(03-17-2022, 03:33 PM)psychdoctor Wrote: If Bengals sign Collins and Tretter, Bengals will have at least top 10 OL.

Probably 10-15. But middle of the pack sounds glorious to me (and both Joe’s) right about now. Could climb even higher if Jonah takes a nice step forward.

(03-17-2022, 03:04 PM)CarolinaBengalFanGuy Wrote: Why do people keep saying it’s been one day when it’s been like 4?

Because free agency officially started yesterday. There’s only been one round of free agency signings so far.

(03-17-2022, 03:48 PM)C0de_M0nkey Wrote: Because free agency officially started yesterday. There’s only been one round of free agency signings so far.

That just isn’t true. Free agency deals have been happening for 3+ Days. The pen to paper have only happened for one day, but we are on day four of free agency. If we waited until your “first day” we would have been 2 days behind everyone else.

Here is a link to days 1 and 2 signings… published before yesterday at 4:00p


https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2022-nfl-free-agency-grades-for-days-1-2-steelers-get-b-for-trubisky-broncos-take-risk-with-gregory/amp/

(03-17-2022, 02:16 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: Meanwhile you have the Bills, Ravens, etc shelling out to improve their team because they know how close they are.

Do you even understand how free agency works?

Bills have lost starting CB Levi Wallace, and still have holes created by free agent starters at WR (Emmanuel Sanders, Cole Beasley) OT Darryl Williams, DE Jerry Hughs, and OG Ike Boettger.  Other than the huge Von Miller signing they have only given out ONE other contract worth more than $4.5 million a year.  Meanwhile the Bengals have given 4 players more than $6 million per year.

(03-17-2022, 03:55 PM)Bengalbug Wrote: The pen to paper have only happened for one day.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2022-nfl-free-agency-grades-for-days-1-2-steelers-get-b-for-trubisky-broncos-take-risk-with-gregory/amp/

That’s what officially means. No one was officially signed before yesterday. Players who negotiated deals during the legal tampering period are just the first round of free agents.

(03-17-2022, 02:28 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: It's the fact that other teams in the AFC are absolutely loading up and improving their teams while we sit here with more holes on our team than what we started with that's causing my hysteria. 

Again, still time to fix it...but the players are slowing dwindling.

This just is not true at all.

Bengals have given 4 different players deals worth over $6 million a year.  I doubt any other team has done more.

Plus you don't even look at the players other teams are losing.  You don't seem to even understand how this all works.

(03-17-2022, 02:34 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: Uzi, Spain, Larry O, Eli Apple are not on this team right now. 

Those guys are not end all be all, but the positions they made up are literal holes on the roster right now. Not to mention right tackle. 

Yet you seem to think that no other team has any holes created by free agent starters.

(03-17-2022, 04:07 PM)C0de_M0nkey Wrote: That’s what officially means. No one was officially signed before yesterday. Players who negotiated deals during the legal tampering period are just the first round of free agents.

Day 1 tampering
Day 2 tampering
Day 3 new league year and first day a contract can be signed
Day 4 today

Today is the 4th day of FA contracts being negotiated…. That is a fact.

Per Spotrac, only 13.1M cap space left. Not much for any large free agent.

(03-17-2022, 04:13 PM)Bengalbug Wrote: Day 1 tampering
Day 2 tampering
Day 3 new league year and first day a contract can be signed
Day 4 today

Today is the 4th day of FA contracts being negotiated…. That is a fact.

It’s the second day free agents can officially be signed. No one was officially signed four days ago.

(03-17-2022, 04:16 PM)C0de_M0nkey Wrote: It’s the second day free agents can officially be signed. No one was officially signed four days ago.

When is NFL free agency?
Free agency officially begins at the start of the new league year, which is March 16 at 1 p.m. ET. Agents for pending free-agent players, however, are permitted to negotiate with prospective teams beginning March 14 at noon ET.


The broncos traded Russell Wilson last week, even though the trade went through yesterday. Officially doesn’t mean that free agents haven’t been agreeing to deals since Monday…

(03-17-2022, 04:19 PM)Bengalbug Wrote: When is NFL free agency?

Free agency officially begins at the start of the new league year, which is March 16 at 1 p.m. ET. 

You answered your own question. Good job.

(03-17-2022, 04:20 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: You answered your own question. Good job.

Lol, y’all are silly. When did the bengals agree to contracts with Cappa and Karras? If we waited until the “official” day, do you think they would
Both be bengals. They agreed THREE days ago. As in, more
Than one day.

But, bengals message board going to have a bunch of cynics looking to create drama and arguments for no reason and throw common sense out the window.

(03-17-2022, 02:16 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: Meanwhile you have the Bills, Ravens, etc shelling out to improve their team because they know how close they are.

Ravens have only given out one contract worth more than $5 million per year.  In fact it looks like they have only signed 2 free agents Marcus Williams and Morgan Moses.  What am I missing here?

Meanwhile they have lost starting CB Anthony Averette and still have holes created by free agent starters at DE (Calais Campbell), DT (Brandon Williams), WR (Sammy Watkins), LB (Justin Houston), and FB (Patrick Ricard), 

(03-17-2022, 04:23 PM)Bengalbug Wrote: Lol, y’all are silly.  When did the bengals agree to contracts with Cappa and Karras?  If we waited until the “official” day, do you think they would
Both be bengals.  They agreed THREE days ago.  As in, more
Than one day.  

But, bengals message board going to have a bunch of cynics looking to create drama and arguments for no reason and throw common sense out the window.

The negotiation period started Monday, free agency started yesterday. Not sure what to tell you if you can't process that one, champ. Guess I'm a cynic. 

(03-17-2022, 02:35 PM)ochocincos Wrote: The only upgrades so far are Cappa and Karras.
But they're downgraded at RT and TE so far, so...it's a wash to this point? Maybe?

There was a lot of "wash" talk last year too. Souuuuuper Bowwwwwwwlz.

Still FA and draft to go before the roster is set.

(03-17-2022, 04:42 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: There was a lot of "wash" talk last year too. Souuuuuper Bowwwwwwwlz.

Still FA and draft to go before the roster is set.

Fair point, but no one expected a deep postseason run.

Obviously, no one is certain about exactly how a season will actually pan out until they play the game. They can just give a hypothesis based on the roster, coaching staff, etc.

(03-17-2022, 04:23 PM)Bengalbug Wrote: Lol, y’all are silly.  When did the bengals agree to contracts with Cappa and Karras?  If we waited until the “official” day, do you think they would
Both be bengals.  They agreed THREE days ago.  As in, more
Than one day.  

But, bengals message board going to have a bunch of cynics looking to create drama and arguments for no reason and throw common sense out the window.

(03-17-2022, 04:42 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: There was a lot of "wash" talk last year too. Souuuuuper Bowwwwwwwlz.

Still FA and draft to go before the roster is set.

Bro, the season is a wash. We resigned our backup QB lol.

(03-17-2022, 04:14 PM)Bengal80 Wrote: Per Spotrac, only 13.1M cap space left. Not much for any large free agent.

They still haven't cut Hopkins or Waynes. That's another $16.8m just sitting around.