Duke Tobin: "Everything our quarterback says, I agree with."

"I want deals done."

"I don't want to just pay more money for the same team we had last year. We have other needs and I want to go after those needs as well."

— Goodberry (@JoeGoodberry) February 25, 2025

#Bengals exec Duke Tobin says he's optimistic they can keep Tee Higgins and his preference is to do a long-term deal. He also said Ja'Marr Chase will be the highest-paid non-QB in the NFL once he gets his deal.

"We are not trying to insult anybody." pic.twitter.com/4XRCoTIVAn

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) February 25, 2025

Duke knows that Burrow is the one who holds the power. 

 

Give him what he asks for. 

Idk what this means, maybe Tee is going to the Chicago Cubs

 

 

💩

1 hour ago, Griever said:

Idk what this means, maybe Tee is going to the Chicago Cubs

 

 

 

In current slang the hat means "cap", as in "You're not telling the truth". Hence the phrase "no cap" to mean "I'm telling the truth".

 

In the context of the Bengals, hopefully Tee isn't basically saying that Duke is lying in his press conference. 

8 minutes ago, BlackJesus said:

 

In current slang the hat means "cap", as in "You're not telling the truth". Hence the phrase "no cap" to mean "I'm telling the truth".

 

In the context of the Bengals, hopefully Tee isn't basically saying that Duke is lying in his press conference. 

If he is talking about the team…

8 hours ago, BlackJesus said:

 

In current slang the hat means "cap", as in "You're not telling the truth". Hence the phrase "no cap" to mean "I'm telling the truth".

 

In the context of the Bengals, hopefully Tee isn't basically saying that Duke is lying in his press conference. 

Thank you sir. As you can see... I am not hip

 

11 hours ago, Griever said:

Idk what this means, maybe Tee is going to the Chicago Cubs

 

 

 

Its gen z language. "Cap" means your lying. So he's responding to someone saying they are lying. No idea who. I don't think it's Tobin because his mom said the other week that her "cheap asses" tweet wasn't about the Bengals.

I think he's replying to Duke. Last year the Bengals tagged Tee but didn't offer him a multi-year deal. This year Tobin is saying they will get it done. Maybe. 

 

 

^ I think it's more likely they extend Ja'Marr and Tee than Trey.

 

Of the big 3 I think Trey is the most likely to be traded. 

Trey has the least amount of leverage as he's under contract next year for a cheap rate. 

 

I could see the Bengals telling him he has to play it out if he asks for something huge like 35 mill a year. 

17 minutes ago, BlackJesus said:

Trey has the least amount of leverage as he's under contract next year for a cheap rate. 

 

I could see the Bengals telling him he has to play it out if he asks for something huge like 35 mill a year. 

The other variable is the change in defensive coordinators…with a possible change to a 4-3 base instead of a 5-2.  Will Trey be less effective in that alignment (I’m thinking, “yes”)?  
 

It might make a lot of sense to trade him…depending, of course, on what might be offered in exchange.

8 hours ago, sparky151 said:

I think he's replying to Duke. Last year the Bengals tagged Tee but didn't offer him a multi-year deal. This year Tobin is saying they will get it done. Maybe. 

Duke would love to sign all 3.

Who wouldn't?

He can pump up the idea of retaining them with hopes the front office 

doing their due diligence to make it happen.

Katy is much aware of this.

 

Do it.....

Pats have a lot of money to spend too

 

16 hours ago, claptonrocks said:

Duke would love to sign all 3.

Who wouldn't?

He can pump up the idea of retaining them with hopes the front office 

doing their due diligence to make it happen.

Katy is much aware of this.

 

Do it.....

 

Sounds like they are furthest from a new deal with Trey. The team is pretty fearful of making substantial spending commitments, even for proven players. If they were better at structuring contracts, they could get out of them without significant damage after a year or two.

My prediction right now would be that the Bengals extend Ja'Marr and Tee and tell Trey his price is too high, so he will have to play out his last year. I then could see Trey saying he will just not play at all then. 

 

I hope I'm wrong though. 

I could see Trey asking for a trade and the team agreeing. But this is a good draft for DEs so the trade compensation might not be a lot. We could probably get a 2nd and maybe us it on Ashton Gilotte or Princely Umamielen or similar players. Unless we sign Josh Sweat, that would be a poor exchange for us.

 

 

 

 

Random thought...  They should get Tee's contract done before the tag deadline, just so they can transition tag Gesicki.

Tee's agent probably won't let him sign an extension before he's tagged. It would be a disservice to Tee. So tomorrow he gets tagged, then hopefully he's signed in the next week. 

6 minutes ago, sparky151 said:

Tee's agent probably won't let him sign an extension before he's tagged. It would be a disservice to Tee. So tomorrow he gets tagged, then hopefully he's signed in the next week. 

 

Yeah it allows other teams to make offers that Tee can use to ask the Bengals for, better for him to do that, better for the Bengals to get it done now so they arent fighting with other teams offers.

Players can only be tagged 3 times in their careers. A 3rd tag requires paying the highest franchise tag number, ie the QB level, so for other positions it's a max of 2 tags. So Arceneaux should wait until Tee is tagged before negotiating an extension. That will ensure Tee is truly free once his next contract expires. He could wait until the legal tampering period begins to see what other teams are offering. But Tee supposedly wants to stay in Cincinnati and the team wants to sign him. It should be easy enough to agree to a 3 or 4 year deal that averages more than the 26 mil tag number and has half the money guaranteed at signing.