2022 Starting Offensive Line

[Murdock2420]

(03-04-2022, 12:42 AM)phil413 Wrote: I like Daniels A LOT but not enough to be okay with that group. Is it that you don't believe they will do more in FA or are they signing guys that get beat out?

I think it will be a combination of both things. 

First, the Bengals will focus on signing their own like Bates and that is going to cost a decent amount.

Secondly, I don't think the Bengals will "over-pay" for a free agent and by over-pay I mean their version of what a guy/position is worth. OL is the second most sought after position in the league after QB. Every team out there has holes and could use an upgrade so the competition for the top guys (like Thuney last year) will be intense. The younger high quality linemen will probably price themselves out of the Bengals range, leaving a vet (like Reiff was) or a not top tier guy (like Spain was, and Daniels is) to fill the needs. 

I want to believe they will make it a priority and go after it with aggression, but they had just as big a need last season, especially with Burrow's injury, and the fix was a veteran second tier tackle, a second rounder that they traded down to take and then two guys on the last day. 

Add in they will need a corner to replace Waynes and Apple and probably another IDL to replace one of Larry O or Hill and pretty quickly, you see the cap and picks start to evaporate.

(03-04-2022, 12:51 AM)Mobster Wrote: Seriously doubt Mike Daniels is going to that switch at this point in his career. 

It's late lol 

Not sure why I typed Mike not James.