03-16-2024, 12:45 PM
I like the Bengals approach this FA period. Tart was kicked out of Nashville - that deserves the Bengals spending some time to investigate or meet with him. I'm not sure you replace the guy who facilitated a lot of locker room culture change with someone who put themselves in that position.
- Lots of ways to stop the run or free up pass rushers/LBs.
I think this draft hits the Bengals perfectly for positions they need most: DT & OL, which is GREAT since draft picks are locked up for 4 & 5 years.
- I LOVE the kid, McKinnley Jackson, NT, TX A&M for the Bengals in the 2nd or 3rd round. He has Bengals written all over him. 2X captain. Highly thought of as a teammate. BIG TIME team 1st guy.
^ If they grabbed him in the nd just to make sure they got him I would be fine with it.
There are a LOT of guys who can fit what the Bengals need at DT in this draft. I would be fine if they took 3 DTs. The draft is THAT loaded with really good players there. And I'm fine with them going into the season with younger guys at those spots behind the vets already on the roster. The rookies need to see the field to be able to develop. Not being buried 3 spots deep & on S-teams is hopefully where a new DT (or NT) can find themselves.
- RT, on the other hand, HAS to be addressed. It's kind of gross that that Bengals wound up in this position when they have 9 back there to protect.
Personally, I think LG needs a major upgrade as well. Volson would better serve the roster as a swing G instead of starting LG. Hell, if Volson starts... how bad is his backup?
^ Lap covered this on his podcast & it was brought up that the Pats, with Brady there, really prioritized the interior line over the outside because Brady could keeps his eyes down field & step up in a pocket instead of roll away & find a broken play - so the tackles were less prioritized as far as talent/urgency. I think that's interesting to think about in the discussion of which DTs fit the Bengals idea of how to lay out a defensive scheme as well as how to protect Joe.
- Lots of ways to stop the run or free up pass rushers/LBs.
I think this draft hits the Bengals perfectly for positions they need most: DT & OL, which is GREAT since draft picks are locked up for 4 & 5 years.
- I LOVE the kid, McKinnley Jackson, NT, TX A&M for the Bengals in the 2nd or 3rd round. He has Bengals written all over him. 2X captain. Highly thought of as a teammate. BIG TIME team 1st guy.
^ If they grabbed him in the nd just to make sure they got him I would be fine with it.
There are a LOT of guys who can fit what the Bengals need at DT in this draft. I would be fine if they took 3 DTs. The draft is THAT loaded with really good players there. And I'm fine with them going into the season with younger guys at those spots behind the vets already on the roster. The rookies need to see the field to be able to develop. Not being buried 3 spots deep & on S-teams is hopefully where a new DT (or NT) can find themselves.
- RT, on the other hand, HAS to be addressed. It's kind of gross that that Bengals wound up in this position when they have 9 back there to protect.
Personally, I think LG needs a major upgrade as well. Volson would better serve the roster as a swing G instead of starting LG. Hell, if Volson starts... how bad is his backup?
^ Lap covered this on his podcast & it was brought up that the Pats, with Brady there, really prioritized the interior line over the outside because Brady could keeps his eyes down field & step up in a pocket instead of roll away & find a broken play - so the tackles were less prioritized as far as talent/urgency. I think that's interesting to think about in the discussion of which DTs fit the Bengals idea of how to lay out a defensive scheme as well as how to protect Joe.
