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sparky151

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  1. Sample has been on 1 year, minimum deals the last couple of years. His surprisingly large multi-year deal was when he was overdrafted in the 2nd round.
  2. Wilson actually played pretty well last year. He had a 26-8 TD/Int ratio.
  3. They can fill some holes in free agency. If Reader will be available by training camp, sign him for a couple more years at a rate similar to what he made on his last deal. The cap has gone up but he's also older and coming off an injury. If it looks like he won't be ready that soon, look elsewhere. We could probably sign A'Shawn Robinson (run stopper) plus Sheldon Rankins (interior pass rusher) for what Reader made. Bring Apple and Flowers back at CB. Find a journeyman swing tackle for $5 mil or so. Also a good TE. None of those would be budget busters or stop us from tagging Tee or extending Ja'Marr. Though Dehner says there is no chance the team extends Chase this offseason. That would free us up for a BPA draft all the way through.
  4. I'd be very surprised if Irv Smith was re-signed. I also wouldn't be surprised if Hudson or Sample got a better offer from another team. Wilcox should be back as there won't be much competition for him.
  5. Yeah, at least bring Chrisman back for camp. Or draft Tory Taylor.
  6. Unless we kill it in free agency, we won't be in position to trade up for Bowers or anyone else. This roster needs a talent infusion. Bowers would certainly fix the TE position but we'd probably have to give up our 2nd to move up 6 spots in the first round. That means trading away a couple of pretty good players for 1 excellent one. Might work but it's not the sort of risk the Bengals like to take.
  7. I don't think there would be much PR pushback if we signed Araiza. I'm a little surprised nobody has signed him yet as all the legal cases worked out in his favor. I think he was the 3rd punter picked in the 2022 draft. There's no question about his leg strength so maybe there are doubts about how quickly he gets the punt off or his hands for holding on placekicks?
  8. Why do we think Eluemonor is worse than Jonah? He's been lower paid thus far but PFF likes him more.
  9. Er, you think DJ Turner is an unquestioned starter? I don't. Signing a vet CB to compete with him for a starting job should certainly be an option. We could also do well to bring back Tre Flowers, even if just for TE coverage duty.
  10. Yeah, assistant special teams coach is an entry level job. Sort of like quality control for offense or defense. Thomas and Huber have served the team well and know special teams. It's hardly a stretch to make one an assistant to Simmons. The team will hire someone for the job.
  11. That's part of the problem. We're probably going to lose Chido on top of Bates and Bell and Apple and Flowers from the prior year. We're pretty inexperienced back there and may have more growing pains in store for us. Hilton will be going into the final season of his contract and the team doesn't like giving players 3rd contracts. We could very much use some veteran leadership in our secondary. Nick Scott isn't it.
  12. They would have to make a contract decision on Reader before they know who will be available in the draft.
  13. Heck, Jimmy Graham played in the league again last year. We have zero TEs under contract at the moment.
  14. Or just re-sign Tre Flowers, who is a free agent. Wilson and Pratt are actually pretty good zone defense LBs. They're just not man cover guys.
  15. Fields was thrown into a bad situation with a lame duck coach who preferred Dalton. But he also hasn't made the most of his opportunities. He's missed the read on a lot of open receivers and sometimes just missed the throw. That's largely why the Bears are considering taking a QB at 1. Of course if they didn't have the top pick, the conversation in Chicago would be about adding more weapons and better protection for Fields to achieve his ceiling. Pittsburgh seems to have internal conflict over who the QB should be. Worst case for them would be Rudolph leaving and Pickett being handed the starting job. They obviously don't believe in him as he was a healthy scratch in the playoffs.
  16. Latham is big and strong, no argument there. But he'll get his QB hit a lot in the NFL. Dawand Jones was a vastly better college player than Latham. Jones allowed zero sacks and zero QB hits his final college season on 400 pass blocking snaps. Texas also overran Bama's O-line last year though that was more Proctor than Latham.
  17. So the Michigan guys who abused Latham are better than Watt and Garrett? Maybe we should pick them then.
  18. Someone quicker who can stay in front of them. The tackle may get overpowered by them but that takes longer than just dipping a shoulder. Lose slow, not quick.
  19. Bengals won't let Higgins just walk away. And aren't likely to trade him after a tag either. We should stay far away from Gabe Davis and let some other team overpay him. Assuming we tag Tee, Boyd leaves and Irwin re-signs, we could draft a WR but it doesn't need to be a high priority. If Tee leaves next offseason, then it's a bigger need but every year the draft has good receivers as most colleges run spread offenses now.
  20. Latham is too slow imo. He looks like another of Alabama's maxed out players, sort of like Evan Neal or Chase Warmack. Guys like TJ Watt or Myles Garrett would eat Latham for breakfast.
  21. Fields didn't have much of a chance in Chicago. It was only this past season they got him a WR1 and added a good RT. But they'll probably draft Caleb Williams and move Fields for what they can get. He did have a lot of turnovers and bad reads. On the other hand, he has all the tools you might want and is a good character guy. So somebody will give him a second chance. Wilson was bad in 2022 but actually played pretty well in 2023. He's lost a step and isn't a physical specimen. But he's smart and can run an offense. The Denver GM should be fired for the Wilson trade, the Wilson contract, and the Hackett hire. But Wilson can get an otherwise talented team to the playoffs so that makes him attractive to a number of teams. He's getting 39 mil from Denver (subject to offset) so he'll work cheap in 2024 if he gets guaranteed money for 2025 and beyond.
  22. Assistant coaches make more than PS guys. He probably helped with coaching the Active roster guys anyway. Why wouldn't he take the job if offered? If he were offered an active roster spot himself by the Bengals or another team, that would pay more than the coaching gig but if it didn't happen last year, it's not likely this season as he's another year older.
  23. Pass blocking. You'd think with Brown and Volson on our line, we could be a good left handed rushing team like we were in the 80s. But no.
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