02-26-2023, 05:19 PM
(02-26-2023, 11:41 AM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Yea, signing Pratt would be fun for like 1 year, but I fear we may regret it after that point haha. But hey, if the market totally rejects him and he can only get 5M AAV, I have no issue bringing him back. It's all about cost at this point for me. We should be fine with ADG and Bailey taking his snaps.
I was hoping so hard that we'd re-sign Ogunjobi after he failed that physical and came back onto the free agent market. Seeing what he signed for in Pittsburgh made me think "Could we not have offered him that?" It's a shame but I'd love to have him back now.
I don't k\now much about Mazi Smith (still working through this draft class), but if he is a good pass rushing DT, there are worse ways to use your 28th overall pick haha.
Doubt the market rejects Pratt after the year he just had. He was a top LB last season, even if he was only used as a 2 down LB'er
he CAN play all 3 downs. What is nice is if he leaves, I have really high hopes for ADG, he seems to have gotten over the rawness of
being from a small college and the NFL looks to have slowed down for him. Has good length in coverage, great range and can tackle
well. Needs to take some of Pratt's game and add it to his own, namely ripping at the ball the way Pratt does.
Wilson, ADG and Bailey make Pratt leaving not much of an issue as long as he doesn't go to a Division rival.
Ogunjobi wasn't healthy early in the season, I could see it when we lost to the stealers in the first game. Now would be the time to
grab him. Mazi Smith can rush the passer and stop the run, he is the definition of a game wrecker. Just hope the stealers don't take
him right in front of us.
(02-26-2023, 12:25 PM)samhain Wrote: I like Smith, but IMO he's a Reader clone. If he's the pick, then DJ's time in Cincinnati is likely short. I believe either Reader or Hendrickson will leave after the season due to cap issues. I really like both players, but Trey is the bigger cap hit being the highest paid player on the team at present.
IMO on defense you have to identify about 3 key culture guys that stay to maintain the standard. My 3 are Hubbard, Reader, and Hilton, maybe Bell if he re-signs. The other guys (Hendrickson, Awuzie) will need to be replaced in the next 2 drafts.
A Reader clone doesn't sound like a diss there Samhain lol
Nah, Mazi is a better pass rusher than DJ, quicker and has some moves, doesn't just bully OL like DJ does. Think he adds a different
aspect than both DJ and BJ. Also don't see either DJ or Trey leaving anytime soon, sure as hell hope not. These are our 2 best players
as far and the run stopper and the pass rusher and Chido is our best Corner. The D could fall to pieces without these guys.
