03-04-2016, 09:25 PM
Obviously the Bengals - on the rare occasion they dip their pinky toe into FA - like to sign players that were cut in order to protect precious compensatory picks. Jim O confirmed here that if the Bengals look to FA to replace MLJ or Sanu, it would most likely be a player who was cut.
So here's a list of decent WR's who have been cut recently, with age in () followed by 2015 stats:
Marques Colston (33 in June): 45-520-4 in 13 games
Roddy White (35 in November): 43-506-1
Brandon Lafell (30 in November): 37-515-0 in 11 games
Riley Cooper (29 in September): 21-327-2
...and that's pretty much it unless I'm missing any other prominent players. I think Lafell really stands out on this list. He missed some time and fought through injury last year, but he's been a capable number 2 for several years and he's still fairly young. I actually don't think we'd be losing much - if anything at all - if LaFell replaced MLJ.
Colston and White may have 1 decent season in the tank, but they're definitely near the end. Cooper seems like the most realistic option for the Bengals considering he should be cheap and both James Urban and Bill Lazor are familiar with him.
Cooper has had a couple of decent seasons (including 835 yards and 8 scores in 2013), so there is some potential there.
So here's a list of decent WR's who have been cut recently, with age in () followed by 2015 stats:
Marques Colston (33 in June): 45-520-4 in 13 games
Roddy White (35 in November): 43-506-1
Brandon Lafell (30 in November): 37-515-0 in 11 games
Riley Cooper (29 in September): 21-327-2
...and that's pretty much it unless I'm missing any other prominent players. I think Lafell really stands out on this list. He missed some time and fought through injury last year, but he's been a capable number 2 for several years and he's still fairly young. I actually don't think we'd be losing much - if anything at all - if LaFell replaced MLJ.
Colston and White may have 1 decent season in the tank, but they're definitely near the end. Cooper seems like the most realistic option for the Bengals considering he should be cheap and both James Urban and Bill Lazor are familiar with him.
Cooper has had a couple of decent seasons (including 835 yards and 8 scores in 2013), so there is some potential there.
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