AJ on The Franchise Tag

[lone bengal]

(12-19-2019, 12:17 PM)Catmandude123 Wrote: Let me say this again" NO team was trading  a high draft pick for a player who hadn't been on the field for a full year".  I also disagree that we are three drafts away from being a contender. The top QB in the draft, a top RB in the league, the return of Williams , along with a lot of cash to buy help on the defense will shorten your predictions by one year or maybe even two. Dunlap(9mil) and Atkins (11 mil)have already been paid the bulk of their contracts and will be on the cheap(you have to have line men).  Biggest needs WR, LBers, and O-line . I believe if we are lucky we can fill those needs next off season and be competitive in 2020.

Best case scenario we draft Borrow who is a franchise QB and Williams ends up being a good LT we would have two of the most important positions on offense locked up. Resigning Hopkins to a reasonable contract would be my top priority far as our own free agents. But we would still have needs at both guards, RT and WR1 assuming Ross and Green aren’t part of the future. Mixion is due for a big contract and I’m personally against playing RB’s big money. Even with extra cash to spend on defense do you think the Bengals will really sign impact free agents ? We need two linebackers, William Jackson is our only good young CB and is due for an extension. Hubbard is our only good young full time D-lineman. Dunlap and Atkins are old and Lawson is just a pass rusher, and Billings contract is up. Plus we have no idea if Taylor can even coach.