03-15-2023, 08:04 PM
(03-15-2023, 07:54 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I agree with much of your list of hierarchy of of needs, but I want to differ with you where you have CB listed.
You realize that the Bengals have been riding with mediocre CBs that can play well enough in Anarumo's system, due to having experienced, smart play from a pair of veteran Safeties, right?
With the Bengals potentially plugging in a pair of second year guys, neither of which did anything noteworthy in their rookie years at the position, those CBs are going to be on their own. This is the time that the Bengals either need to bring in a top tier FS (as you have listed), or plan on drafting CB with a high draft pick. The reason I say this is because Eli Apple isn't going to be the same guy out there without Jesse Bates wiping his butt for him.
We played plenty of single high coverage with Apple on an island last year. There wasn’t this massive cover job by the safeties for Apple, he simply has played pretty well the last couple years.
