2024 Bengals Free Agents

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(08-19-2022, 09:40 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Yes. Can always franchise tag him too.

Honestly, we need to pick a model. When you have an elite QB...it seems like most teams go with 1 elite WR and then rotate through the #2-5 WR's. This entails drafting and signing value guys.

It's pretty rare to find a successful team with 2-3 really highly paid WR's and an elite QB that isn't on a rookie deal.

The Bengals, for any of their drafting flaws...are pretty great at finding WR's and RB's.

Now, if we keep drafting RB's on rookie deals and rookie deal TE's...that may allow us to keep 2 highly paid WR's.

Exactly.

Pay the QB, the top pass catcher, and then either the RB or the next best pass catcher.
Invest the rest in OL and key defensive players.
Use draft picks and/or cheaper veterans to fill out the remainder of the offensive weapons.

If we aren't seeing the Bengals getting a deal done for Bates, do people really think they'd give a WR2 $18+ mill a year? 
I don't.