pick up Hawkins snaps with similar production. That didn't work out very well. Spending 2.3 mil on a backup LB who isn't very good is a terrible idea. That's because his market value is lower than that. If someone else wants to pay him that much let them. Otherwise the team should let him enter free agency and offer him a backup job at a salary of under 1 mil. We should have been looking for upgrades at MLB and SLB but instead have decided to overpay for poor performance. If Lamur had already been under contract for 2.3 mil, he'd have been a candidate for a paycut or roster cut. You're just laughable. All you ever do is complain about every person the Bengals sign like it's your money and like you know everyone's value to the last penny. :0stfu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky151 Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 You're just laughable. All you ever do is complain about every person the Bengals sign like it's your money and like you know everyone's value to the last penny. :0stfu: The problems of the Bengals are entirely self-inflicted. It's annoying. The team is capable of signing top players but doesn't because they waste money on stiffs like Maualuga and Lamur who should be replaced rather than kept, let alone given big raises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 They went with Burkhead because they expected Sanzenbacher to pick up Hawkins snaps with similar production. That didn't work out very well. Spending 2.3 mil on a backup LB who isn't very good is a terrible idea. That's because his market value is lower than that. If someone else wants to pay him that much let them. Otherwise the team should let him enter free agency and offer him a backup job at a salary of under 1 mil. We should have been looking for upgrades at MLB and SLB but instead have decided to overpay for poor performance. If Lamur had already been under contract for 2.3 mil, he'd have been a candidate for a paycut or roster cut. No shit it didn't work out very well. Thanks. For an extra .8 they make it more difficult for Lamur to leave while the current WLB is recovering from microfracture surgery. Terrible idea get real. Let Lamur walk? Why? So we can expend a draft pick to replace and cut further into the depth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBandJoeyV Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 lamur will start next year... But not at SLB. He will be our starting will linebacker when tez isn't ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 The problems of the Bengals are entirely self-inflicted. It's annoying. The team is capable of signing top players but doesn't because they waste money on stiffs like Maualuga and Lamur who should be replaced rather than kept, let alone given big raises. Signing Lamur and Rey is not related to their lack of signing "top players" What world do you live in? I like it. I want to visit it. The Bengals would have signed Suh but instead they paid about 2 mil cap room extra what was expected for Rey and Lamur. Huh? Would you be happier paying Harris 7 mil just because it's a new name and still not get Suh? Despite this mega overspending (lol) the Bengals can and should chase free agents like Suh. They aren't going to and they'll rationalize it away but that doesn't make Rey and Lamur extensions that are probably 2 mil over what was expected to be horrible ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khatmandude Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Hey its just a recent example of them doing exactly what you seem to be saying they won't/don't do.. Carry on. But it's only 1 example out of how many years. That's my point. Don't expect it, per history. It may happen, or it may not...but if history is any indicator, it most likely won't happen. Especially when they've just given 2 of their own guys extensions. Let's just say I will be pleasantly surprised if a LB is brought in, via FA or draft, that improves their LB corps. Not keep it status quo, as has happened thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky151 Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 No shit it didn't work out very well. Thanks. For an extra .8 they make it more difficult for Lamur to leave while the current WLB is recovering from microfracture surgery. Terrible idea get real. Let Lamur walk? Why? So we can expend a draft pick to replace and cut further into the depth? They should use at least 1 draft pick at LB anyway to upgrade the corps. Rookies are cheap. Instead of hoping to find an elite 4-3 DE at pick 21, they should sign Hardy and look for LBs. But the Bengals are instead going to overpay below average guys like Maualuga and Lamur and bring in another in AJ Hawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocalBengalEd Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 If you believe in PFF at all (not sure if I do), he was rated as the worst 4-3 LB in the NFL last year. One of many reasons he shouldn't be signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 One of many reasons he shouldn't be signed. Because PFF said so? JFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocalBengalEd Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Because PFF said so? JFC. I said many reasons. But I'm sure you know more then them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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