***Official Bengals Free Agency Thread***

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(03-19-2021, 11:48 AM)BobJones4980 Wrote: Outside of maybe Hilton I'd pass on those guys and look to draft someone in rounds 3-5 unless Burrow has to have Chase at 5.

The Bengals have Higgins, Boyd, Tate, and Thomas under contract. They need two WRs. Get a veteran and also draft a WR in Rds 3-5. The veteran likely isn't signing for more than a year or two anyway, so it would give a stopgap while the drafted WR develops.

This approach goes out the window though if Chase, Smith, or Waddle is taken. If you take a WR in 1st round, they need to be one of your top 3 WRs.

I still believe Sammy Watkins can be a quality WR in the league, but he got forgotten in KC with Hill, Kelce, and Hardman. He only got 55 targets last year and still put up 421 yards. I'd like to think he'd be able to put up 800+ if he got 100+ targets. He's only 27 years old, so he should have a good few years in him. Playing with Burrow in a high passing volume offense on a 2 or 3 year contract might be good for him.