Who is your #1 FA?

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(03-14-2021, 10:39 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: As far as adding immediate improvement to the Bengals?  Curtis Samuel.

He's a dynamic WR that can be used as a home run threat, from lining up anywhere on the field.  Speed, hands, toughness, smarts, and only 25 y/o.  

I'd really like to see the Bengals make that 3-5 year investment in Samuel, and then use the draft to restock our fundamental positions on OL/DL with young, athletic blockers and tacklers.

This is a hard vector from where my opinion was a month ago.  What we're seeing as far as OL goes, heading into free agency, is that the quality Tackles are being retained by their current teams.  Aside from a very expensive Joe Thuney and an aging Kevin Zeitler, the free agent guard market isn't going to be quite as loaded with talented players that would be "far superior" to what we had on the roster last season.

From much of what I've read and watched this year, the first 3 rounds of this year's draft class seems to be loaded with RT and Guard candidates, capable of winning starting jobs in their rookie or second seasons.

Love Samuel and his versatility.  He can do a little of everything. Would be a great asset to Burrow.  

And I agree about the FA talent.  That is why I lowered my standards to Zeitler.  I would rather see him and a FA pass rusher and CB than just Thuney and some scrubs.

The draft could play in to this scenario as well if Sewell was gone as a team might want to trade up for that #5 pick and allow the Bengals to get three picks in the first two rounds filling needs at OT, G, and CB.