Why Not?

[leonardfan40]

(03-08-2022, 11:27 PM)J24 Wrote: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cincinnati.com/amp/8722843002

 This article explains why I would be confident in Morgan's starting ability. His blocking ability alone would fill a key role in this offense.

Of Course Morgan isn't going to outshine Boyd but that doesn't mean he can't help  fill his role.

Obviously it would take a committee to replace production that Boyd would give you.

A early draft pick ,Taylor, and Mike Thomas on top of Morgan could do the job.
We have 35 Million in cap it's not a ton of Cap space. Cutting Wayne's, Perine, Wilson, Hopkins, and trading Boyd would give around 70 Million in cap space.

As for the Browns game there is a lot of different variables that went on that make it hard to judge players. One Burrow wasn't playing and Two neither Chase or Higgins played that much.

A better example would be when Higgins missed two games earlier in the season and the offense didn't really miss a beat.


Why does  what Morgan did in college not matter? That's how we literally judge players before they get into the NFL.

Secondly the dude has proven to be one of the best Gunners in the NFL and the Bengals coaching staff has called him one of the best blocking WRs in the game. He's earned an opportunity for playing time

Is he a 1000 yard WR like Boyd? I don't think so but Could he be an elite Blocker(which is very important to this offense) and get between 400 and 500 yards. Yeah I think that's plausible. 
1 Morgan is getting reps(see article above) . He was the lead blocker on Mixons first TD in the regular season game against the Raiders for example.

Is Boyd still a big player in this offense? He averaged 28 yards a game(4th on team) in the playoffs and was a distant third in receiving yards during the regular season. Yeah Boyd is a good player but  his importance to this offense is less significant than it once was.

Also a good starting RG + top 100 draft pick or Boyd?

Comparing Wr Snaps to Defensive lineman snaps isn't really fair. Defensive line is a lot more physical position and takes a bigger toll on the body then a WR.

 

We were a play or two away from winning the Super Bowl with this team. We don’t need a ton of cap space to improve this team. Why ditch a guy who plays 75% of offensive snaps at a reasonable price creating a new hole that needs filled? Why fill that hole with some guys who can “do the job” when we have a legit starting WR that any team would Be lucky to have?

We have over $50 mil if we cut Waynes and Hopkins. Less if we keep Hopkins but then we also have one less o line spot to replace. We can bring back one of our DT’s, bring back apple or a better CB, and upgrade 2-3 spots on the O line fixing our biggest weakness. Why cut a starting WR and our ONLY WR depth after Tee/Chase that’s worth anything?

This team isn’t bad. We have enough cap space to fix our problems without cutting valuable contributors. There may come a time when it makes sense to do that. This is not that time. We should be ADDING to the AFC championship roster, not fixing one hole by creating a new one. That is not necessary with the cap we have. The best team we can roster going into 2022 will have Boyd at WR3.