03-09-2022, 12:26 PM
(03-09-2022, 10:02 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: This link has all the Bengals Free Agents for 2022.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/cincinnati-bengals/
My top 5 priorities to re-sign for next year (and maybe beyond) are as follows:
In order of importance:
Eli Apple. He only cost 1.2 million last year. He should get at least double that. I hate his twitter rants, but his talent saved this team and he seems to have found his place.
BJ Hill. I want him over Ogunjobi. I think he is more consistent and affordable.
CJ Uzomah. Ascending talent and high-character guy.
Josh Tupou. He and Hill are young and have talent and should cost less than Ogunjobi combined.
Stanley Morgan. Special teams demon, best blocking WR on the team.
Honorable mentions: Flowers, Allen (seems to have a relationship with Joe), and Quinten Spain.
Nice topic. I agree on all the guys and won't nitpick on the order. I would add Clark Harris to the honorable mention list.
Regarding Apple, I think he's going to find that his twitter BS is going to bite him in the open market. I've changed on this, but if they can get him in that $3M range, it's a no brainer. I don't think that'd prohibit the team from going after a stud CB in free agency. He'd be great insurance to have.
For Uzomah, I'd be happy to be wrong on this because he's a personal favorite of mine and I love what he brings to the locker room, but I don't see the team paying him $7.5M plus a year that people are mentioning. I think they can get a solid TE with similar production in free agency for $4-5M per. Plus, the draft is loaded with TEs in the middle rounds that I think one is taken.
For Spain, it comes down to $ for me. Keep it under $3M and I think he'd be the most likely to compete with Carman and Smith for one of the guard spots with a free agent getting the other one.
