02-15-2022, 02:28 AM
(02-15-2022, 12:49 AM)Whatever Wrote: Honestly, we don't need the cap space to put together a solid OL in FA. Going off of PFF's (Boo, Hiss) FA contract estimates, we could get...
Connor Williams/LG/Cowboys-3 years/$20 mil
James Daniels/RG/Bears-5 years/$50 mil
Ben Jones/C/Titans-3 years/$20 mil
Trent Brown/RT/Patriots-2 years/$20 mil
With Jonah, that is not a world beater OL, but there are good starters at every position. If we went by PFF grade, the starting OL would look like...
LT-J.Williams-77.5
LG-C.Williams-76.1
C-Jones-77.8
RG-Daniels-71.0
RT-Brown-77.6
...and the 4 new FA starters would account for under $35 mil in AAV, leaving over $30 mil to resign guys and make other moves. Obviously, these are example players and estimated deals, but an OL overhaul is very possible as long as the Bengals stick to B tier FA's and don't chase the Armstead's and Scherff's that will be hitting the market.
Those salaries are guess and all we have to go by but I assure you many are low.
Ben Jones is already 33... Bradley Bozeman will be a little higher but only 27 years old.
I like Conner Williams and Daniels - doubt they pull the trigger with both (I wish they would), but most likely re-sign Spain - he and Carmen battle it out.
I like Trent Brown as well.
In year 3 this $35M (I think it is little low) will become a minimum $45M with Jonah and with many of these guys up for extension at the same time Joe and Chase will be getting around $50-65M... along with this oline and their extensions and we are way over $100m without Higgins, Mixon, TE, and zero depth.
The FO will not be this short sighted.
I love your line and wish it to come true, I dont think they come close to this lineup without other cuts, because they will not risk upcoming extensions. And they never do Patriot type moves. Let's hope I am very wrong and you are very right in that they have a great plan.
