Positions of need

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(10-08-2019, 02:46 PM)BoomerFan Wrote: At this point I'm thinking:

1) QB - I'd have have them sit behind Dalton for a year.

2) LB - Though part of the problem here is coaching, specifically I think we can do better than Lou and should hire someone out of college if necessary.

3) RT - I know OLine is an urgent need but it would be a high 3rd round pick at least and of course we'd get Jonah back and maybe one of our Guards would start to play like they deserve to be a starter after another year of experience.

4) Safety - If you re-sign Brandon Wilson I'd probably cut Shawn Williams, but either way you'll need a Safety)

5) WR - Hope to find another Marvin Jones. Right now I'm not sold on our WR corps and we need to plan for a future without Ross or Green.

6) DL

7) Punter - Huber has been fantastic but is old. You want to have a guy in camp who won't make the team but can be called up in case of injuries (which get more common with age).

Depends who the QB is, but I think the team could find a better use for Dalton's $17.7 mill next year. I'm thinking an upgrade to OL or LB rather than using that for a stopgap QB. I think there will be plenty of stopgap-level QBs available in FA that the Bengals could sign for less than half of what Dalton would be occupying with the cap. Or restructure his contract to take less, but the Bengals never do that, so I don't think that's an option.