10-13-2023, 02:25 PM
You aren't going to get Bell for a late round pick. Bell would have been expensive to resign as would have been Bates. So lets take Bell out of this trade for a late round batch of players.
We then have Hurst and Perine. I have to admit that I like how Hurst played a lot. He was a bigger TE than Bengals have used, not a WR at TE, but really a big TE. I liked how Hurst fought and was hard to tackle as Bob Trumpy use to be hard to tackle taking 2 or 3 players to bring Hurst down.
However I think we have TE's who can step up after the bye week and look better with a more healthy Burrow.
I don't like our depth at RB so far. Burrow yelling at the back-up to Think and get his head out of his rear end, showed on the field the problems with the back-up RB's. Bengals miss Perine greatly and the back-ups behind Mixon so far stink. There were times last year Perine looked better than Mixon.
So I could easily say I wish we had Hurst back, but I have to say Perine. We can take Bell out of the equation because he is far from being a player you could get on the cheap with a late round pick.
So it is Perine. Why ? Because Burrow having to yell at the back-up RB's to THINK and get their heads in the game tells me it is Perine. That, and the poor running game so far in 2023.
Do I think our D Coach can get the job done with the DB's he has, and I say YES.
Do I think our TE's can step up, and be good enough, and I think it's possible.
Do I see any sign of hope in the back-up RB's to Mixon, and that is a NO. The Bengals RB depth really stinks. So far, they look more Arena League or Semi Pro material. They haven't shown they belong in THE NFL. It could be the Bengals may have to bring in a F/A RB, because these guys just aren't getting the job done. Now maybe the Special Teams coach likes them, I don't know, but they stink at RB. Of all the many ex-college RB's wanting a job in The NFL, you would think the Bengals could find better than these bums behind Mixon this year.
We then have Hurst and Perine. I have to admit that I like how Hurst played a lot. He was a bigger TE than Bengals have used, not a WR at TE, but really a big TE. I liked how Hurst fought and was hard to tackle as Bob Trumpy use to be hard to tackle taking 2 or 3 players to bring Hurst down.
However I think we have TE's who can step up after the bye week and look better with a more healthy Burrow.
I don't like our depth at RB so far. Burrow yelling at the back-up to Think and get his head out of his rear end, showed on the field the problems with the back-up RB's. Bengals miss Perine greatly and the back-ups behind Mixon so far stink. There were times last year Perine looked better than Mixon.
So I could easily say I wish we had Hurst back, but I have to say Perine. We can take Bell out of the equation because he is far from being a player you could get on the cheap with a late round pick.
So it is Perine. Why ? Because Burrow having to yell at the back-up RB's to THINK and get their heads in the game tells me it is Perine. That, and the poor running game so far in 2023.
Do I think our D Coach can get the job done with the DB's he has, and I say YES.
Do I think our TE's can step up, and be good enough, and I think it's possible.
Do I see any sign of hope in the back-up RB's to Mixon, and that is a NO. The Bengals RB depth really stinks. So far, they look more Arena League or Semi Pro material. They haven't shown they belong in THE NFL. It could be the Bengals may have to bring in a F/A RB, because these guys just aren't getting the job done. Now maybe the Special Teams coach likes them, I don't know, but they stink at RB. Of all the many ex-college RB's wanting a job in The NFL, you would think the Bengals could find better than these bums behind Mixon this year.
1968 Bengal Fan
