Divisional Round Mock

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(01-27-2022, 08:00 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: I don't think the Bengals have thought like this for the last two years.  I get the AJ thing.  They needed him with a rookie QB.  We rolled the dice and lost.

IF we are thinking like they do now, they would sign younger Tier 2 guys (like Hendrickson and Awuzie).

James Daniels is a guy that fits that mold.  He could also play C.  He would be a good target.  I just don't see them spending money on "depth" players.

Bengals have been willing to invest in good FAs for defense only the past two years. The offense has been stopgap B-tier-or-worse guys.
I'd love to have James Daniels (in fact is in my next mock I'm writing up), but I can see the Bengals looking to instead just do the following:
- Re-sign Spain to cover LG
- Keep Hopkins at C
- Have RG be a competition between Adeniji and Carman
- Sign a stopgap vet RT like Ifedi or Reiff and then draft a guy to groom behind him

I realize that's not what fans would like, but I think it's a potentially realistic scenario if the Bengals are confident in Adeniji/Carman and feel Spain is "good enough."