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  1. Sorry if this was posted already but did anyone see this mock? https://www.profootballnetwork.com/ian-cummings-7-round-2024-nfl-mock-draft-march-16/ Not really worth anyone's time, he has us take THREE offensive lineman and TWO WR's (including a first rounder) but of note: I get a lot of these "experts" have no love or interest in the Bengals, but I always cringe at these high-profile trades they propose that make no sense at all for one of (or both) the teams. Why would the Bengals trade away Tee and a LOT of capital just to move to six and take his replacement (Odunze in this case)? Why would the Giants not just stay put and take Odunze if Higgins is "not a stable long-term asset"? Clearly in this scenario it's way better for the Bengals to either keep Tee or take whatever trade doesn't have them giving up extra picks. Would the Bengals love it if they pick some WR who turns out to be a worthy (or even better?) replacement for Higgins as well as a cheaper long-term asset? Sure. Trading away picks to make that river-boat gamble is pretty dumb IMO but it's also simply not the way the Bengals do business.
  2. I think this was likely the plan last offseason when the Bengals/Anarumo came out and admitted they had expected Bell was coming back. I'd suspect it's possible they told Bell this and he scoffed/walked... or of course it could have been money, I never heard either way. Regardless, I'm sure this was the idea last year with a certainty they'd take a strong safety in the draft. Now they can let Bell teach them what that's all about. FWIW I won't be surprised if Lou switches Dax back to outside CB, but if they take a first rounder he might even switch to being the designated heir apparent to Hilton... ? I'm just gratified that what I brought up during the season as our key "loss" on D (secondary communication went to shit/no QB in the back) has been confirmed not just by talking heads but again, Lou himself in his combine interviews. It seemed pretty obvious to me.
  3. Well the question was, is near-Evans money hypothetically "worth it" for Tee, not so much what will the Bengals do. I gave my thought what I think it should mean to them, but if you ask me what I think they'll do - I think it will likely be Jessie all over again. Tag at least once, maybe twice, the player is unhappy and they let him walk after. Best case scenario we win a Super Bowl, worst case we as fans are disappointed the team didn't do something else with him from the beginning. The wildcard is if Tee/the agent holds out or tries to force something. I'm happy for us to have Tee but I'm wary of an unhappy Tee. Edit: I should add, if the question is considered more generic i.e. is Tee worth near-top-of-the-league money for *any* team... I'd say no. He hasn't proven it long enough and he gets hurt too often.
  4. I think in a vacuum you could justify paying Tee top WR1 money, but we're not in a vacuum, we already have a WR1. As many of us have been thinking/saying it's just too much of a luxury to bury your cap on 3 guys on one side of the ball, two of which are not OL or QB (Joe, Chase, Tee). I don't really buy the "the cap will go up anyway" arguments, that's never a guarantee. Several NHL teams burned their own ass assuming that the cap was going to go up X amount, and it never did. Is that even the real deal breaker anyway? I thought people were saying that his agent is notorious for insisting on multi-year guarantees (or something) that the Bengals just don't/won't ever go for?
  5. I'd be interested to hear about prospects people feel like are underrated or not talked about enough. Some of mine appear on my mocks, specifically: - Kris Jenkins: I think he might be better than is being forecasted. - Braden Fiske: After his combine performance the cat might be out of the bag (at least with forecasters) but he's one of those guys who is just a lunch pail football player that gets the job done - something I've always wished the Bengals would go for more often. - Ricky Pearsall: His combine performance demonstrates the crazy athleticism of this guy, but I agree with the profiles that say it doesn't always show up on the tape. He's way faster than he shows sometimes, but runs great routes, has very good hands and is tough as all hell. I love those guys. - Beaux Limmer: His senior bowl performance was fantastic, it's been talked about some but maybe not enough. He has the shorter arms that coaches dread but he did very well against some extremely high competition during that week. He's a center prospect apparently but that's fine, I'd like us to move on from Trey Hill who doesn't seem like a viable option at all and we need to think about what we'll be doing when Karras leaves (or his injured). - Dylan Laube: Showed at the senior bowl that when you motion him out he's a dangerous route runner and pass catcher, which fits us well. Like pretty well EVERY RB in this class his blocking needs improvement, but unlike many he actually seems "willing" in this regard. These are the kinds of guys the team needs IMO. Edit: Forgot one: - Kalen King: a good cover guy who was fantastic tackling and beating blocks. I love guys who beat outside blocks on an island and make individual plays from the CB position, I jump out of my seat for that stuff.
  6. Well it depends on what you're looking for, I see Pearsall as a slot guy to replace Boyd. Yes we already picked Jones last year, but I don't know about anybody else but to me Jones is looking like he might be highly injury prone so IMO we need depth there (and Pearsall might beat him outright in a position battle). Wilson is certainly a freak but he's still a "tweener". I could see some teams trying to turn him into a TE and others using him as a redzone/first down match-up guy. He had some horrible games where he dropped everything so it's hard to say what you'd do with him, but he's a project and a "nice problem to have" if you have the picks to spare. I don't see him as replacing anybody and tbh I don't think Zac et al would choose him at all because it seems to me that Zac doesn't use receivers that way, they use TEs or go all out and have route runners everywhere.
  7. I've been playing with a couple of sites, I consider everything very premature until the combine ends and to some extent pro days as well. Here are a couple of examples of some that I liked the outcome of:
  8. To sort of agree and expand on what tex said, Turner showed impressive coverage ability and was willing when filling on runs - when he was a spot player. Once he was forced to start he wore down quickly and seemed overwhelmed more often than not. That could be rookie struggles but it could also mean he's not suited to be a full-time outside starter (too physically fragile?). FWIW I'm happy to see how he does in year 2 with some confidence that if he ends up a spot coverage guy who contributes on special teams he can thrive. Either way we need competition for our #2 CB spot.
  9. TBH that sounds like what some predicted - they really do want him, but only at a certain price. "We'd like to" sounds pretty weak, which might be implying that the agent/Tee are threatening a hold out/force-out like so many WRs have done recently, and the FO realizes it might be futile. If we can get a 1st+ for him, that's fine by me. This isn't Madden, we're not going to be able stack every position just because. Fix the broken areas (and there are a number of them) using whatever means required - which often means reducing your stacked positions to fill the weak ones.
  10. I appreciate that this highlight package showed a collection of him on contain, so many of these just show INTs and PRs/whatever. He looks like the complete package, I'd be very happy if we ended up with him.
  11. This is the cover of the issue that 12 year-old me saw, picked up, read (my dad had a subscription), and which turned me into a Bengal fan. 💌
  12. Not bad: https://www.draftcountdown.com/nfl-coverage/cincinnati-bengals-mock-draft-2024-2-0/
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