04-30-2023, 09:49 AM
(04-29-2023, 08:12 PM)coachmcneil71 Wrote: As long as nothing overly detrimental comes from this latest incident, I fully expect that the team will honor his contract. That's what MB and the Bengals have almost always done. MB is old school and a man of his word. When he gives it, he keeps it. I don't think that Collins or Jonah is going anywhere anytime soon either.
Couldn't agree more.
The only guy in this draft who wouod have made Mixon immediately expendable was Bijan Robinson. Everyone else was an RB2 type, Perine's replacent. In role if not the type of back. Now if Chase Brown (or Trayveon) balls out this year, then next year may be different.
Proven NFL players are hard to find. And hard to replace when drafting #28. We are not going to willing jettison guys who can still perform unless we absolutely have to. Or unless we have an obvious replacement in hand. We are trying to win the whole thing, we don't want to take steps backward voluntarily.
Same thing on the OL. Wright was about the only OL we could have drafter that would have made Jonah or Collins expendable right away. Anyone else would have had to prove they can play at this level first. Now if Carman balls out this year, different conversation.
We got better at OT, DE, WR, and punter.
We changed out some deoth pieces at RB and CB. Where we certainly got faster. Chido is back & hopefully CTB improves.
Ditto the speed part at safety. 2 new guys + 2 guys we drafted from last year + Thomas.
DT/NT room is unchanged, as is IOL and the top 5 LBs.
We'll see at TE how Smith for Hurst goes. I do think Sample is better than Wilcox at #2.
