What Pollack wants in OL

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(03-04-2022, 01:53 AM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: I wonder who wrote this . . .


Oh, it was ***** me. Nine hours before you claimed only Bengals fans believe they don’t have enough money.

If the Bengals can “easily resign bates, get above average/good 2-3 OL and fill out the roster, while bringing back whoever they want of their own.  While keeping boyd and mixon” then why are you trading Boyd when the Bengals can easily do all that? You don’t like 70/1000/6 receivers? Because according to you, teams can’t find WRs like that drafted five slots after Boyd. Except for the examples which have already been pointed out. But, excluding them, it’s impossible.

Money will definitely dwindle faster than some realize.

Good OL will cost $7+ mill each.
Great OL will cost $10+ mill each.

I do expect Hill to be $7+ mill too. Ogunjobi maybe given his injury, but for sure above that if he didn't have the injury.

I'm worried Uzomah could end up going $7-8 mill. I wouldn't pay him that much though.

Bates should be $12.9 mill minimum (franchise tag).

3 new OL = $20+ mill
Starting DT = $7+ mill
Bates = $13 mill
Uzomah = $7+ mill (although I'd only go to $6mill)
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$47+ mill

Then you add the following open positions:
Backup DT
CB4
CB5
CB6?
Backup safety
WR4
WR5
LB5
Additional depth pass rusher?

Vet minimum is just under $1 mill, so theoretically you're looking at another $8-10 mill for those backup positions.

If you make cuts, that's another position you have to fill.

I personally think only cutting Waynes will make it tight on the budget and will require some finagling to fit people in.
Moving on from one more player (Hopkins and/or Boyd) or not retaining the most expensive guy which is Bates should help make the budget easier to work with.