La’el Collins injury

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(12-25-2022, 06:38 PM)Frank Booth Wrote: Cut him or move him to LG

But why disrupt Volson’s development... Bengals have to re-sign guys. Makes the most sense to just move on

Yes, we have to re-sign guys, so you want to cut a guy that costs us dead cap money when a vet replacement will be MORE expensive, start a rookie mid round pick, or reach for a rookie tackle in Rd1 & start him? 

It makes NO sense to just move on. Not financial sense. Not for the short term roster. We are not signing a better vet RT for $4.3 mil or less, and I doubt a mid-round tackle draft pick is any better next year.

Though I will say using Collins at G (or depth at G) is not the worst idea. At least for next year. If an OT is there this draft (or next) and wins the position, then think about moving on. Doing it now is crazy.

Plus, I believe there are rules about cutting guys who are on IR.