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(03-27-2018, 02:02 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: It's amazing how ONE trade can make people feel like things have changed.

To me, the reality is that nothing has really changed.  We signed one of our own guys (Eifert) and signed a couple of bargain bin types (Brown and Baker) and now claim that they have to cut some salary after the draft (Lord knows why when we still have $18 million under the cap)

The Glenn trade was a nice change, but it really wasn't too far from the norm.  We've traded late rounders for guys before.  We still refuse to make any moves in free agency because they will harm our comp picks.  We still have major holes on the roster where we will be relying on long term backups or rookies to fill in week 1.

Hopefully we see a C drafted early - or it's going to be another long year.  Hopefully we can see another interior guy drafted early that can play or we are going to see the same crap that we did last.

How so? They traded a pick to move back nine spots and got an above-average talent at a position of desperate need. This is one of the smartest moves the Bengals have made in terms of acquiring talent from outside the organization, and its significance shouldn’t be downplayed.