If you were in charge or free agency

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(12-01-2022, 11:09 AM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: FWIW, here is next year by position group:

Offense:
Starter FAs: Hurst
Key reserve FAs: Perine
Multiple FAs: RB, WR, TE

QB:
Signed: Burrow
FA: Allen

RB:
Signed: Mixon, Evans
FA: Perine, Williams

WR:
Signed: Chase, Higgins, Boyd, Morgan
FA: Taylor, Irwin

TE:
Signed: Asiasi
FA: Hurst, Sample, Wilcox

OT:
Signed: Williams, Collins, Adeniji, Smith
FA: None

IOL:
Signed: Cappa, Volson, Karras, Carman, Hill, Brown
FA: Scharping
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Defense:
Starter FAs: Pratt, Apple, Bell, Bates
Key Reserve FAs: Flowers
Multiple FAs: LB, CB, S

DE:
Signed: Hendrickson, Hubbard, Ossai, Sample, Gunter
FA: None

DT/NT:
Signed: Reader, Hill, Tupou, Carter, Tufele
FA: None

LB:
Signed: Wilson, ADG, Bailey
FA: Pratt, Johnston, Bachie

CB:
Signed: Awuzie, Hilton, CTB
FA: Apple, Flowers, Davis

S:
Signed: Hill, Andersen
FA: Bell, Bates, Thomas, B. Wilson

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Specials:
Signed: McPherson
FA: Chrisman, Adomitis, Huber

Well it's a good thing that nobody on the offensive and defensive lines are FA's except Scharping. Plus the Bengals should be able to do what they want for another season before the fat really has to be trimmed drastically. 

Yet they will have to prepare and if only offering 1 or 2 year deals they will lose players looking for security in longer contracts to other teams.