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(11-08-2021, 10:18 PM)Emeritus Wrote: :tiger

Everything that ypu need to know starts upfront on either. side. I gotta ask a question. Why in the heck I wouldn't I want Jordan Davis at all costs!! Eli Apple needs to be replaced!!! Everyday. Ok

Apple was never intended to be starting.
Waynes was supposed to be the starter outside the past 1.5 seasons, but he's played all of 2 games out of a possible 27.
You can tell from trying to pick up guys like Flowers and Hargreaves that they want to try to upgrade the CB position. They're just brand new to the scheme and Apple is the best option right now (sadly).

As for addressing the trenches, I agree, but I think it'd be better served toward the OL, not the DL.
The Bengals should have Ossai coming back, which would allow Hubbard to play more inside on passing downs (where he's best).
The IOL, on the other hand, needs 1-2 new upgrades seriously.
Carman hasn't adapted to the new position well enough yet, and Hopkins is not the pass protector he was pre-injury.
I'm not ready to pull the trigger on Carman by any means, but if there's a better vet RG they could bring in to fill in for the next 1-2 years as insurance while he develops, that'd probably be a good thing.
I'd 100% go after someone like Jason Kelce or Ben Jones to replace Hopkins, although if the Bengals do end up around Pick 15, I'd be all for taking Linderbaum.