Waiting for Superman

[THE PISTONS]

(10-02-2019, 04:54 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: I'll go one at a time:

1.  Trading guy at the deadline doesn't really happen in the NFL.  With the way the Bengals do business and their aversion to free agency, there is no way I would let any good player leave, because he won't be replace and the draft is a complete crapshoot.

2.  There's no need to cut guys, mainly for the reason in #1.  That being said, there's no way you can re-sign Glenn to a big deal as he can't stay healthy.  The other guys are good enough to play a role.  They would be good for for depth and starting when needed.

3.  You can dream about this one (so can I).  It needs to happen, and if it does, they need to get an impact guy.  There's no sense in signing an average guy to big money (like Kwon Alexander).  Spend the extra 2-3 million and get a CJ Mosely.

4.  Great idea.

5.  Bad idea - If you are top 5 AND you do the above (sign some free agents) then you can't pass on the chance to take a franchise QB or a guy like Chase Young.  We have gone years in Cincy with good, not elite players.  The chance to grab a legit franchise QB or a legit pass rusher is too good to pass up.

This team is not that far away.  We already have a potential stud OT (Jonah) waiting to play.  We getting a good starter at LG and RT would make this offense pretty damn good.  Take Dalton's money and use that to sign some proven guys.  The skill guys are good enough to win with (Green, Ross, Boyd, Eifert, Mixon, Gio, Uzomah)

A couple of true speed linebackers would really help this team.  If the defense isn't on the field 75% of the time, they would be better off as well. 

This next offseason will show you what commitment this team truly has to winning.  If they sit on their money and don't sign any outside help, nothing will ever change.

Honestly, you can say we're not too far away from being good...but just about every team in the NFL is closer to being good or good.

Plus, we have a bunch of aging veterans.

Drafts generally yield no value in Year 1 for us. Maybe 1 decent starter.

Without signing 3-4 upgrades in free agency, we're running on a treadmill chasing a carrot.