This isn't that shockinh, but there was an article in the Sports Illustrated my office got last week about the portion of salary cap money NFL teams spend on offense and defense. It was discussing how money is spent in the NFL between the offense and defense.

The bengals have spent percentage wise, the most money on offense, and least amount on defense. LOL

Bengals- 61.17% Offense, 38.83% Defense
Colts- 55.08% Offense 44.92% Defense
Patriots- 53.89% offense 46.11% Defense

Not to my surprise was the fact that the Patriots, Cowboys, Giants and Packers are the most efficient teams when it comes to money.

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Hopefully the money that they saved by letting Smith, Williams, and Johnson go, will help. I still have high hopes for Rivers and Odom. Also I think the secondary will be better than last year. It should be nice to watch a game where the corners don’t line up in Kentucky.

I just hope we have a “Physical” Defense that can intimidate other teams for once

And look who's up for a big money extension. TJ and Stacy Andrews.

I still contend that it would be wise to deal Andrews for a second round pick. It would be much better than the 3rd rounder they'll get after the 2008 season when Andrews signs a huge deal next offseason.

It seems like the current FA system has been twisted around completely. There's really nothing to spend the money on even if you wanted to. And it's much worse on the defensive side of the ball.

It will be interesting to see if they lock up TJ. It's tough either way. No matter if he stays or if he goes, he's getting paid. Can you throw him a contract bigger than Chad's and skew that 61% even higher? He's a quality #2 but he is a number two. Without a Chad, TO, Moss, or Holt he's Alvin Harper.

I say you have to pay him. He's got 5 solid years left including 2008. He can play the short to medium yardage game with minimal speed until he's 35 or 36.

But at some point you've got to make something happen by adding a star on the other side of the ball. Carson, CJ, TJ, Rudi, Jermi Johnson and the tackles...plus Stacey Andrews...are all paid like stars. Only Geathers and Odom make the money on the other side of the ball. Odom is an unknown and Geathers has flashed but never has really played to his pay rate...yet.

Spending $3 or $4 million of a veteran LB would have gone a long way to shoring things up a little better. How many years can the Bengals play in the AFC North and never understand that the 3 other teams in their division like to run the ball? Take a flier on Takeo Spikes. The defense needs a leader.

I see more of the same.

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Sounds about right

Offense sells tickets, Defense wins championships.

 

I say they should not extend TJ.

I know that is unpopular, and hey, I like TJ too, better than Chad in nearly every way.

But WR is one of the most overrated positions in football. And with the money they already pay Carson (13.5 mill) and Chad (8 mill) how do they sign TJ?

A lot of my friends say dump Chad and then sign TJ, but then you get an 8 mill cap hit. I would rather have TJ, but I would rather have Chad and 8 million more to spend on the D. No way TJ is 8 mill better than Chad.

I would like to see a stat outlining net profit per win ratio over the past 18 years

"But WR is one of the most overrated positions in football. And with the money they already pay Carson (13.5 mill) and Chad (8 mill) how do they sign TJ?"


Heck, the answer to this question is very simple--you dump all the defensive "talent" that you can. Sign the sh*t that's on the bench or draft malcontents in the draft in the lower rounds that "should have went higher" like Shirley. You have another flawed product that the fans will buy into, if you sign TJ for another year.

That's how.

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