Argument for and against Sewell.

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(12-02-2020, 01:36 PM)Whatever Wrote: In the past, I thought he was just being overly critical of guys to make the OSU guys he pimps every year look better by comparison.  For example, there was some debate for awhile on whether Haskins or Murray was QB1 and Chase Young was considered a generational talent from a schoil that's put out a ton of great pass rushers the past few years.  This year, he's completely off the rails.

For example, he claims we won't have money for a FA G because a Bates extension will be a $15 mil cap hit next year.  I pointed out to him that Budda Baker's extension only carried a $3.7 mil cap hit in year one and extensions usually leave the player's base salary the same and just add signing bonus proration to the cap figure.  He says the Bengals always front load.  I point out that Joe Mixon only has a $4.3 mil cap hit this year.  He still maintains that they will ridiculously front load the deal in a year where the cap is going to down.  Reason being, that's the only way he can rationalize not getting a FA G so he can justify trading down to draft Wyatt Davis.

Drafting Penei Sewell and having Adeniji and Johnson gives the Bengals 4 tackles so that makes Bobby Hart a cap casualty. Cutting him would save 6mil that would be nearly what Larry Warford is likely to get (7m to 9m), and I see him as a 1 year prove it deal after being cut for conditioning plus sitting the entire 2020 season.

A line of Sewell - Spain - Hopkins - Warford - Williams would be a nearly veteran offensive line.