Next weeks feature, crow.

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(03-15-2023, 11:24 AM)Bengalbug Wrote: I’d like to revisit this in a week to see how many doom and gloomers come back to earth after things have settled down.  

The bengals are not going to not sign any FAs.  They also are not going to over pay.  Let’s be a little patient, the only big loss that wasn’t expected was bell.  But we more or less offset that with Pratt.  

Perine, hurst and bates where all expected to leave or can be easily replaced.

This is a good place for us to be in.  Good teams lose good players every year.

I know it will be tough to swallow (not the crow) and I wasn't a doomsday guy at all, but it WILL be tough to see guys like Perine, Bates, Bell, and Hurst leave because they were not just really good to great players, but they were great character guys, leaders, and team-first players.

I have some great memories of all of them.  However, the ONE BIG THING that absolutely needed to happen was to get a veteran OT.  I had no idea they could get Brown, and I am even more surprised to hear he will play LT.  Orlando Brown will play left tackle: It was important to be able to play that position - ProFootballTalk (nbcsports.com)  Jonah seems like the anti-RT, and Carman didn't fare well on the right side, either.  Although that was a guard and he is clearly a better OT.

They got a huge signing in adding Brown.  There had to be losses elsewhere to make it happen, and there will likely be more (Collins, Mixon).  

Job 1 had to be protect Joe.  Everything else is secondary to that.  

This was a great step to solidifying the offensive line.