11-14-2023, 07:07 PM
(11-14-2023, 06:51 PM)casear2727 Wrote: We lost 2 starters and Apple.
Letting Apple go was a no brainer.
Letting Bates go at his asking price with Dax in the building was a no brainer.
Bell was the one that caught them by surprise and he took a different deal. $9M more Bell next season doesnt really work for us. If Scott didnt suck so bad and Battle were not so slow this wouldnt be an issue either.
That said I agree the offense has not been good enough and needs to be much better.
If we had Bates, Bell and Apple on the roster, this defense would be much better. If you let guys like that walk dont complain about Lou's defense not playing as well as they did last year. The Bengals management has decided to let defensive players walk so they can sign the offensive guys to big contracts. Thats fine but if you are going to weaken the defense to pay the guys on offense, the offense needs to step up and carry the team. Dont blame Lou when you take away the talent he has to work with.
