12-19-2019, 10:45 AM
(12-19-2019, 09:56 AM)TJHoushmandzadeh Wrote: It's probably not as much as you think.
If we look at last year's free agency signings in our positions of need that's basically signing Ja'Wuan James and Kwon Alexander (both discussed at length last off season) once you've factored in inflation and the Bengals having to overpay thanks to the killer combination of poor team + unfavorable tax regime + undesirable climate/ location
Ja'Wuan James has a PFF grade of 55.7 this year (barely an upgrade on Bobby Hart's 55.4) and has been injured a lot. The injury prone Kwon Alexander would have been more of an upgade over Nick Vigil (61.3 v 56.9) but was ruled out for the season in week 8.
With a new QB coming in any help would be helpful. Having an extra 35 million to spend on FAs would help more than a WR (0 contribution in one and a half years) and a middle of the pack QB. Its time to completely retool and start the next generation of Bengals. I know a lot of fans need their security blanket vets to give them hope but these players days of being viable answers for the future are fading fast.
