Hey All,


One of my favorite things to follow is the NFL draft along with mock drafts and free agency. What I'm doing is compiling a list of the Bengals players who will be free agents after this season along with players we have on the practice squad, top free agents available by position from other teams that I feel could be a fit and a list of the consensus top 100 players heading into the draft. Let the board know what you would do in terms of free agency, would you promote a player from the practice squad, and what would you do via the draft. Have fun with this. 
**If you notice any free agents that have already been signed let us know as well as any free agents who were left off the list that you feel could fit with the Bengals**


Free Agents:
Leon Hall CB 31 CIN TBD $9,600,000 UFA
Andre Smith RT 28 CIN TBD $6,362,500 UFA
Reggie Nelson FS 32 CIN TBD $4,775,000 UFA
Vincent Rey ILB 28 CIN TBD $3,100,000 UFA
Adam-Pacman Jones CB 32 CIN TBD $2,550,000 UFA
Emmanuel Lamur OLB 26 CIN TBD $2,356,000 UFA
Wallace Gilberry DE 31 CIN TBD $2,050,000 UFA
Mohamed Sanu WR 26 CIN TBD $1,682,813 UFA
George Iloka SS 25 CIN TBD $1,582,075 UFA
Eric Winston RT 32 CIN TBD $950,000 UFA
Brandon Thompson DT 26 CIN TBD $795,300 UFA
Marvin Jones WR 25 CIN TBD $700,700 UFA
Brandon Tate WR 28 CIN TBD $665,000 UFA
Pat Sims DT 30 CIN TBD $665,000 UFA
T.J. Johnson C 25 CIN TBD $510,000 ERFA
Chris Lewis-Harris CB 26 CIN TBD $68,823 RFA

Practice Squad
Mike Kafka QB
Michael Bennett WR
Asa Jackson CB
Trey Hopkins G
Matt Lengel TE
DeShawn Williams DT
Trevor Roach LB
Jake Kumerow WR
Terrell Watson RB
James Wilder Jr. RB

2016 Free Agents
Percy Harvin WR 27 BUF TBD $4,000,000 UFA
Rod Streater WR 27 OAK TBD $2,356,000 UFA
Jermaine Kearse WR 25 SEA TBD $2,356,000 UFA
Brian Quick WR 26 STL TBD $1,713,918 UFA
Alshon Jeffery WR 25 CHI TBD $1,447,036 UFA
Rueben Randle WR 24 NYG TBD $1,047,432 UFA
Travis Benjamin WR 26 CLE TBD $779,250 UFA
Rishard Matthews WR 26 MIA TBD $673,403 UFA
Chris Owusu WR 25 NYJ TBD $660,000 UFA
Kamar Aiken WR 26 BAL TBD $585,000 RFA
Dontrelle Inman WR 26 SD TBD $517,500 ERFA
Hakeem Nicks WR 27 NYG TBD $240,882 UFA
Leonard Hankerson WR 26 BUF TBD $43,823 UFA

Donald Penn LT 32 OAK TBD $5,400,000 UFA
Khalif Barnes LT 33 OAK TBD $1,750,000 UFA
Ryan Harris LT 30 DEN TBD $1,420,000 UFA
Jake Long LT 30 ATL TBD $1,275,000 UFA
Mike Adams LT 25 PIT TBD $1,127,525 UFA
Donald Stephenson LT 27 KC TBD $844,375 UFA
Sam Young LT 28 JAC TBD $795,000 UFA
Charles Brown LT 28 DAL TBD $550,588 UFA
Tyler Polumbus LT 30 DEN TBD $481,764 UFA
Tavon Rooks LT 25 KC TBD $435,000 ERFA
Chris Hairston LT 26 SD TBD $685,000 UFA
Isaiah Battle LT 22 STL TBD $179,117 ERFA

Mackenzy Bernadeau C 29 DAL TBD $2,824,166 UFA
Stefen Wisniewski C 26 JAC TBD $2,500,000 UFA
Ryan Wendell C 29 NE TBD $2,400,000 UFA
Lyle Sendlein C 31 ARI TBD $2,000,000 UFA
Ben Jones C 26 HOU TBD $1,662,362 UFA
Josh LeRibeus C 26 WAS TBD $864,081 UFA
Tony Bergstrom C 29 OAK TBD $786,504 UFA
Tim Barnes C 27 STL TBD $710,017 UFA
Will Montgomery C 32 CHI TBD $665,000 UFA
Matt Paradis C 26 DEN TBD $435,000 ERFA
Brian De La Puente C 30 WAS TBD $275,294 UFA
Sam Brenner C 25 DEN TBD $210,000 ERFA
Gabe Ikard C 25 DET TBD $90,000 ERFA

Chris Clark RT 30 HOU TBD $1,400,000 UFA
Matt McCants RT 26 OAK TBD $585,000 RFA
J'Marcus Webb RT 27 OAK TBD $585,000 UFA
Mike Remmers RT 26 CAR TBD $585,000 ERFA
Jordan Mills RT 25 BUF TBD $427,058 UFA
Jeff Linkenbach RT 28 SD TBD $103,235 UFA


Jason Pierre-Paul DE 27 NYG TBD $7,350,000 UFA
Muhammad Wilkerson DE 26 NYJ TBD $6,969,000 UFA
Jason Jones DE 29 DET TBD $3,983,333 UFA
Robert Ayers DE 30 NYG TBD $2,437,500 UFA
Eugene Sims DE 29 STL TBD $2,391,686 UFA
Cedric Thornton DE 27 PHI TBD $2,356,000 UFA
Adrian Clayborn DE 27 ATL TBD $2,062,500 UFA
Olivier Vernon DE 25 MIA TBD $1,701,520 UFA
Jared Crick DE 26 HOU TBD $1,639,875 UFA
Andre Branch DE 26 JAC TBD $1,619,525 UFA
Malik Jackson DE 25 DEN TBD $1,595,403 UFA
Derek Wolfe DE 25 DEN TBD $1,397,881 UFA
Kendall Reyes DE 26 SD TBD $1,313,453 UFA
Akiem Hicks DE 26 NE TBD $1,259,588 UFA
George Selvie DE 28 NYG TBD $1,200,000 UFA
Vinny Curry DE 27 PHI TBD $1,076,038 UFA
David King DE 26 KC TBD $210,000 ERFA
Nick Williams DE 25 KC TBD $510,000 ERFA
Demarcus Dobbs DE 28 SEA TBD $665,000 UFA

Brandon Mebane DT 30 SEA TBD $5,700,000 UFA
Nick Fairley DT 27 STL TBD $4,750,000 UFA
Terrance Knighton DT 29 WAS TBD $4,000,000 UFA
Ian Williams DT 26 SF TBD $1,495,834 UFA
Mike Martin DT 25 TEN TBD $821,890 UFA
Alex Carrington DT 28 BUF TBD $665,000 UFA
Corbin Bryant DT 27 BUF TBD $585,000 RFA
Corey Wootton DT 28 DET TBD $428,000 UFA
Jesse Williams DT 25 SEA TBD $393,706 ERFA
Kenrick Ellis DT 28 MIN TBD $378,529 UFA
Da'Quan Bowers DT 25 TB TBD $131,470 UFA
Leon Orr DT 23 OAK TBD $102,352 ERFA
B.J. Raji DT 29 GB TBD $1,750,000 UFA
Damon Harrison DT 27 NYJ TBD $2,356,000 UFA
Henry Melton DT 29 TB TBD $3,750,000 UFA

Von Miller OLB 26 DEN TBD $9,754,000 UFA
Tamba Hali OLB 32 KC TBD $4,964,706 UFA
Michael Neal OLB 28 GB TBD $4,250,000 UFA
Aldon Smith OLB 26 OAK TBD $3,000,000 UFA
Bruce Irvin OLB 25 SEA TBD $2,895,542 UFA
Nick Perry OLB 25 GB TBD $2,386,125 UFA
Courtney Upshaw OLB 26 BAL TBD $1,685,313 UFA
Nigel Bradham OLB 26 BUF TBD $1,656,356 UFA
Dezman Moses OLB 26 KC TBD $585,000 RFA
John Simon OLB 25 HOU TBD $585,000 RFA
Sam Acho OLB 27 CHI TBD $550,588 UFA
Lerentee McCray OLB 25 DEN TBD $515,668 RFA
Brandon Copeland OLB 24 DET TBD $460,000 ERFA
Junior Galette OLB 27 WAS TBD $413,000 UFA
Ray-Ray Armstrong OLB 26 SF TBD $206,470 RFA
James-Michael Johnson OLB 26 MIA TBD $77,647 UFA

Derrick Johnson ILB 33 KC TBD $5,250,000 UFA
Sean Weatherspoon ILB 28 ARI TBD $3,850,000 UFA
Shea McClellin ILB 26 CHI TBD $2,629,263 UFA
Jerrell Freeman ILB 29 IND TBD $2,356,000 UFA
Craig Robertson ILB 27 CLE TBD $2,356,000 UFA
Kelvin Sheppard ILB 28 MIA TBD $2,000,000 UFA
Demario Davis ILB 26 NYJ TBD $1,686,490 UFA
Danny Trevathan ILB 25 DEN TBD $1,568,018 UFA
Zach Brown ILB 26 TEN TBD $1,227,640 UFA
Michael Wilhoite ILB 29 SF TBD $660,000 RFA
Paul Worrilow ILB 25 ATL TBD $585,668 RFA
Brandon Marshall ILB 26 DEN TBD $585,000 RFA
Erin Henderson ILB 29 NYJ TBD $585,000 UFA
Najee Goode ILB 26 PHI TBD $516,176 RFA
Mason Foster ILB 26 WAS TBD $481,764 UFA
Nico Johnson ILB 25 NYG TBD $34,411 RFA

Sean Smith CB 28 KC TBD $7,000,000 UFA
Prince Amukamara CB 26 NYG TBD $6,898,000 UFA
Morris Claiborne CB 25 DAL TBD $5,175,069 UFA
Nolan Carroll CB 28 PHI TBD $2,900,000 UFA
Patrick Robinson CB 28 SD TBD $2,000,000 UFA
Trumaine Johnson CB 26 STL TBD $1,709,794 UFA
Janoris Jenkins CB 27 STL TBD $1,587,829 UFA
Antonio Allen CB 27 NYJ TBD $1,542,000 UFA
Sterling Moore CB 25 TB TBD $1,525,000 UFA
Justin Bethel CB 25 ARI TBD $1,438,556 UFA
Marcus Sherels CB 28 MIN TBD $1,250,000 UFA
Darrin Walls CB 27 NYJ TBD $1,075,000 UFA
Casey Hayward CB 26 GB TBD $1,053,154 UFA
Jayron Hosley CB 25 NYG TBD $796,250 UFA
Jeremy Lane CB 25 SEA TBD $691,279 UFA
Jamell Fleming CB 26 KC TBD $660,000 UFA
Mario Butler CB 27 BUF TBD $585,000 RFA
Tracy Porter CB 29 CHI TBD $585,000 UFA
Justin Coleman CB 22 NE TBD $435,000 ERFA
Ross Cockrell CB 24 PIT TBD $435,000 ERFA
Brandon Harris CB 25 TEN TBD $348,000 UFA
Corey White CB 25 ARI TBD $194,117 UFA
Merrill Noel CB 24 BUF TBD $25,588 ERFA
Troy Hill CB 24 STL TBD $25,588 ERFA

Walter Thurmond FS 28 PHI TBD $3,250,000 UFA
Mark Barron OLB 26 STL TBD $2,362,704 UFA
Tashaun Gipson FS 25 CLE TBD $2,356,000 UFA
Rodney McLeod FS 25 STL TBD $2,356,000 RFA
Rashad Johnson FS 29 ARI TBD $2,133,334 UFA
Larry Asante SS 27 OAK TBD $1,542,000 RFA
Ryan Mundy SS 30 CHI TBD $1,500,000 UFA
Christopher Conte FS 26 TB TBD $1,500,000 UFA
Tyvon Branch SS 29 KC TBD $1,287,500 UFA
Omar Bolden FS 27 DEN TBD $778,607 UFA
Keith Tandy FS 26 TB TBD $690,150 UFA
Tony Jefferson SS 23 ARI TBD $588,368 RFA
Bacarri Rambo SS 25 BUF TBD $585,000 RFA
Quintin Demps SS 30 HOU TBD $585,000 UFA
Cody Davis FS 26 STL TBD $585,000 RFA
Daniel Sorensen FS 25 KC TBD $510,000 ERFA
Bennett Jackson SS 24 NYG TBD $318,000 ERFA
D.J. Swearinger SS 24 ARI TBD $137,647 RFA
Chris Clemons FS 30 ARI TBD $87,647 UFA

Mason Crosby K 31 GB TBD $3,550,000 UFA
Justin Tucker K 26 BAL TBD $2,356,000 UFA
Greg Zuerlein K 28 STL TBD $723,307 UFA
Brandon McManus K 24 DEN TBD $510,000 ERFA
Travis Coons K 23 CLE TBD $435,000 ERFA
Kai Forbath K 28 NO TBD $427,058 UFA
Randy Bullock K 26 NYJ TBD $310,588 UFA

Top 100 Prospects
1 Joey Bosa DE 1 Ohio State Jr 6-5 275 1
2 Laremy Tunsil OT 1 Ole Miss Jr 6-5 305 1
3 Jalen Ramsey CB 1 Florida State Jr 6-1 202 1
4 Jared Goff QB 2 California Jr 6-4 210 1
5 Myles JackInjured OLB 2 UCLA Jr 6-1 245 1
6 Ronnie Stanley OT 2 Notre Dame rJr 6-6 315 1
7 Paxton Lynch QB 1 Memphis rJr 6-6 230 1
8 DeForest Buckner DE 2 Oregon Sr 6-7 290 1
9 Jaylon Smith OLB 1 Notre Dame Jr 6-3 240 1
10 Laquon Treadwell WR 1 Ole Miss Jr 6-2 210 1
11 Vernon Hargreaves III CB 2 Florida Jr 5-11 199 1
12 Robert Nkemdiche DT 1 Ole Miss Jr 6-3 296 1
13 Emmanuel Ogbah DE 3 Oklahoma State rJr 6-3 275 1
14 Mackensie Alexander CB 3 Clemson rSo 5-10 195 1
15 Reggie Ragland ILB 1 Alabama Sr 6-2 252 1
16 Taylor Decker OT 3 Ohio State Sr 6-7 315 1
17 A'Shawn Robinson DT 2 Alabama Jr 6-3 312 1
18 Connor Cook QB 3 Michigan State rSr 6-4 220 1
19 Shaq Lawson DE 4 Clemson rJr 6-3 270 1
20 Ezekiel Elliott RB 1 Ohio State Jr 6-0 225 1
21 Leonard Floyd OLB 3 Georgia rJr 6-3 232 1
22 Kenny Clark DT 3 UCLA Jr 6-2 310 1
23 Jarran Reed DT 4 Alabama Sr 6-3 313 1
24 Jack Conklin OT 4 Michigan State rJr 6-6 318 1
25 Corey Coleman WR 2 Baylor rJr 5-10 190 1
26 Jonathan Bullard DE 6 Florida Sr 6-3 283 1-2
27 Jonathan Allen DE 5 Alabama Jr 6-3 283 1-2
28 Tre'Davious White CB 4 LSU Jr 5-11 191 1-2
29 Germain Ifedi OT 5 Texas A&M rJr 6-5 325 1-2
30 Derrick Henry RB 2 Alabama Jr 6-2 242 1-2
31 Michael Thomas WR 3 Ohio State rJr 6-3 210 1-2
32 Jason Spriggs OT 6 Indiana Sr 6-6 305 1-2
33 Josh DoctsonInjured WR 4 TCU rSr 6-2 195 1-2
34 *Desmond King CB 5 Iowa Jr 5-11 200 1-2
35 Carson WentzInjured QB 4 North Dakota State Sr 6-5 231 1-2
36 Adolphus Washington DT 5 Ohio State Sr 6-4 290 1-2
37 Noah Spence OLB 4 Eastern Kentucky rJr 6-3 261 1-2
38 Cody Whitehair OG 1 Kansas State rSr 6-4 309 1-2
39 Jayron Kearse SS 1 Clemson Jr 6-4 220 1-2
40 Shilique Calhoun DE 7 Michigan State rSr 6-5 252 1-2
41 Tyler Boyd WR 5 Pittsburgh Jr 6-2 200 2
42 Su'a Cravens OLB 5 Southern California Jr 6-1 225 2
43 Austin Johnson DT 6 Penn State rJr 6-3 325 2
44 Vadal Alexander OG 2 LSU Sr 6-5 329 2
45 Joshua Perry OLB 6 Ohio State Sr 6-4 254 2
46 Kendall Fuller CB 6 Virginia Tech Jr 6-0 197 2
47 Vonn Bell SS 2 Ohio State Jr 5-11 205 2
48 Pharoh Cooper WR 6 South Carolina Jr 5-11 208 2
49 Hunter Henry TE 1 Arkansas Jr 6-5 253 2
50 Jeremy CashInjured SS 3 Duke rSr 6-1 208 2
51 Sheldon Rankins DT 7 Louisville Sr 6-1 303 2
52 Jordan Jenkins OLB 7 Georgia Sr 6-2 253 2
53 Darian Thompson FS 1 Boise State rSr 6-2 210 2
54 Ryan Kelly C 1 Alabama rSr 6-4 297 2
55 Dak Prescott QB 5 Mississippi State rSr 6-2 230 2
56 Carl Nassib DE 8 Penn State rSr 6-6 270 2
57 John Theuser OG 3 North Carolina rSr 6-3 325 2
59 Kentrell Brothers ILB 2 Missouri rSr 6-0 238 2
60 Kenneth Dixon RB 3 Louisiana Tech Sr 5-10 212 2
61 Sterling Shepard WR 7 Oklahoma Sr 5-10 193 2
62 Roberto Aguayo K 1 Florida State rJr 6-0 204 2
63 Nick Martin C 2 Notre Dame rSr 6-4 302 2
64 Shawn Oakman DE 9 Baylor rSr 6-8 276 2
65 Will Redmond CB 7 Mississippi State Sr 5-11 186 2-3
66 Skai Moore OLB 8 South Carolina Jr 6-2 220 2-3
67 Kyle Murphy OT 8 Stanford Sr 6-7 302 2-3
68 Kenny Lawler WR 8 California rJr 6-2 195 2-3
69 Deion Jones OLB 9 LSU Sr 6-1 228 2-3
70 Spencer Drango OG 4 Baylor rSr 6-6 320 2-3
71 Vernon Butler DT 8 Louisiana Tech Sr 6-3 309 2-3
72 Bronson Kaufusi DE 10 Brigham Young Sr 6-6 265 2-3
73 Jordan Leggett TE 2 Clemson Jr 6-4 255 2-3
74 Artie Burns CB 8 Miami (Fla.) Jr 6-0 193 2-3
75 Devontae Booker RB 4 Utah rSr 5-11 212 2-3
76 Leonte Carroo WR 9 Rutgers Sr 6-0 205 2-3
77 Joshua Garnett OG 5 Stanford Sr 6-4 321 2-3
78 Tyler Matakevich ILB 3 Temple Sr 6-0 232 2-3
79 Max TuerkInjured C 3 Southern California Sr 6-5 285 2-3
80 *Jordan Howard RB 5 Indiana Jr 6-1 225 2-3
81 Cardale Jones QB 6 Ohio State rJr 6-5 250 2-3
82 KeiVarae Russell CB 9 Notre Dame rJr 5-11 196 2-3
83 Jalen Mills FS 2 LSU Sr 6-0 196 2-3
84 De'Runnya Wilson WR 10 Mississippi State Jr 6-4 215 2-3
85 Paul Perkins RB 6 UCLA rJr 5-10 210 3
86 Brandon Doughty QB 7 Western Kentucky rSr 6-3 216 3
87 *Dominique Alexander ILB 4 Oklahoma Jr 6-0 224 3
88 Sheldon Day DT 9 Notre Dame Sr 6-1 285 3
89 Sebastian Tretola OG 6 Arkansas rSr 6-5 334 3
90 Jalen Reeves-Maybin OLB 10 Tennessee Jr 6-1 225 3
91 Nick Vannett TE 3 Ohio State rSr 6-6 260 3
92 Joe Haeg OT 9 North Dakota State Sr 6-5 300 3
93 Scooby Wright III ILB 5 Arizona Jr 6-0 246 3
94 William Jackson III CB 10 Houston Sr 6-1 195 3
95 Braxton Miller WR 11 Ohio State rSr 6-1 215 3
96 Nile Lawrence-Stample DT 10 Florida State rSr 6-1 305 3
97 Bryce Williams TE 4 East Carolina rSr 6-6 258 3
98 Karl Joseph SS 4 West Virginia Sr 5-11 197 3
99 Kevon Seymour CB 11 Southern California Sr 6-0 185 3
100 Demarcus Robinson WR 12 Florida Jr 6-1 204 3

Wow!. You've done some homework here. Certainly there are some options for the Bengals going into 2016.

On bringing in players (currently in the NFL), there are some positions that could be filled with some immediate impact. My concerns would be Offensive Lineman and for Defense it would be CB's and Safety's. I think that the Bengals are good with RB's and WR. We've got two very strong RB's on the PS that could play next season.

For LB's, I wonder about Hawk, Lamur, Rey and maybe even Maualuga in 2016. I know, Mau got a nice contract in 2015, but production really hasn't been there in the scheme of things for the last 3 years. You don't have a lot of LB's in the top 100 Rookie Prospects on your list and I not convinced that the top 10 listed from other NFL teams would offer much especially at the ILB position. For the Money, Roach at the ILB position would be a good pick off the PS to the roster for 2016 compared to what is available as FA's for 2016. Again, I've looked at the Draft prospects for 2016 at the ILB position and only 4 really stand out. The other prospects don't really offer anything more than Roach who came from a Pro-style 4-3 in college and now has one year with the Bengals defensive system at the 4-3 scheme. He showed well in the 2015 pre-season, but was behind a lot of tenure and experience, so the Bengals stashed him away on the PS. He'll get his shot in 2016. Still, if the above mentioned LB's who I think might be question marks for 2016 are not signed, then yes, we'll need LB's. Which I think a Rookie and two FA's would be a good choice here.

I think for RB, we'll see some new ones at camp in 2016, but again I think the two on the PS are pretty solid. It will be a nice battle for this position in 2016.

CB/Safety - We'll need help here. Hall and Jones have hit their peaks and we can't stay healthy at these position here.

Defensive tackles - Peko will probably be gone next year. We'll need so fresh bodies here. I'd say go with a Top Pick Rookie in this position. Just my thoughts!

Thanks and sorry about the clutter, I tried to format each section to read easier but it wouldn't allow the changes to stick. I do like Roach and now that he has ample time to recover from his injuries I think he could really impress next season, I also have high hopes for Deshawn Williams and Jake Kummerow. I think we are stacked at RB especially with the two on the PS. For me I think we should look to upgrade depth via free agency and use the draft to grab impact players. A couple of the linebackers that I like via the draft might and probably will not be there and that's Jaylon Smith, Myles Jack, Scooby Wright and Derron Lee, we sorely need better backers besides Burfict, I'm also hoping that PJ Dawson gets ample play time next season. For the defensive backfield we need some depth as injuries/age are a concern, I was impressed with Dennard in his limited time and Shaw has looked good, I believe Dre K. is athletic but early in the season he was out of position he's been much better the second half. I'd look to resign both Hall and Jones and like to see Hall used as S depth as well as Slot CB depth. I think Shawn Williams has earned a chance and I'd rather resign Iloka than Nelson, we also have Derron Smith who I'm hoping will get some chances. As for the dline we need in injection of athleticism, I think Peko's numbers are inflated due to having Atkins and Dunlap next to him and he can be replaced as well as Gilberry. We desperately need another top pass rusher. Hopefully Hardison and Williams can help.

As for offense, I think the oline could use some better depth as I do not see Andre Smith coming back and Winston and Whit are on the tail end of their careers. I believe we are good at the guard position and hope that Trey Hopkins get's a better this year, however I feel we either need to draft a top flight center or grab a solid vet to either push Bodine or take his spot and allow him to get some work as a backup guard/center, he's just been too inconsistent. As for WR, I'd say Marvin Jones should be priority 1 and they should allow Sanu to test FA. We have Alford who could be a solid playmaker for us given the chance, and we should probably look to either draft a stud early or grab another guy who has the measurables.

For the draft I'd say our biggest needs are LB/Pass Rusher/Depth.

Edit **A few FA I might take a look at are Danny Trevathan and Brandon Marshall at linebacker as well as Morris Claiborne and Trumaine Johnson at cornerback.

Outside of Justin Tucker, I don't see any FAs who would be worth bringing in to replace our FAs due to the impact on the salary cap or the potential disruption to the chemistry of this team.

I say sign Tucker to replace Nugent, re-sign all of our guys that can truly make the roster (ex. no need to sign Winston), and draft BPA accross the board but with an eye towards SLB, MLB, FS, C, CB (in other words, if #2 on the board fits a need and is close to #1, take #2)

We need to get Marvin Jones, Adam Jones, Reggie Nelson and Sanu re-signed. Then we can look at getting help at LB, DL, PK and CB.

A lot of work putting this together, Crowe. Thanks! Lots of homework to do on FA/draft (for me) before I could confidently choose individuals currently.

As GM, I'd be looking for C, CB, and LB primarily regarding the draft. Also if there was an outstanding OL sitting there, I'd jump at him. BPA beyond that.

I'd re-sign MLJ, Sanu, Hall, Jones, Nelson, Iloka, and Gilberry. Look for upgrades over the remaining free agents we have.

Early thoughts:

Our own:
Iloka and Marvin Jones are the only must signs.

I think a team throws some money at V. Rey and Sanu.

I think Leon will be back after trying the market

FA:
I think we make another run at Fairley (Thompson and Sims walk)

I would love to see us go after Wisniewski

I would like to see us upgrade our "headache" (PacMan out, Harvin In)

Draft:

I see Edge rusher and CB

(01-02-2016, 08:00 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Early thoughts:

Our own:
Iloka and Marvin Jones are the only must signs.

I think a team throws some money at V. Rey and Sanu.

I think Leon will be back after trying the market

FA:
I think we make another run at Fairley (Thompson and Sims walk)

I would love to see us go after Wisniewski

I would like to see us upgrade our "headache" (PacMan out, Harvin In)

Draft:

I see Edge rusher and CB

What makes Harvin a less of a headache than Pacman? Harvin has been a locker room disease according to many. I'm sorry, I rather take a top 12 corner than a "ok" receiver with character issues.

I'll start with our own team. For those of you that know me from the old board, I am a very strong proponent of bringing back all of the players that we can and going into the draft with all 22 starters in place. We should have enough money to sign any of our guys that we want back. I am definitely letting the following guys walk at their current contract numbers:

Andre Smith
Lamur

I want the following guy back, but not at the current rate:
Leon Hall - love him, but not worth nearly $10 million

I would also do everything in my power to resign the rest of the guys. Continuity on the roster is key in the NFL. Granted, a fair amount of those guys will get cut in training camp.

It's hard to peg the draft at this point, but once it gets closer you can pretty much stack the board and take the BPA in almost every round.

As far as free agency goes, I would love to see a splash move, but it just doesn't fit the Bengals style.

(01-05-2016, 12:39 AM)"Hammerstripes Wrote: I'll start with our own team.  For those of you that know me from the old board, I am a very strong proponent of bringing back all of the players that we can and going into the draft with all 22 starters in place.  We should have enough money to sign any of our guys that we want back.  I am definitely letting the following guys walk at their current contract numbers:

Andre Smith
Lamur

I want the following guy back, but not at the current rate:
Leon Hall - love him, but not worth nearly $10 million

I would also do everything in my power to resign the rest of the guys.  Continuity on the roster is key in the NFL.  Granted, a fair amount of those guys will get cut in training camp.

It's hard to peg the draft at this point, but once it gets closer you can pretty much stack the board and take the BPA in almost every round.  

As far as free agency goes, I would love to see a splash move, but it just doesn't fit the Bengals style."


I would like to see the bengals retain most of their players, there are a few I could see leaving and probably would get better contracts. If I look at safety I'm resigning Iloka before Nelson due to the fact that Iloka is younger more athletic and outside of the int's is better, but that's not to say I don't like Nelson, I think he's been awesome, he's just 33 and some team will overpay him because of the int numbers. As for LB we need to get better there, Burfict is about as good as you can get minus the bone head attitude at times, but the rest look to be avg at best, would love to see Dawson and Roach tear it up, but Rey M. still misses too many easy tackles and isn't good against the pass, Vinnie Rey is a solid backup and the rest stink> I could see us resigning Jones and Hall which I would like that as Hall could offer some flexibility with filling in part time as a safety and slot cb. I think we really should look to add at least 1 or 2 solid players in FA and then go BPA in the draft

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/cap/2016/


At this point in time, it looks like the Bengals will have roughly $35 million in space to pay for all of the free agents that they want to bring back. The key players:

Offense:
Marvin Jones
Sanu
Andre Smith

Defense
Iloka
Nelson
Jones

Should be very doable to bring all of those guys back IF they want to.

(01-07-2016, 12:49 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/cap/2016/


At this point in time, it looks like the Bengals will have roughly $35 million in space to pay for all of the free agents that they want to bring back. The key players:

Offense:
Marvin Jones
Sanu
Andre Smith

Defense
Iloka
Nelson
Jones

Should be very doable to bring all of those guys back IF they want to.

Plus if they ink Zeitler and Kirkpatrick long term they could reduce the cost of their 5th year options

I wouldnt mind getting Derek wolfe into our DL rotation

(01-07-2016, 05:06 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: Plus if they ink Zeitler and Kirkpatrick long term they could reduce the cost of their 5th year options

I wouldnt mind getting Derek wolfe into our DL rotation

True, but the Bengals generally front-load new contracts. Either way, this team should return all 22 starters if they want them back.

(01-07-2016, 07:04 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: True, but the Bengals generally front-load new contracts. Either way, this team should return all 22 starters if they want them back.

Yeah... And some of the guys that are Higher Priced or Should be also have things against them like Adam Jones and Leon Hall.

Iloka i want resigned

Nelson i would like to resign but not very long term.... We might lose one of the two but we cant lose both. Shawn williams i think can start.

WR id like to see us pick up a free agent if Jones or Sanu gets away. James Wright should be back next year

And at the same time while they havent played much yet there are some rookies or young players that could potentially fill in these spots waiting for chances. and while some people here critize the bengals for not playing the rookies more they get a chance to learn the system (which hopefully doesnt change too much if we lose coordinators)


But if we have a mass Exodus of Free Agents we will see how well we really have been drafting the last few years.

(01-07-2016, 05:06 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: Plus if they ink Zeitler and Kirkpatrick long term they could reduce the cost of their 5th year options

I wouldnt mind getting Derek wolfe into our DL rotation

I'd be all for bringing in D Wolfe, He'd make our dline that much better and give us options outside of dunlap and atkins, wouldn't mind seeing either a vet olineman and a solid linebacker being brought in.

(01-07-2016, 08:22 PM)Crowe Wrote: I'd be all for bringing in D Wolfe, He'd make our dline that much better and give us options outside of dunlap and atkins, wouldn't mind seeing either a vet olineman and a solid linebacker being brought in.

Only place i can see us looking for OL help is the Center position or Depth

(01-02-2016, 06:16 PM)wildcats forever Wrote: A lot of work putting this together, Crowe. Thanks! Lots of homework to do on FA/draft (for me) before I could confidently choose individuals currently.

As GM, I'd be looking for C, CB, and LB primarily regarding the draft. Also if there was an outstanding OL sitting there, I'd jump at him. BPA beyond that.

I'd re-sign MLJ, Sanu, Hall, Jones, Nelson, Iloka, and Gilberry. Look for upgrades over the remaining free agents we have.

I can't say I would be excited about drafting an outstanding OL.  We took 2 last year and have 2 solid OGs.  I would look at C, but other than that, there aren't any real needs on the offensive side of the ball at this point if Sanu and Jones are resigned.

The guy that jumps out to me in free agency is Derek Wolf. Perfect Gillberry replacement!

(01-04-2016, 11:09 PM)milksheikh Wrote: What makes Harvin a less of a headache than Pacman? 

Anymore questions?

(01-10-2016, 06:39 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Anymore questions?

A poor decision from the ref doesn't prove anything