Are we being realistic with Free Agency expectations?

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(02-20-2022, 11:21 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Even if that's true (I am not convinced it is) they didn't pay Zeitler to stay 6 seasons either. Meanwhile in his first 5 seasons DeCastro was still a 2x Pro Bowl, 1x 2nd Team All-Pro, 1x 1st Team All-Pro.

That still doesn't get evened out because of a WR who averaged 450 yards/3 TDs per year. In the 4 years after Sanu, Kroft had a 400 yard season, LaFell had 850 and 550 yard seasons, Uzomah had a 450 yard season, Auden Tate had a 575 yard season, Alex Erickson had a 525 yard season, and John Ross had a 500 yard season.

The answer is to swing less and just buy more. The Bengals clearly don't have the ability to scout and develop good OL regularly. So just buy them.

Ok Zeitler was horrible and the worst pick ever and DeCastro was king even though he is still productive and David can no longer play. You are correct in saying he may not have been better but it still was not a horrible selection. 

The Bengals went 10-6 and the steelers went 8-8 with both players starting right away. 

Yet agree that OL should be purchased at this point as well, but last years crop that was purchased was pretty darn average to give them more credit than they deserve.  

Just think whatever has been going on lately in OL draft evaluation is not working that well for Bengals and wish they would try another approach. 

By the way who was this advisor they hired, I can not recall.