02-24-2017, 10:22 PM
(02-24-2017, 09:22 PM)McC Wrote: Reggie WhiteI
Corey Dillon
Mo Sanu
Alex Mack
Steve Smith
Anquon Boldin
Aquib Talib
Darrelle Revis
A few off the top of my head. You don't have to go get the top FA. Somewhere between the top and the scrap heap are very good players who help the teams that signed them get to the SB, or at least be in the running. You can't Tampa Bay your way to a SB but you can Denver your way to one. How many more years should AJ et al have to wait to have a real chance?
If Whit leaves, it won't be about money. He'll go be that last piece that puts somebody over the top.
Steve Smith was cut( which would put him in the dumpster bin) not a UFA and he was also cheap. If the Bengals signed him at the time people like you would have bitched about him being too old. Darrell Revis was terrible for the bucs and has been a disappointment for the Jets. yet he was a nice find for the Patriots(by the way he was cut by the Bucs and again would go in the dumpster bin of signings). Those two signings are reasons why the Bengals should consider signing dumpster guys and why they work. Look at what Seattle did in 2012 with Michael Bennett and Cliff Avril both guys had little appeal and both were signed at discount prices in April that offseason. Point being you don't have to spend a lot of money in free agency to have an impact in free agency.
