PatternMaster Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Per Tom Pelissero's twitter account the Bengals are in the process of finalizing a 3 year 15 million dollar contract extension for Gio Bernard, congrats to Gio he has worked hard and earned this big pay day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who Dey Forever Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Already posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarpenter62 Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 3 years is about right for a player of his size and skill. Certainly doesn't seem to be an overpay to me. I can at times be blinded by my loyalty... but I continue to LOVE what the brass in this organization does under Duke's control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dautcom08 Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 So who does that leave entering into UFA status this upcoming season? Getting Williams and Gio was huge. If they can add Zeitler to the list of extensions this offseason then they should be in pretty good shape keeping the core together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhowdy54 Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 I would let Zeitler walk. I think whit moves to guard the in 2017 for the last few years of his career. Even he said moving inside is the plan eventually. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlantNGo Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Man I hope it's 3 new years, $15 million on top of the $1 million he's getting this year, i.e. 4 years, $16 million total. That sounds much more reasonable that 3 years, $15 million total, which would be 2 new years for $14 million. I really liked the Shawn Williams contract but this one is a bit harder to understand given how veteran running backs are paid peanuts these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyrid Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Awesome news. I suspect that will look like a huge bargain next March. Not counting the older guys like Whit, Peko, Dansby, LaFell, etc. our only two key starters who will be unrestricted next spring are Dre K. and Zeitler. Dre and Kevin are going to be tougher to get early extensions done with than Gio and S. Williams were. Gio and Shawn were set to make less than $1M in 2016 and hadn't had big paydays. Dre and Kevin are both set to make $8M this year and have a lot less incentive to do an early deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluhartz Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 1 minute ago, SlantNGo said: Man I hope it's 3 new years, $15 million on top of the $1 million he's getting this year, i.e. 4 years, $16 million total. That sounds much more reasonable that 3 years, $15 million total, which would be 2 new years for $14 million. I really liked the Shawn Williams contract but this one is a bit harder to understand given how veteran running backs are paid peanuts these days. Maybe they think of him as a hell of a lot more than an average veteran running back.. And I agree with them. Gio is a serious weapon when the offense is healthy. Good deal..they caps just keep going up and up anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpoore Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 1 hour ago, fluhartz said: Maybe they think of him as a hell of a lot more than an average veteran running back.. And I agree with them. Gio is a serious weapon when the offense is healthy. Good deal..they caps just keep going up and up anyway... What are we considering veteran ? He's only 24 and yeah they dos he averaged 6 yards a touch first in nfl this past season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Good news!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalBuck Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Really glad Gio is here for the next few years. Good move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluhartz Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 42 minutes ago, Jpoore said: What are we considering veteran ? He's only 24 and yeah they dos he averaged 6 yards a touch first in nfl this past season Second contract... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremzz Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Great news and hopefully this lights a fire under Hill as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyrid Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 6 hours ago, SlantNGo said: Man I hope it's 3 new years, $15 million on top of the $1 million he's getting this year, i.e. 4 years, $16 million total. That sounds much more reasonable that 3 years, $15 million total, which would be 2 new years for $14 million. I really liked the Shawn Williams contract but this one is a bit harder to understand given how veteran running backs are paid peanuts these days. Yeah, it's 4 years total now. He won't hit FA until 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyrid Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Based upon the few details that are out there and how the Bengals always structure these contracts (half signing bonus/half roster bonus), here is an educated guess as to Gio's cap numbers: 2016-$4.8M 2017-$3.6M 2018-$4.1M 2019-$4.6M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|High School Harry| Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 I like it... fwiw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Griever Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Nice. I wonder if this will have any effect on who is labeled "the starter". Personally I feel like their time on the field will end up being close to even when everything is all said and done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyrid Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 47 minutes ago, Griever said: Nice. I wonder if this will have any effect on who is labeled "the starter". Personally I feel like their time on the field will end up being close to even when everything is all said and done. Yeah, probably pretty close to 50/50. Last year, Gio played 628 snaps and Jeremy played 506. So something like a 55/45 split in favor of Gio in 2015, which seems about right going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelWeston Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Probably overpaying for a RB. But we got the money and it's not grossly overpaying. It's only overpaying because RBs get so little and rotate so much. In the end I would say great deal. We don't have to worry about RB for atleast 2 more years in anyway. We can stick with the 4 that make it this year and do the developmental 2 on the PS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 3 hours ago, Griever said: Nice. I wonder if this will have any effect on who is labeled "the starter". Personally I feel like their time on the field will end up being close to even when everything is all said and done. I think Gio will again end up with more carries, he doesn't rely so much on interior blocking to be successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyrid Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 1 hour ago, T-Dub said: I think Gio will again end up with more carries, he doesn't rely so much on interior blocking to be successful. FWIW, Hill actually has had more carries than Bernard both seasons he has been here. 223 to 154 in Hill's favor last year. 222 to 168 in Hill's favor in 2014. When you add in catches, Hill has averaged about 250 touches per season while Gio has been around 210. Seems about right to me. We need two good RBs, because nobody is going to hold up to 400+ touches per season for long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griever Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 42 minutes ago, happyrid said: FWIW, Hill actually has had more carries than Bernard both seasons he has been here. 223 to 154 in Hill's favor last year. 222 to 168 in Hill's favor in 2014. When you add in catches, Hill has averaged about 250 touches per season while Gio has been around 210. Seems about right to me. We need two good RBs, because nobody is going to hold up to 400+ touches per season for long. This sounds about right to me. I never thought of Gio as the proverbial "bellcow". Get him where he's the most dangerous...open space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|schotzee| Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Good deal! Now go crack some Shazier skull!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 1 hour ago, happyrid said: FWIW, Hill actually has had more carries than Bernard both seasons he has been here. 223 to 154 in Hill's favor last year. 222 to 168 in Hill's favor in 2014. When you add in catches, Hill has averaged about 250 touches per season while Gio has been around 210. Seems about right to me. We need two good RBs, because nobody is going to hold up to 400+ touches per season for long. Interesting! I guess I thought it was closer to even because Gio was so much more productive. On that note, I wonder how many carries they'll get with a former QB coach running the offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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