Bengals plan to use franchise tag on Justin Smith

[Beemnseven]

Yeah, you're right. The bar is usally set much higher than 6 sacks.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

"Getting more sacks last year than anyone currently on our roster" doesn't say that much though.

Exactly.

We're ho-hum about our own guys, bringing in another ho-hum guy isn't going to fix much.

I do like Smith, but not with that price tag.

[That Guy]

last year i really only wanted aaron kampman, since he was the best FA available. green bay resigned him though for 5years/25m (i don't think he took outside offers)... seems like the steal of the century now. kampman for 5 or smith for 8? come on.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Funny how people are ho-hum about a guy who got more sacks last year than anyone currently on our roster.

If this guy hit the market, he would have been a classic example of an average player getting overpaid by someone who is desperate. We have to go get a true stud in the draft that can make the players on our line better. Someone who is a difference maker. Smith is not a difference maker. It's as simple as that.

[That Guy]

how often do true difference makers at LT or DE hit the market? the truth is, almost never, hence the overpayment.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Exactly.

We're ho-hum about our own guys, bringing in another ho-hum guy isn't going to fix much.

I do like Smith, but not with that price tag.

It's not like we would be giving him 8 mil a year (well, never say never) because thats just the franchise tender for a DL. 8 mil for 1 season. A contract to Smith would have been in the 4-5 million a year range.

But maybe this is a blessing in disguise, I don't know.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by That Guy

how often do true difference makers at LT or DE hit the market? the truth is, almost never, hence the overpayment.

Perhaps that player is Alan Branch.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

It's not like we would be giving him 8 mil a year (well, never say never) because thats just the franchise tender for a DL. 8 mil for 1 season. A contract to Smith would have been in the 4-5 million a year range.

But maybe this is a blessing in disguise, I don't know.

Oh I know, but the more I think about it the more I question whether he'd even be worth $5M or $6M per year, which is probably what he'll end up getting.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by dmek25

this means that tafkas is sitting in the corner, crying

I realized a long time ago that getting Smith was probably just a pipe dream...a crack pipe dream. Sigh