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NFL: Free agency speculation

Mr. Scot

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9 minutes ago, Ivan The Awesome said:

This is the thing I don't get with the whole Bengals Situation, if like some say, that they are NOT committed to winning, why on earth would they take Burrow and not just keep Andy Dalton? Makes no sense. 

It's complicated.

They certainly employ people who want to win, but the ownership (specifically, Mike Brown) doesn't care about it as much as he cares about making money. Hence, why he's notoriously stingy.

Remember how it was said that Jerry Richardson wasn't willing to spend huge money on things like scouting staff or firing bad coaches? The Bengals and other teams are like that too. The public doesn't see those things like they see players and player salaries, but they matter as well.

You have some teams, just like some companies, that want results but want them on the cheap. Meanwhile others (the Cowboys for example) are willing to spend money; they just have no frigging clue what they're doing.

Takes all kinds...

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10 minutes ago, Ivan The Awesome said:

This is the thing I don't get with the whole Bengals Situation, if like some say, that they are NOT committed to winning, why on earth would they take Burrow and not just keep Andy Dalton? Makes no sense. 

You still have to Look like you are trying, even if you aren't.

 

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15 minutes ago, Ivan The Awesome said:

This is the thing I don't get with the whole Bengals Situation, if like some say, that they are NOT committed to winning, why on earth would they take Burrow and not just keep Andy Dalton? Makes no sense. 

What would energize a fanbase more than a shiny new #1 overall pick QB? Plus, rookie contracts are very affordable. Veteran starting QBs cost big money, even when they're not very good.

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19 minutes ago, Ivan The Awesome said:

This is the thing I don't get with the whole Bengals Situation, if like some say, that they are NOT committed to winning, why on earth would they take Burrow and not just keep Andy Dalton? Makes no sense. 

Burrow is cheaper and puts fans in seats.

They are cheap and want to make money. If they happen to win then that is a happy accident. 

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I'm sure plenty of us have worked for an employer that was disappointed with results and decided to talk to the employees.

The employees say, "Well, you need to hire more people and buy new and better equipment."

Bosses respond, "No, we don't want to do that. We just want you to work harder / longer / smarter and somehow produce better results."

Such bosses tend to be utter and complete morons, of course, but as unfair as it might be, being an idiot doesn't prevent you from succeeding in the corporate world. Heck, some might say it's a plus.

 

Basically, that's what it's like to work for a guy like Mike Brown or Dean Spanos.

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This came up before about Tepper and the future of NFL contracts. The owners in the NFL are rich, obviously, but these teams are like family businesses and a lot of their wealth is tied up in the team itself and isn’t liquid to be used for coaches, other staff, and guaranteed player contracts. Richardson was another example of this. That’s why you see teams you think are stingy. I’m sure if more owners were independently billionaires unrelated to owning the football team, they wouldn’t seem that way. I’m sure ego and other things like trying to be shrewd businessmen when it comes to paying people come into play, but there’s also just the financial reality for a lot of owners that makes it hard.

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