Doesn’t seem to be a lot of oline depth this year

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(01-15-2022, 11:07 AM)samhain Wrote: Here's a dumb question: If the team feels good about the rest of the roster and perhaps addresses the defense in FA (as they have for the last 2 years), what kind of capital would it cost them to move up and snag Evan Neal to plug in on the right side?  

I know we will need to develop talent for when the core guys are due for extensions, but getting the rookie tackle would be a lot cheaper than paying for a top end one on the open market.  I just honestly don't know what they'd have to give up, and I'd guess it would likely be a lot.

We're at the point where the roster is being fine tuned and it's a matter of holes being filled, which is a bit unfamiliar to this team lately.  if they're serious about putting assets toward keeping the QB upright, then it's going to be a choice between paying huge money to a vet or spending serious draft capital.

In the same vein, it might be a better idea to see if they could make a less drastic move and grab Linderbaum if he's still hanging around in the late teens.  That would allow them to cut Hopkins and save a decent chunk as well.

Depends where Neal goes, but let's assume safely need to move to 5th overall.
The 5th overall pick is valued at 1700 points.
The Bengals first rounder is going to be as low as 590 (if they win SB) to 875 (if they lose this weekend and somehow end up with the highest draft pick).
A 2nd rounder in that range is 300-400 points.
When trading a future draft pick (e.g. 2023 draft), it's expected that you consider the value of that pick about the same as a round below it this year.
So a 1st rounder next year is the equivalent of a 2nd rounder this year.


With all that said, it would likely cost the Bengals (at least) their 1st and 2nd this year plus next year's 1st.