03-17-2022, 01:03 PM
(03-17-2022, 03:08 AM)BacknDaDey Wrote: I agree whole hardily with you on this. It seems once the Bengals got the 2 players they targeted, it's back to their old ways of waiting on 2nd, 3rd and 4th tier FA players.
You are drafting 31st. Next to last in each round. You might get lucky on a couple of picks but you are not getting the cream of the crop. There is no way I would depend too much on the draft drafting 31st.
The fact that we're concentrating on getting our long snapper and Mike Thomas locked up doesn't look good. In the past, when we started announcing deals for bottom of the roster types, it usually meant we were done making "big" splashes.
(03-17-2022, 08:19 AM)Schmitbuck Wrote: I'm starting to think the reason we're not seeing other deals from the Bengals since Monday is because the front office is waiting for a decision from the Cowboys on Collins. The potential money that'll be involved is probably prohibiting the team from going after other players until a decision is made. It'll dictate whether they go after a $3-5M CB vs a $7-8M CB. Probably the same kind of deal with TE and other rotational players.
If Collins goes elsewhere, I think we'll see another couple signings rather quickly.
Should we wait on Collins though? The Cowboys always think they're smarter than everyone else, and it causes them to do dumb things. Like sit on Collins for months hoping to get an amazing offer. What if we don't get him before the draft?
Heck, what if we're not even looking at Collins, and the FO thinks they're done. That they'll roll with Carman at LG and draft a RT?
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