Optimism for Zach Carter

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(08-23-2023, 01:01 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Carter is a lock for the 53. He is not a NT, however. That is Reader & Tupou.

There is a zero percent chance we only keep 4 NT/DT types. Zero. Reader, Hill, Tupou, & Carter are locks. Tufele has the lead on the 5th spot, but Davis is there as well. Keeping 6 is likelier than keeping 4.

The last couple dpots will come down to if we keep:

1. 3 or 4 RBs. I think 4.
2. 6 or 7 WRs. I think 6.
3. 9 or 10 OL. I think 9 (Collins PUP).
4. 5 or 6 DEs. I think 5.
5. 6 or 7 CBs. I think 6.
6. 4 or 5 S's. I think 4.
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7. 5 or 6 DT/NTs. I think 5.
8. 3 or 4 TEs. I think 3.

Those numbers add up to 52. 1 spot left. Maybe 2 if we only keep 3 RBs. That's the final battle for the last 1-2 spits between

RB#4: Evans
WR#7: Morgan, Taylor, Jackson
TE#4: Hudson, Asiasi
OL #10: Smith, Adeniji, Ford, Hill, B. Brown (2 will already be on 51-52)
DE #6: Basham, Gunter, R. Johnson, Carney
DT #6: Tufele, Davis (one will be DT#5)
CB#7: S. Jones, George (I have Ivey as in)
S#5: Thomas

10 DL feels overly excessive when most of the time only 4 are out there, doesn't it?
Why can't the Bengals go with just 9 DL?

I feel like with the lengthy DB injuries that have happened over recent years and often playing 5 DBs, I'd rather keep an extra DB over a 10th DL.