02-17-2023, 03:47 PM
(02-08-2023, 04:22 AM)phil413 Wrote: https://www.google.com/amp/s/sportsnaut.com/nfl-salary-cap-casualties-2023/amp/
This may cause stress, but reality is that Cincy's best play may be playing the comp pick game. The best short and long term plan is to use a heavy chunk of this year's money on locking in most of your core 2024 free agents. These guys in the link won't offset comp picks if they hit the market. This may enable them to make trades of picks knowing they'll be restocked.
Bates leaves along with a few others, and without much to use you're hoping for a few vets to ring chase. I doubt they pay going rates for UFAs when they can keep their own.
A tackle like Donovan Smith may make sense to give stability (even in a down year) to the line. Maybe Kendricks softens the blow if Pratt leaves. I'm not saying avoid UFAs, bu th I am saying this may become the right play if the right fits come....if you have money after the 2024 guys.
Nice thread Phil.
I am fine with retaining our own as long as we don't sit pat at RT in FA. We simply cannot expect La'el to be back by the opener at all.
We also cannot expect a late first round pick to be the answer at RT either. Am fine with everything else. Wouldn't mind Donavan Smith.
My ideal scenario at this point is still trading for Garrett Bolles like Sunset said in his thread, he should be good to go by the opener and
should only cost a 3rd rounder or so. With what you are saying we might have multiple picks there anyways letting some players like Bates
and Pratt go etc.
