(03-25-2023, 01:04 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: It's not an all in year in the sense it was for the Rams 2 seasons ago where they acquire talent by any means possible with no regard for the future. I believe they are 'all in' every year by adding and subtracting to the team while not mortgaging the future. 

(03-25-2023, 04:05 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: Volson was worse than Spain. I would have rather had Spain back at LG and let Volson sit while he learns.

(03-25-2023, 04:14 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: When is the future? I know we are different than the Chiefs. But that organization gets it. Every year has the potential to be the year with Mahomes. Just like with Burrow. The Chiefs are trying to push the envelope every year. We should be doing the same. Just not sure what future we are afraid of mortgaging. When Higgins leaves when more of our defense moves on or ages out. This was a very disappointing FA. I feel like we are back to the pre Taylor years of our holes increasing from end of the season to draft. 

(03-25-2023, 04:35 PM)OSUfan Wrote: Who do you believe the Bengals should have gotten in free agency? Why was this free agency period so disappointing?

I take no issue with it. We went after the biggest weakness and that was O line and the move the made was a really strong one. We drafted to replace Bates knowing this move was coming and you could say the same with Bell but they then went a step further and got Nick Scott as well to fill the Bell void. 

One of the best moves in free agency was getting Pratt back which many felt was not going to happen. 

(03-25-2023, 04:51 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: Well more than anything it seemed poorly planned. Bates we all saw coming and with as quick as Bell signed the team should've seen coming. They did sign Scott but the safety position has gotten worse. Then Hurst goes and we let a relatively cheap TE market go by letting an already decent draft need get bigger. Then yes we did sign Brown and it did get me pumped. But between the Jonah requesting the trade and the fact Browns camp had to reach out to us leaves me with a do we even have a plan thought in my head. Then tie in a Perine signs elsewhere and again we've just been doing nothing. Even though I'm personally fine going with what we have and drafting a mid Rd guy but that is more needs that need to be filled in the draft. I know we're all Bengals fans but I think looking at this off-season as it sits today from an outside perspective is a bit troubling. Especially considering we could be pushing for a superbowl.

(03-25-2023, 04:51 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: Well more than anything it seemed poorly planned. Bates we all saw coming and with as quick as Bell signed the team should've seen coming. They did sign Scott but the safety position has gotten worse. Then Hurst goes and we let a relatively cheap TE market go by letting an already decent draft need get bigger. Then yes we did sign Brown and it did get me pumped. But between the Jonah requesting the trade and the fact Browns camp had to reach out to us leaves me with a do we even have a plan thought in my head. Then tie in a Perine signs elsewhere and again we've just been doing nothing. Even though I'm personally fine going with what we have and drafting a mid Rd guy but that is more needs that need to be filled in the draft. I know we're all Bengals fans but I think looking at this off-season as it sits today from an outside perspective is a bit troubling. Especially considering we could be pushing for a superbowl.

(03-25-2023, 04:14 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: When is the future? I know we are different than the Chiefs. But that organization gets it. Every year has the potential to be the year with Mahomes. Just like with Burrow. The Chiefs are trying to push the envelope every year. We should be doing the same. Just not sure what future we are afraid of mortgaging. When Higgins leaves when more of our defense moves on or ages out. This was a very disappointing FA. I feel like we are back to the pre Taylor years of our holes increasing from end of the season to draft. 

(03-25-2023, 03:11 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote:  we just have to hope that between Carman and whoever we have the answer at RT.

(03-25-2023, 05:17 PM)bengals1969 Wrote: I see things differently. The Oline is now in the best shape it’s been since Whit was around. Keep Jonah and let he and Carman slug it out for starting RT. Depth at tackle is now excellent. Weakness at safety is a calculated risk. Weakness at CB and safety can be addressed at draft.

(03-25-2023, 05:28 PM)OSUfan Wrote: The TE market was far from cheap but since you feel they did not manage it properly which TE do you feel they missed on? How do you propose to ever put drafted talent on the field if your plan is to sign free agents to play in front of them? We drafted Dax Hill for a reason as well as Tycen Anderson. Scott and Anderson will battle to take the place of Bell.

Are you saying we should have signed Perine at nearly 4 mil a year to be a backup RB? We brought Trayveon Williams back at just over 1 mil a year.

(03-25-2023, 05:37 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Bad example. Chiefs lost #1 WR Smith, and lost their starting RT and LT (to us). What have they done to replace their starting LT, they over paid a RT and plan to switch him to LT, still not starting RT on the roster and many other holes as well.

Are you sure you are not really a closet Chiefs fan?

(03-17-2023, 11:43 AM)Tomcat Wrote: https://www.profootballrumors.com/2023/03/bengals-lt-jonah-williams-requests-trade

(03-25-2023, 05:59 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: That's the exact thing that has caused that final game L the last 2 years. 

Hope isn't a strategy. 

(03-25-2023, 06:29 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: This is what killed us after Whit left. We just kept hoping the Oline players we had in house would develop and improve but it didn't really materialize. Getting the guys in FA last year really helped and for about half a sec the Brown signing gave me good thoughts. But the Jonah requested a trade and I'm afraid we'll go into the 1st round with hopes that things will workout and pass up a guy that could solidfy the RT position for not only this year but the next several. I'm even worried about Volson. He did what was asked of him his 1st year and I'd hate to replace him but we are hoping he improves. Especially when Brown isn't even that highly thought of and that was with Thuney next to him and now he's gonna have Volson.

(03-25-2023, 07:19 PM)OSUfan Wrote: If Darnell Wright is sitting there at 28 I would be very shocked if the Bengals pass on drafting him because even if Jonah is with them for '23 that will be it. 

Volson - why would you think he would not improve? It was his first season playing LG in the NFL and he improved over the course of the season incrementally. He has an outstanding work ethic and I would be willing to bet he is less happy with his season than we are.

Brown - not that highly thought of? Where did you get this from, disgruntled KC fans?

(03-25-2023, 06:20 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: Not a closet Chiefs fan. But they do push the envelope. I just want what they have which I believe Burrow can match Mahomes but we don't have the front office that pushes the envelope like they do. I know people want to say we've beaten them 3 out of the last 4. But I want a Superbowl win and like it or not the AFC goes thru them. I also have a bad feeling that beating them just got a whole lot harder letting our 2 starting safeties walk.

(03-25-2023, 07:33 PM)Synric Wrote: It would be so nice to be in the AFC West. The violent gauntlet called the AFC North has been a terror on all four teams health over the last 15 years. 

(03-25-2023, 07:33 PM)Synric Wrote: It would be so nice to be in the AFC West. The violent gauntlet called the AFC North has been a terror on all four teams health over the last 15 years.