03-16-2023, 10:31 AM
(03-16-2023, 02:29 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: What will take our entire fan base to recognize we have a great FO, this is not the old Bengals. Katie knows how to play the cap game too, she just proved it in a big way with a 31 million dollar 1st year bonus.
Fans were moaning, experts were trashing us early in FA for not doing a lot as we lost some of our own. Now we know the Bates money went to land Orlando Brown, a key OL to help Joe B. be Joe B. Fans clamored to do something more to protect JB this off season though they signed 3 FA's on the OL last year.
I liked Bates, but Bates nor Bell do their work in the trenches. Dominate the trenches and have a franchise QB with a few very good skilled players = a potentially dominant offense.
But, that is not all. Our DL is intact already for 2023 prior to the draft or any new additions. I have a hunch Katie and Tobin are not done yet.
I asked our fans to chill a couple of days ago, trust the process. Well, I hope everyone now is feeling great versus pissing and crapping their pants.
Enjoy the journey, we may not win a Super Bowl, but sure is fun to be in the conversation again in 2023.
There's also a huge reason they went DB heavy a season ago. Not sure they were expecting to lose both S but if they're going to get another good one, and I believe they are, they'd like one definitely younger and a bit more athletic than Bell. With Osaii coming on nicely last year, along with drafting another DE, all they need to do to take a bit of pressure off the DB's is to rank somewhere in the middle of the league in sacks/pressures. More 3rd and longs will help.
