Paul Dawson who?

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(06-03-2016, 01:28 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: I think the point he was trying to make is that the Bengals won't sign a "regular" free agent because it will subtract from the ability to get comp picks.

Would this team sign different guys if none of the free agent pickups counted against the loses?  I think they would.  The Bengals used to wait around for late free agents or guys that got cut, now they can give a tangible excuse as to why - they don't want to lose any comp picks.

I don't think comp picks make a huge difference in who they sign.  And even when they have signed some bigger name free agents they have flopped just as often as the draft picks.  The biggest difference is that rookies are much cheaper than free agents.