02-10-2024, 02:01 PM
(02-07-2024, 07:45 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Bengals have an estimated $61 mill in cap space for 2024.
They have 48 players under contract currently, 17 of which make $1 mill or less.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/cap/
The Bengals have the following 20 guys set to hit FA - https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/all/cincinnati-bengals//
For all intents and purposes, the draft will fill out the last few spots, so any re-sign or outside FA will result in some displacement of funding.
Starting spots with impending FAs (incumbent):
- Outside WR (Higgins)
- Slot WR (Boyd)
- TE (Hudson)
- RT (Williams)
- NT (Reader)
- Outside CB (Awuzie)
- LS (Adomitis)
Who would you sign in FA (and for how much) to fill out the remaining roster such that any and all draft picks could be used strictly as depth?
NOTE-1: You can use the "Manage Roster" function on the first spotrac link to do this exercise.
NOTE-2: A tag on Higgins will cost an estimated $20.7 mill. If you choose to tag him, the available cap for all remaining players will be essentially $40 mill.
NOTE-3: You MUST leave AT LEAST $5 mill in cap remaining after FA, which is the usual operating procedure for the Bengals
Who ya gonna sign?
Sign:
1. WR2: Higgins (tag at $20.7)
2. DT/NT: Reader ($10 mil cal hit, ish)
3. LS: Adomitis ($1 mil, ERFA, easy)
Already on roster:
4. CB2: Turner.
That leaves:
1. RT: Draft Rd1
2. WR3 (Boyd):
3. TE1 (C. Sample/Hudson):
I also need:
4. Interior DT pass rush
5. CB/S depth
6. IOL upgrades (Volson or C to move Karras to LG).
7. RT bridge to open up draft/let raw pick settle in.
I do not focus in on a particular spot/player after Tee & DJ. I go for best value available at one of those spots.
If I can land a marquee 3T, I do that. If I cannot, then I go BVA at RT/CB/S.
I think I can get a starter level guy at RT Rd1, WR Rd 2-3, and TE Rd 2-4. I am fine with that if I can land DT and DB help in FA. If I get RT/WR/TE help in FA, then it frees me to go DL/DB earlier in the draft.
