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This is the minor league system for the NFL They're funded as such. Question What system has higher rated players? UFL or CFL??

No......

Trey bet against himself and took a 2 year extension. He wanted the safer route and an immediate smaller raise at the expense of an even bigger one later if he balled out. He has nobody to blame but himself for why he's not a free agent right now. With all the said, I would still want him back at a 2 year, 54 mill extension (27 per, fully guaranteed). But if he wants something like a 3 year, 102 mill deal (34 per) I wouldn't give him that.

I had high hopes for Battle after his good rook year. His play dropped off last year. Maybe all the snaps allowed to Von Bell played a part Point is I don't know how good/bad Battle may be as their starting SS this season. Does Golden feel that way?

We have 20-21 roster spots. Just a look at where I think we should add QB: 1 Free Agent and 1 Rookie. (72) The team will likely add two guys here still. A veteran for insurance and a rookie for a rookie camp arm and beyond. The Veteran list is still long (Case Keenum, Trey Lance, Desmond Ridder, Drew Lock, Jeff Driskel, Logan Woodside). A lot of this will probably become clearer after the draft when teams miss out. While Woodside is likely coming back, I’d rather have Ridder. Ridder makes the most sense for both sides. He’s still young at 25, has upside in the right spot, is a UC product and from Louisville, would probably benefit greatly from getting into a room with Burrow, Browning, Pitcher, Taylor, Rascatti and Kragthorpe. Pitcher is well thought of so if he gets momentum for a head coaching job, he could take Ridder with him as a backup who knows his system. Browning will be two years removed from his stellar play at the end of 2023 but might have a market as a restricted free agent in 2026. RB: 1 Draft Pick and 1 UDFA. (74) This is a deep draft, and we should take advantage. I expect a pick early on day 3 to rotate with Brown and Perrine. Taylor’s interview was interesting as he mentioned Perrine as a having a bigger role than what I expected. Moss is still up in the air with his neck injury. Should he be released it wouldn’t be a huge surprise to have them add another veteran. The list of backs who could land in a rotation is long too (Nick Chubb, Trey Sermon, Amir Abdullah, Jamaal Williams, JK Dobbins, Jeff Wilson, Cam Akers, JaMychal Hasty). WR: 1 Free Agent and 1 UDFA (76) You have your top 3 and maybe 4 if you include Gesicki as a WR. Then you have 6 guys who I can be talked into as your 5th or 6th guy but no one who can be counted on. Beyond the top 3 Burton had 131—can’t count on him. Irwin had 125-He is no longer here. Then Jones (26), Pryor (19), Williams(19). I’d like them to bring in a guy who can play outside WR. Why not Nelson Agholor on a vet min deal to be the 4th WR. He will be inactive some games, start some others and at 32 he won’t care if he is on a contender. Then you get a UDFA in the pipeline for Troy Walters to work with. TE: 1 Draft Pick and 1 UDFA (78) This spot is a bit of a mess. You want someone to be your Erick All, but you have 5 guys you like to make the team. Gesicki and Sample are probably locks. They like Grandy and Hudson and they are cheap. McClachlan got redshirted so they like him, or they would have risked cutting him. Casey said he was working on his blocking. In a deep draft they will probably be 50/50 on if they go for a TE, if they can find someone who they believe can be a dual threat. They will also probably grab a UDFA. OL: 1 Free Agent G, 1 Free Agent T, 1 UDFA (81) Guard is my most frustration position of the offseason. There is still talent out there (LG-Risner, RG-Scherf-Mason-Colon-Hernandez) and we seem to be standing pat per Taylor until after the draft. In some sense that makes sense because if the draft gives us a guard, then we should take him. Scherf might be considering retirement and Hernandez is coming off an injury. In another sense it makes no sense as we go back to the draft with a need that could be filled. I’d still sign 2 players, a RG and a Swing Tackle. I’d push hard for Scherf because he’s a culture changer. You get Scherf and it’s hard to argue you aren’t all in for protecting Burrow and trying to contend. It’s also good for guys you would love to win the RG spot long term (Kirkland, Volson, maybe Lee, a Rookie). We probably have 6 locks in Brown-Karras-Mims-Patrick-Ford and Lee. Kirkland makes 7 as he’s basically a lock with his versatility and pricetag. That leaves 2-3 more open spots. There is probably an argument that Kirkland/Ford can be your swing tackle and maybe you draft a high LG/LT. Someone who competes at LG immediately and is on the radar as a future LT or RT (Should Mims go to LT) down the road. For the swing tackle I go with a prove it year from Jerrick Wills. He was coached by Peters for his best seasons. He played only LT in Cleveland but was a RT at Alabama. Teams: No Additions The only possible addition here would be a camp kicker. I wouldn’t hate the idea. I think it’s supposed to be a deep kicker draft. Austin Seibert who we know is a Free Agent and had a great year last year. Cade York wasn’t bad here last year. I McPherson is probably back to his solid ways but if not insurance would be nice. I just don’t know if there is a spot for that insurance to come. DL: 1 Free Agent, 2 Draft Picks, 1 UDFA’s Pass rushing DT should be a priority in the draft early, but I wouldn’t mind them seeking that out in FA either. Jihad Ward has played end, but was primarily a DT last year and had 16 hurries. There are too many unknowns at DE to not draft one high and too many guys at DT who aren’t pocket pushers to not draft one high. Those will be priorities and should be. LB: 1 Free Agent, 1 Joe Bachie, 1 UDFA I’m not sure what’s happening with Pratt, but I would add a veteran to the mix and a UDFA. The veteran list is long and interesting but long in the tooth (Krys Barnes, Kyzir White, Shaq Thompson, CJ Mosley, Eric Kendricks, Ja’Whaun Bentley). I’d go with Bentley, he’s coming off an injury but he’s played well and our DL coach will be familiar with him. Joe Bachie is probably coming back as well. He ended the season with a groan injury. I could see him being added after the draft. They want to play more 4-3 so the LB numbers are likely to be higher in camp. S: 1 Free Agent, 1 Draft Pick The position opposite Battle might be a battle. I think they will be targeting Xavier Watts high but also a veteran with some skins on the wall would be nice. The list here is long (Justin Simmons, Sam Franklin, Julian Blackmon, Marcus Maye, Isaiah Simmons, Chuck Clark, Jalen Mills and Quandre Diggs). I’d go with Diggs as he is a leader, came cheap has 120 career starts and played well when healthy last year. The kind of player who could make an impact even if he’s a backup. CB: 1 UDFA This position is messy but deep. The team seems to really like Wilson. I think they probably just add a UDFA. There is a big wildcard with Mike Hilton still out there in free agency. I think it’s unlikely he’s back but he’s still got something in the run game and pass rush.

Surprised she didn't just quote Oliver Twist. That comment reflects poorly on ownership. He can certainly withhold his services. It will cost him money (but save him wear and tear). It will also cost the team a lot more than 14 mil.

Are you kidding? Ownership won't let Tobin spend as freely as Roseman but which players to draft or sign is up to Tobin. Putting together the roster is what a GM does. He said at the combine that he intended to bring in outside talent instead of just paying the current roster more money. Then he did the opposite of what he said. Ignoring the need at guard and not upgrading the pass rush are pretty big oversights. So is the delay in extending Higgins and Chase and all the extra money it cost the team.

What's the holding Money per? Years of contract. Both..😎

They're still spotting the ball by human rather than using a chip in the ball to mark forward progress, But the question of 10 yards for the line to gain is being measured electronically. He's pretty mid. Teams hope to find a younger guy with more upside. But mid would be a significant improvement over what the Bengals had last year. It's been alleged here that he's hard to get along with. But beggars shouldn't be choosy.

Point taken IC.... I get frustrated as well on it. I Allways refer to the Stealers continuity for strong olines in any area and a front 7 to stop offensives....

I guess he's not chasing a ring. He would have been a good addition for the Bengals as he can play both outside on early downs and inside on passing downs.

Picking Joe Burrow was a no brainer. He's from southern Ohio and entered the NFL draft as a record setting, Heisman winning national champion with the most impressive college QB season ever. That's why the Dolphins were so desperate to trade with us. Tobin doesn't deserve much credit for that pick. Chase would be a better example for your argument. The last offensive lineman drafted by the Bengals who signed an extension with the team was Clint Boling, drafted in 2011. Mims looks likely to break the pattern but Boling was 20 drafted O-linemen ago. That's not bad luck, it's bad process and evaluation. The Bengals aren't going anywhere because they are firmly attached to the taxpayer's teat. The Modell law would block a move but the team isn't looking to move anyway and Troy Blackburn's threats about it are comical. He might talk the team into a forced sale. We'll probably draft a DE and DT to replace Hubbard and Tufele on the roster. But how many LBs are we going to draft to replace both Pratt and Bachie? Or RBs to replace Moss and Williams? Six draft picks doesn't go very far when the team has so many open spots already. We may end up with rookie UDFAs making the team just due to lack of activity in veteran free agency. Eh, Burrow took a lot of hits last season. Fortunately, none caused serious injury but I'd feel a lot better about him staying healthy if he took fewer hits. Not only that but if they simply signed Risner for 4 or 5 mil, it would free up a day 2 (or even first round) pick for the defense. That draft pick is worth more than his contract would cost.

^ Trey doesn't have much leverage actually. He's going to have to bend a little. I guess he could retire, but turning down 16 million dollars because you want 30, just leaves you with 30 less than you imagined instead of 14 less.

Thank you.

Just saw where the league is eliminating chain crew measurements. Everything will be done via “technology”. Yeah because that’s always perfecto accurate….or manipulative Anything the NFL can do to increase the “integrity” of the game!

I was actually kinda wondering why they don't just play out the 10 min regardless of score, kinda like basketball OT. I suppose it's probably due to the high number of potential snaps. If at the end of the full 10 min "quarter" and the scores are still equal, it's a tie.

I don't understand. What's wrong with 0-3 starts, since "there's a lot of football left to be played" at that point? Just win 9 straight to finish the season and all is well. So if time expires while the second team has the ball, they're out of luck, just like in regulation? This still seems slanted toward the team that wins the coin flip. They'll have a full ten minutes while the other team may have much less. If they really want to make it fair, guarantee both teams an equal number of full possessions. Anything else gives an unfair advantage based on the luck of a coin being tossed onto the ground.

Especially at his age, the older guys typically do 1 year contracts to try to get on a SB team, but Risner is only 29.

Why is this an every year thing for Risner? Something doesn’t add up with that guy.

Earlier it was reported that he was deciding between MIA and BAL. He ends up with AZ, who drafted him and where he played the first half of his career. Unbelievable durability to play so long and miss so few games.

yeah lol

AZ drafted him all those years ago. He played for them a while. Probably just a good fit for him