03-10-2016, 09:03 AM
(03-10-2016, 06:08 AM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: You mention a bunch of big names. What big name WR that is available is going to get us over the hump? MJ was the best available. We were willing to compete money wise. He chased #1 status. Roster turnover is a part of the NFL.
We easily could have won the Super Bowl this past year. If Dalton doesnt get hurt we have a good shot. Denver blew their load. We almost beat them with a back up QB. They now dont have a QB, that D is losing pieces, and Von miller thinks olivier vernon money aint shit. They have a ring which could have been ours. But they are looking at that super bowl slump big time.
Our model is is sustainable. Its getting us to the big dance. We just have to seal the deal. If we beat the Steelers that momentum gain would have been huge.
We were undefeated over half the year. Easily one of the best teams in the league. I think they found a formula that works. We were seconds away from our first playoff win that i would remember. Im not willing to blow that up.
I don't think the Bengals necessarily need a do it all veteran as the @ the #2 receiver (which is really the 3rd or 4th option i passing situations). I think they need a veteran player who can do some specific things well (stretch the length of field and perhaps block down field) and draft a guy with a high(ish) ceiling and something immediate in the return game.
- As I mentioned before, The Broncos won with their #1 Thomas and a 5'11" Emmanuel Sanders as their #2. That Emmanuel Sanders type of guy would be great to draft and I think he will be there when the Bengals pick in the form of Corey Coleman.
- In the mean time there are a lot... a LOT of serviceable FAs that can fit the Bengals needs who will be a bargain later in this process. Fans need to be patient and realize that the best FA deals don't usually come on the first day. Who knows where Colston, LaFell, Nicks, White, Wallace, Floyd, Harvin, Jennings, Cotchery could all do well (if healthy) when AJ Green and Eifert are demanding extra attention.
