Zeke to the Bengals?

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(03-24-2023, 04:39 AM)Soonerpeace Wrote: You heard from someone that you trust there was mutual interest between Zeke/agent and Cincy?

"There's a lot of great players that are available right now," Taylor said. "We like our team as where it's at right now. It's always funny when things get thrown around. Sometimes it's the first you hear of it, but that's just the way life works."

Everybody can interpret it as they may. Watch if there’s anymore traction. NBC has shot it down as well for all 3 teams. My guess is another team was a little surprised as well. It clearly looks like an agent ploy here. But I’ve said elsewhere I’d snag him for $5 million 1 year deal.

It may indeed by an agent ploy. I think you are probably right there. It may be that Elliot (like Brown) is gonna decide where he wants to go & then reach out, and that has not happened yet. It may be that we have interest and ZT does not want to confirm it publicly and drive the price up. It may be that we have decided to carry 3 RBs instead of 4 this year. It may be we have no interest. 

But the idea that ZT saying he is happy with the team right now meaning we are not interested in adding players does not compute AT ALL. Would ANY non-moron be happy with the state of our TE room right now? Why did Moreau visit? Why did Carter visit? Does that mean we don't need pass rush help? Or another CB? Or a backup QB? Or that Chrisman has won the punter job? Of course not. Ditto RB2. 

ZT could have said flatly we are not interested in Elliot. He didn't. He could have said we are not interested in adding a RB at present. He didn't. Instead we got vague generalities about there being a lot of great players out there, of which he wants exactly none, despite the holes on the roster. Does that make any sense to anyone? Of course not. That's why I deemed it coachspeak non-sense. It makes no sense at all. I am certainly not gonna extrapolate that bit of non-wisdom (there are lots of great players out there, but I don't want any of them) to any specific situation. 

It was just a boilerplate coachspeak answer. He praises his guys (I'm happy with my team). He praises the potential FA (lot of great players out there). He says nothing & leaves. The two things make no sense when put together. Like a peanut butter & sardines sandwich. The part that puzzles me is so many people acting like he said something significant when he didn't. 

I'll make a wager with anyone here. I bet we sign more guys in FA before the draft. Whether Elliot is one of them, I have no idea.