03-10-2017, 04:17 AM
Hobson says there is a line Bengals will not go over on paying an offensive guard. Cleveland Browns making Zeitler one of highest paid guards in NFL history ever is way over what Bengals would pay a guard. ( I will add on Max Montoya, Mike Brown said, " Why should I pay an old guard ". He went on to more Pro Bowls as a Raider. Also Steinbach going to Cleveland Browns for more than Bengals feel guards should be paid. ). So no way Bengals would ever pay anybody including Zeitler what Cleveland just paid him to play guard.
Hobson says Bengals wanted to keep Whitworth until LA Rams made a deal that was so high they would not match it.
Hobson says once Rams and Browns went way over what Bengals were willing to pay, Bengals quickly signed Kirkpatrick for what they feel is a fair price for a top cornerback. Plus with Pacman facing possible jail or NFL suspension the Bengals see keeping Kirkpatrick more of a need now. ( I will add, I don't think they liked the idea of him going to Steelers of all teams, Bengals arch enemies, and Dre having a chance to beat us twice a year, every year. I'm sure they remember the bitter sting of Joseph going to Houston as he hurt us bad in two play-off games. Dre at Steelers was nothing team wanted to see )
Hobson says with Kirkpatrick and Lafell signings, don't look for Bengals to do much more in free agency because they are about out of cap money. He says 2 players they may resign are Burkhead at RB, and Winston who is a veteran tackle to be on team with the younger tackles.
So Bengals about done in free agency per Hobson, per about out of cap money. Now I don't expect Pacman on team much longer. Bengals drafting Dennard and Jackson and signing Pacman was pretty much it for Kirkpatrick in Cincy. Bengals now signing Kirkpatrick tells me Pacman pretty much done in Cincy. I have read Bengals can cut him and get out of his contract that way. If that is true, it is exactly what I look for Bengals to do. They may also wait for Pacman to go to jail or get suspended by NFL, but I fail to see how any of that is good for TEAM. If they can just cut him and create cap money, they should do it. Kirkpatrick signed with Dennard and Jackson, all 3 as first round pics is waving good-bye and adios to Pacman.
So at some point Pacman leaving will free up a bunch of money they pay him. That is my opinion. Hobson says for now Bengals about out of cap money and may keep Burkhead and maybe Winson now, but Bengals about done now in free agency. As for the draft, Hobson says don't look for a tackle drafted early because he would be just as untested as Ced. Bengals are set on going with Ced and Fisher at tackles at this point. I say do look for Bengals to take the LSU running back in round one if he is there, because Bengals already say they would. Bengals have a high pick in round 2 that is like a late round 1. I look for Bengals to take a guard in round 1 or 2, because there is solid talent at guard, maybe better than Zeitler as a rookie. There is DeMarco and Zeitler draft pick talent in this draft, so that can start being fixed as early as next month. I will add keeping LaFell and Kirkpatrick makes those positions solid and free's up maybe drafting a linebacker in rounds 1 and 2 and there is great talent for a change at linebacker in this years draft. My hope is that LSU RB goes early and Bengals come away with a LB and a guard early in draft. I think with Hill, Burkhead, Gio we are not that bad at RB and the guard and LB are huge needs areas right now on this team. LB because we have used a band aid in Harrison then Hawk then Dansby, but if we could draft a good LB we can stop kicking the can down the road. Plus, there are good LBs in this draft unlike recent drafts.
I'll add signing Kirkpatrick and Lafell was more than I thought Bengals would do. I expected Zeitler or Whitworth gone and hoping not both, but they are both gone. I think keeping Kirkpatrick with Dennard and Jackson is great considering the deep excrement Pacman is in. I also think keeping LaFell with AJ Green, Boyd, Core, Erickson, Eifert makes that a no needs area in the draft also. The O Line is a huge question now. I think we can get a very good guard in round 1 or early 2 in the draft. If our coaches are worth anything, they should be able to make an O Line out of all this. It will not be easy, but sometimes coaches have to earn their paychecks also. Freeing up all that money paid to Mr. Pacman would help a team now about out of cap money. Bengals did better in F/A than I expected, because I expected the worst. This is better. Besides huge holes at O Line, I expected huge holes at WR and CB also. That is not the case. Those areas very strong. One of the top LBs in draft and one of the top guards in draft in top 41 picks in draft would do wonders for our weak areas. I will then change my mood from doubtful, to hopeful. I want to be hopeful, GO BENGALS.
Hobson says Bengals wanted to keep Whitworth until LA Rams made a deal that was so high they would not match it.
Hobson says once Rams and Browns went way over what Bengals were willing to pay, Bengals quickly signed Kirkpatrick for what they feel is a fair price for a top cornerback. Plus with Pacman facing possible jail or NFL suspension the Bengals see keeping Kirkpatrick more of a need now. ( I will add, I don't think they liked the idea of him going to Steelers of all teams, Bengals arch enemies, and Dre having a chance to beat us twice a year, every year. I'm sure they remember the bitter sting of Joseph going to Houston as he hurt us bad in two play-off games. Dre at Steelers was nothing team wanted to see )
Hobson says with Kirkpatrick and Lafell signings, don't look for Bengals to do much more in free agency because they are about out of cap money. He says 2 players they may resign are Burkhead at RB, and Winston who is a veteran tackle to be on team with the younger tackles.
So Bengals about done in free agency per Hobson, per about out of cap money. Now I don't expect Pacman on team much longer. Bengals drafting Dennard and Jackson and signing Pacman was pretty much it for Kirkpatrick in Cincy. Bengals now signing Kirkpatrick tells me Pacman pretty much done in Cincy. I have read Bengals can cut him and get out of his contract that way. If that is true, it is exactly what I look for Bengals to do. They may also wait for Pacman to go to jail or get suspended by NFL, but I fail to see how any of that is good for TEAM. If they can just cut him and create cap money, they should do it. Kirkpatrick signed with Dennard and Jackson, all 3 as first round pics is waving good-bye and adios to Pacman.
So at some point Pacman leaving will free up a bunch of money they pay him. That is my opinion. Hobson says for now Bengals about out of cap money and may keep Burkhead and maybe Winson now, but Bengals about done now in free agency. As for the draft, Hobson says don't look for a tackle drafted early because he would be just as untested as Ced. Bengals are set on going with Ced and Fisher at tackles at this point. I say do look for Bengals to take the LSU running back in round one if he is there, because Bengals already say they would. Bengals have a high pick in round 2 that is like a late round 1. I look for Bengals to take a guard in round 1 or 2, because there is solid talent at guard, maybe better than Zeitler as a rookie. There is DeMarco and Zeitler draft pick talent in this draft, so that can start being fixed as early as next month. I will add keeping LaFell and Kirkpatrick makes those positions solid and free's up maybe drafting a linebacker in rounds 1 and 2 and there is great talent for a change at linebacker in this years draft. My hope is that LSU RB goes early and Bengals come away with a LB and a guard early in draft. I think with Hill, Burkhead, Gio we are not that bad at RB and the guard and LB are huge needs areas right now on this team. LB because we have used a band aid in Harrison then Hawk then Dansby, but if we could draft a good LB we can stop kicking the can down the road. Plus, there are good LBs in this draft unlike recent drafts.
I'll add signing Kirkpatrick and Lafell was more than I thought Bengals would do. I expected Zeitler or Whitworth gone and hoping not both, but they are both gone. I think keeping Kirkpatrick with Dennard and Jackson is great considering the deep excrement Pacman is in. I also think keeping LaFell with AJ Green, Boyd, Core, Erickson, Eifert makes that a no needs area in the draft also. The O Line is a huge question now. I think we can get a very good guard in round 1 or early 2 in the draft. If our coaches are worth anything, they should be able to make an O Line out of all this. It will not be easy, but sometimes coaches have to earn their paychecks also. Freeing up all that money paid to Mr. Pacman would help a team now about out of cap money. Bengals did better in F/A than I expected, because I expected the worst. This is better. Besides huge holes at O Line, I expected huge holes at WR and CB also. That is not the case. Those areas very strong. One of the top LBs in draft and one of the top guards in draft in top 41 picks in draft would do wonders for our weak areas. I will then change my mood from doubtful, to hopeful. I want to be hopeful, GO BENGALS.
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