02-18-2024, 01:55 PM
(02-18-2024, 01:19 PM)TecmoBengals Wrote: They lost Bates Bell, and Hurst in free agency. They reacted by signing Smith and Scott. They liked TEs in the draft but it didn't work out.
Edit: I speculate they thought the draft could improve TE depth beyond the Smith signing. Taylor noted liking some of the TE talent:
They liked La Porta a ton but not in the first round.
(02-18-2024, 01:42 PM)casear2727 Wrote: They absolutely struck out on the two guys they thought they were for sure signing at those positions.
Vonn Bell and Foster Moreau
Scott and Irv were reactionary selections.
They thought they had Moreau. He left and they felt good. Then his illness complicated things.
I was responding to the portion that signing Smith and Scott were reactionary because of the draft. They were signed before the draft. I would have agreed if they were reactionary because of losing Bell & Hudson and no mention of the draft. Smith and Scott were insurance if they didn’t find good replacements in the then next month draft.
Romo “ so impressed with Zac ...1 of the best in the NFL… they are just fundamentally sound. Taylor the best winning % in the Playoffs of current coaches. Joe Burrow” Zac is the best head coach in the NFL & that gives me a lot of confidence." Taylor led the Bengals to their first playoff win since 1990, ending the longest active drought in the four major North American sports, en and appeared in Super Bowl LVI, the first since 1988.
