03-14-2024, 06:29 PM
(03-14-2024, 05:22 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: The tragedy by the FO isn't their unwillingness to pay Reader in free agency, the tragedy is whiffing on the draft picks that were supposed to replace him.
Bengals need to get their heads out of their asses when drafting or this will continue to happen as we continue to pay Chase and Burrow.
Along with it, if they didn't whiff on Dax Hill you don't have to sign Geno Stone and that money could have been used to retain Reader.
Draft better, Duke.
Completely agree with this. Whiffing on draft picks is forcing the FO to spend money on players to plug holes, rather than them being filled with players on low-cost rookie contracts.
No front office is going to hit on all draft picks, but it feels like we are paying the price for draft failures from 2021 and 2022.
If they had resigned Reader, the Bengals would have one of the most expensive DL rooms in the league… They’re already paying BJ Hill, Hendrickson, Hubbard and Rankins. They need to hit on a DL draft pick, or it’s going to be hard on the salary cap to have to keep paying veteran prices for DL players.
The same could be said for the O-Line room. In 2023 the Bengals had the 6th most expensive o-line room in the league. Because they’ve whiffed on so many o-line picks over the years, the FO was forced to sign more expensive mid-tier veterans instead of getting production out of players on rookie contracts.
