03-09-2018, 03:18 PM
(03-09-2018, 02:11 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Personally, I let Eifert go to a different team who is willing to take the risk and draft a TE to replace.
Even with low base pay and performance-based incentives, keeping Eifert would affect how/when the Bengals draft a TE.
The way I see it is if Eifert is kept, the Bengals don't draft a TE until Day 3 (or not at all) because they'll roll with Eifert, Kroft, Uzomah, and Hewitt.
And if Eifert gets hurt, you're stuck with Kroft, Uzomah, Hewitt, and probably Mason Schreck or some vet TE who is still available.
If they don't, it could mean the Bengals draft a TE on Day 2 and that should improve them at TE compared to last year guaranteed....unless that new TE also misses most/all of the season.
This would be the typical Bengals messed up signing. Giving huge bucks to a huge question mark vs. applying that same money to a solid player at a position of need, sounds about right.
