PatternMaster

They still have 3 TE's on the roster, Wilcox was a practice squad guy. Geiski, Sample, and Hudson will be the final 3 TE's that make the roster unless one of the guys suffer an injury, IMO.

Yeah, Frazier is an impressive prospect, hopefully, the Bengals can get him in the 2nd round.

Here's my dream draft scenario 18. JC Latham - OT Alabama Latham is an ideal RT prospect that compares to our current RT, Trent Brown. Latham is a physical freak that could be the next Willie Anderson. 49. Zac Frazier - OC/OG WVU Frazier is a former state-champion wrestler who understands leverage and is also an extremely smart player who is all Big 12 academic team...in short, he's an ideal prospect to QB the offensive line. He can play LG while learning from Karras or slide over to RG after Kappa's contract expires, he's the type of player the Bengals need to fortify the offensive line for the remainder of Burrow's tenure with the Bengals. 80. T'Vondre Sweat -NT/DT Univ. of Texas Losing DJ Reader was a big blow for the Bengals' defense and the Bengals didn't sign a run-stuffing DT in FA to replace him yet, despite their best efforts. Sweat is considered to be the best run-stuffing DT in the draft and would be an ideal fit for the defensive line. He was considered to be a 2nd round pick but a recent DUI arrest may drop him from some teams' draft boards. 97. Braelon Allen RB - Wisconsin With the Bengals trading Joe Mixon to the Texans and adding Zack Moss in the offseason there is a need for a power back to get the short yardage and wear down defenses as none of the backs currently on the roster fit that mold. Allen is a bruiser at 225 lbs with thick legs that make it hard for one defender to bring down in the open field. He's also great a running through arm tackles and not getting tripped up in the open field, something that Mixon struggled with. Adding Allen to the mix with Moss and Brown would give the Bengals a full compliment of runners to balance out the passing game. 115. Brendan Rice WR - USC The son of the greatest football player ever, Jerry Rice, is an intriguing prospect who can develop into a legit starter with some solid coaching and a great QB. He needs some refinement on his routes, but athletically he's as gifted as any prospect in the draft. If he has any of his Dad's legendary work ethic he will be a starter in the NFL in a year or two. Also, he's a dynamic KR that would be an asset for the Bengals to help them take advantage of the new kickoff rules. 149. Johnny Dixon CB - PSU With Mike Hilton in the last year of his deal the Bengals need a slot CB that can replace him, while there are a few candidates on the roster adding Dixon to the mix is a smart plan. Dixon is a scrappy CB who understands how to get underneath the opposing WR to make a play on the ball and he's capable of coming off the edge on a blitz to stop a runner or QB dead in their tracks. 194. Myles Cole - DE/OLB Texas Tech When you talk about physical freaks, Myles Cole is what comes to mind. He's 6'6 280 lbs and ran a 4.67/40 at the NFL combine. He's falling to the last day of the draft because he's extremely raw and relied on his physical traits vs. having a defined set of moves to be successful. Myles started his career at Louisaina-Monroe before transferring to Texas Tech. He's yet to have the production that someone of his physical traits should have at that level, so that's why he's available at 194. I envision him as a Joker/DE/OLB in Lou's defense, he can be the 5th DE in the 5-2 alignments that Lou likes to play on early downs because of his ability to cover TE's or RB's in the flat or get after it in the run game. 214. Cornelius Johnson - WR Univ of Michigan Johnson is a great athlete that is still figuring out how to play the WR position at a high level, a lot of his success in college was because of his god given talents so he's going to have to work on route running and overall understanding of passing concepts and defenses. He can be a special teams contributor while he develops and possibly be a starter in a few years. 224. Dallin Holker - TE Colorado State Holker is a true playmaker, he has great hands and body control to make tough catches and he's scared to go across the middle and get physical with opposing defenders. He doesn't get much separation and isn't the best athlete which is why he's available but he's productive. 237. Tylan Grable - OT UCF Grable is a former HS QB who is an athletic OT prospect who needs to get stronger and work on his fundamentals. He would benefit from a year or 2 on the practice squad to hone is skills before he is ready to play at the NFL level and be productive.

The Bengals can outbid other teams, they are allowed to do that...lol..

That would be very petty and stupid...ultimately the player makes the decisions, not the agents so blaming the agents is misguided, they are fiduciaries, not decision-makers. If Bates wanted to be a Bengal he would be, if Tee wanted to sign a long-term deal he would... the agent just gets his clients the best deals possible.

If I were a GM of a NFL franchise I would prioritize my draft board based on the following: Rounds 1 and 2 would be players that have a mix of high levels of production and athletic potential, as these are the players that most likely to have success in the NFL. Rounds 3 and 4 would be players that have a high level of production over athletic potential, as I feel that production trumps athletic potential and this is proven by HOF players who are marginal athletes but are football savants and know how to play the game at a high level. There are plenty of great athletes that can't play football. Rounds 5-7 would be freak athletes that need to be coached up, basically taking a flyer on these guys to see if you can develop them. My overall draft strategy would prioritize production over athletic ability as production is the best way to determine if someone will be successful at the NFL level. Too often teams fall in love with an athletic freak that didn't produce at a high-level college and it doesn't work out in the NFL. I would love to hear your draft strategy if you were running an NFL draft as a GM/Director of Personnel.

I'm aware, but he can do it. At this point he's the best option available, it's either him or an unproven rookie. Maybe someone will get cut before the season starts or they will make a trade like they did for Hill.

LOL...That's a clown statement bro...look at his stats from last year...he balled out. https://www.pff.com/nfl/players/calais-campbell/4364 Tupou has never had a season with 47 tackles, 7 sacks, a FF..that's a career for him.

Just sign Calais Campbell and get it over with already...he's monster that can play the run and pass well. He played in a 4-3 in Jax...get er done!!

basura ....no way they Bengals draft 2 TEs....the sporting news should just stop doing this pointless exercise as it's just embarrassing.

You're a fatist...guys like him...what is that supposed to mean...

Keep in mind he was playing behind future NFL players, so that's why he was sitting. The starting LT and RT were both drafted in the 2023 draft with Jones going in the first round and McClendon going in the 5th round, but he was still getting playing time early in the games. It's very rare that one team has two OT's drafted so that does explain why Mims didnt' start as much as some of the other top prospects in this draft. https://www.dawgnation.com/football/nfl-dawgs/amarius-mims-kirby-smart-georgia-football-pro-day/WUZXHUHGONDYLPJFGM63FSMUYM/

Mims is a powerful player, whereas Cedric was not. I remember watching training camp downtown in 2014 and saw Dunlap pick up Cedric off the ground and plant him in the dirt with a simple one-handed power move, it was embarrassing...Cedric's shoulders were the first thing to hit the ground, at that moment I realized he was in over his head and would struggle to play OT in the NFL.

Mims is not like Ogbeuhi...he comes from a much better program where he practiced against and with future and current NFL players every day and is a physical freak of nature. Drafting him in the first round and allowing him to sit behind Trent Brown would be an ideal situation.

The Bengals better draft an OT in the first round or miss out one, there a 4-5 really good OT's in this draft and after that the talent falls off a cliff..waiting until pick 49 will be too long.

He was getting double-teamed because he was their best weapon, if you look at Josh Allens' stats before he came to Buffalo you will see his impact. The Bills decimated their team, especially their WR corps this offseason so we will see how good Allen really is.

Jonah should be playing G, that's his ideal position in the NFL. He's playing out of position at T as he's not strong enough to physically overpower the modern DE or big enough to make hard from them to go around or athletic enough to keep up with them. He would be a good G, but his ego will not allow him to play that position. I hope he has success in AZ though, he was a warrior for the Bengals and gave it his all...

Jefferson is definitely going to be a Bengal, the Bengals will trade Tee Higgins for him on draft day...watch..

Josh Allen can't QB sneak his way to the playoffs because this current crop of receivers isn't scaring anyone and they will struggle to get open. Cutting Diggs was a cut-off-your-nose-to-spite-your-face kind of move that could spell the end of the road for Beane and the coaching staff. If Buffalo struggles, because they are the 3rd best team in their division right now, and miss the playoffs then you can see the clear regression from the Bills. They went from Super Bowl darlings a few years ago to a team that is a shell of its former self.

Josh Allen was a mid-level player before Diggs came to town. Allen's QB rating, comp %, TDs, Yards, games won, etc...all went up dramatically when Diggs played with him. Allen is going to have to prove that he can win without Diggs

I doubt they would tag him again, that's paying a ton of money, almost $45 million, to a guy in 2 seasons to be the #2 WR. Also, they will do a long-term deal with JaMarr in the next 12 months which will preclude them from tagging Tee again. You can't pay 2 WRs $20+ million each, no team in the NFL is capable of doing that.

Trading Tee Higgins makes no sense for the Bengals, he's worth more to us than any draft pick at this point. No rookie WR is going to come in and have the same impact of Tee Higgins unless it's one of the top 3 WRs in the draft and even that is arguable. I don't think any team is going to give the Bengals a first-round pick for Tee so trading him for a 2nd pick when you can probably get a 3rd round comp pick in the future. Tee will have to stay in Cincy and get his $21 million, as long he doesn't have a career ending injury he will hit FA and get even more money ala Jessie Bates. Bates has made $36 million in the last two seasons, so the franchise tag worked out well for him.

You're not putting any context into this, they were 9-8 mainly because the starting QB was hurt for all but 2 games he played in last year. If Burrow is healthy this team has proven to be one of the best in the NFL. I believe they have the best offensive line since Burrow has been in NFL and the offense is tailored made for him, he has a pass blocking RB and his former QB coach is now the OC. This could definitely be the year they win it all because they will be playing the last place schedule so it will be a weaker schedule than previous years as well, not that it matters because...

I hope the Bengals go after Calais Campbell, he's the best option that is available. I know he's 37 years old but he's still playing at a high level and is a great locker room guy that any young player they bring in can learn from.

I don't think that losing Mixon and Jonah necessarily makes us that much better as both of those guys were critical to the recent success that has justified our excitement of the current path of the Bengals. They have been replaced, but it remains to be seen if their replacements are upgrades. I agree that the roster is dynamic and will hopefully add more depth and another playmaker at TE and WR before opening day.