Collins' visit is over

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(03-19-2022, 10:35 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Trey Hendrickson was coming off a 13.5 sack season when we signed him and he was one of the more sought after FAs of his class. DJ Reeder was the top DT in his FA class. Trae Waynes was the top Cb in his FA class.

I get you don't want to  be wrong, but you are. 

One season of production remember? That does not make you established Tier 1 but rather up and comer. 

People are missing the point. It is that there seems to be a Free Agent grouping where the Bengals always do the "visit and they leave and sign elsewhere" spiel. It is not always OL but what it DOES seem to have in common are players who are considered top rated at their positions by the football community (not necessary the top player in some FA class - Waynes may have been high in that class but as a CB was middle tier). That is why I said "established Tier 1". 

If I had to guess why this happens it is that the Bengals never approach any player with the idea that they WILL get this deal done. It's always conditional. What I suggested is their approach seems to work better with up and comers (witness Cappa and Karras just this offseason) than with established Tier 1 so perhaps they should stick to those types of players.