Lou speaks on the state of the defense

[SunsetBengal]

(12-29-2023, 06:03 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: ...and you can add Ogunjobi to that list too.  Those guys did help us get to the Super Bowl and AFC Championship so those FA signings did pay off.  It was the defense that carried us, not the offense.  The problem is Bengals management has decided to let a bunch of defensive talent leave so they could spend that money on the offense.  No one should be surprised the defense is not playing as well when they dont have the same talent now as they did the last couple of years.  If people think using draft picks to replace lost talent should make the defense better, lets try that with the offense this year and see how it works.  Let some of these offensive guys walk, replace them with 1st and 2nd round draft picks and use the money saved to buy some more proven talent on defense

What 'money saved' are you speaking of?  If they let expensive talent walk out of the building, replaced them with draft picks, and then reinvested the money into offensive players there is no "saved money".