Cappa is gone!

[*rfaulk34*]

(7 hours ago)pulses Wrote: Someone got hurt in 2022 and he started the last half of the season. IN 2023 he started all 17 games and had a 86.9 PFF and then in 2024 he got hurt after 5 games and it was an 84.9 PFF. He hasn't moved around he's played RG and killed it.

[*bfine32*]

(10 hours ago)psychdoctor Wrote: This is a good sign.  Volson should be next or maybe keep him as backup.

No way I want Volson starting next year, but we should keep him around as a backup.

[pulses]

(7 hours ago)rfaulk34 Wrote:

Oops I ran 23 and 24 together. Regardless he's better than what we had for sure. But I definitely wouldn't pay him no big money. 2 year prove it deal would be perfect.

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(11 hours ago)pulses Wrote: Becton and Fries both would be amazing.  I like Daniels as well.

Same, those are the 3 I would like the most and I also wouldn't be against Tevin Jenkins or Scherff. Lots of great options for us even with
Trey Smith out of the picture after being tagged.

[*rfaulk34*]

(7 hours ago)pulses Wrote: Oops I ran 23 and 24 together. Regardless he's better than what we had for sure. But I definitely wouldn't pay him no big money. 2 year prove it deal would be perfect.

He was def trending up. The only thing that gives me pause is, in the Bengals first 4 games this past season, Volson was good in 3 of them and people started getting giddy until he came crashing right back down. 

The one..well, two positives. 1. The injury may have saved some team some money since he didn't get a full season of his early production and 2. His "bad" games are actually pretty average, whereas Volson's bad games are terribad. 

You don't really wanna see your Oline guys give up more than 2 pressures per game with a few 3 pressure games lightly sprinkled in and you want them to stay away from the 4+ pressures completely. In 2023, Fries had 3 games with 3 pressures and 2 games with 4 pressures, while Volson had 3 games with 3 pressures, 2 games with 4 pressures and 2 games with 5 pressures. This past season he had 1 game with 3 pressures, 1 game with 4 pressures, 2 games with 5 pressures, 1 game with 6 and 1 game with 7. 

That's bad to the nth power. 

[pulses]

(6 hours ago)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Same, those are the 3 I would like the most and I also wouldn't be against Tevin Jenkins or Scherff. Lots of great options for us even with
Trey Smith out of the picture after being tagged.

Yeah I wouldn't mind Jenkins either. Scherff is a little long in the tooth for my liking .

[*rfaulk34*]

(6 hours ago)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Same, those are the 3 I would like the most and I also wouldn't be against Tevin Jenkins or Scherff. Lots of great options for us even with
Trey Smith out of the picture after being tagged.

Bengals weren't gonna touch Smith regardless. He's going to be looking for monies in the $20M APY neighborhood. 

[007BengalsFan]

(7 hours ago)bfine32 Wrote: No way I want Volson starting next year, but we should keep him around as a backup.

At a cost of 3.5 million?  Im not a fan of Volson especially if he is going to be a 3.5 million dollar backup.  Cody Ford should be cheaper and would give you as much production as Volson.

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(6 hours ago)pulses Wrote: Yeah I wouldn't mind Jenkins either. Scherff is a little long in the tooth for my liking .

On a one year rental to get a rookie ready I wouldn't be against Scherff and Becton/Daniels/Fries as the extended starter...

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(6 hours ago)rfaulk34 Wrote: Bengals weren't gonna touch Smith regardless. He's going to be looking for monies in the $20M APY neighborhood. 

Agree, wasn't impressed by his terrible postseason play anyways. Happy the quiefs tagged him.

[pulses]

(6 hours ago)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Agree, wasn't impressed by his terrible postseason play anyways. Happy the quiefs tagged him.

Linderbaum might be available next year......if ravens tag him it'll be like 23 mill since he went to the pro bowl. Not sure I see them paying that kinda money for a center.

[Essex Johnson]

I am leaning to Zeitler as our FA fill at guard, he is the best of bunch in level of play and is a snaps monster. We need to be a win now team over next 2 years, signing him to a 2 year deal that will be much less than the others gives us more $$ for an impact Dline player and we sign the best durable and successful guard of the bunch.

[BengalsBong]

(Yesterday, 01:07 PM)Stewy Wrote: Dont want to make too much out of this, but this is a very un-Bengals type move.  I know we have all been clamoring for it here AND this was prognosed by many of the outside experts, but when has that mattered to the Bengals?  My point?  Perhaps this is the first sign of Tobin telling us "We've held on to players too long in the past", and now acting differently.

Will be interesting to see what else comes...or goes as it were.

If Hubbard gets cut, then this will ring true for me.

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(7 hours ago)pulses Wrote: Someone got hurt in 2022 and he started the last half of the season. IN 2023 he started all 17 games and had a 86.9 PFF and then in 2024 he got hurt after 5 games and it was an 84.9 PFF. He hasn't moved around he's played RG and killed it.

https://www.pff.com/nfl/players/will-fries/41530
2024: 86.9  (in 4.5 games)

https://coltswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2024/06/03/pff-grades-for-each-colts-player-on-offense/79403973007/
2023: 61.2