2023 NFL Combine

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(03-01-2023, 12:32 PM)Graphicguy Wrote: Have heard all the interviews with Zac and Duke after the combine.

Observations….

-one source had Duke Tobin listed as the GM.  First I had seen that.
-Tobin, talking about Higgins, says he’s not in the business of making other teams better.  He says Tee is one of the best players in the league.  He told other teams to draft their own WR1

-Zac stated he likes the locker room…he wants players to express themselves as that’s one thing that makes them special

-They like who they have on this team, now.  FA isn’t where they’re looking this year to improve.  Assuming they’re talking about doing so in the draft.

-They know the size ranges of the contracts for JB, Tee and Chase.  They want to sign JB sooner than later to an extension.  They know the numbers.  It’s how they structure those numbers to allow the team to be SB bound every year

-Perrine was mentioned specifically for a role with this team.  Mixon, was not.  

-For some players (assuming Mixon, Boyd, Bates), the Bengals value them and know their value, but want a team friendly deal to be struck.  I got the impression they would take Mixon back if he’s willing to restructure…probably true of Boyd, too.  Bates I think is going to ATL, unless we’re all really shocked and he stays on a team friendly deal.


-They moved Hill around, but want to get him situated in one position to grow (assuming that’s as a Safety).

This draft will be interesting.  If they’re not looking for major FAs, we’ll see what they think if Hurst and LC by the way they draft.

To the bolded, that's not surprising, although it might be disappointing to some.
While the roster is championship-caliber, it's silly to not try to improve it with a FA or two, as not all spots have above-average starters.

But if this holds true, expect (to the sadness of some) for pretty much all the starters to stay the same and the draft to use as fill-ins for a starter or two, and the rest depth/future starters.