So how do we think they should approach the offseason?

[bengals1969]

(01-08-2024, 12:19 AM)Joelist Wrote: Despite the disappointing end to the season, the team has the resources (in terms of cap money and picks) to do a lot of needed things.

BUT

It is important to get the priorities straight because some of the needs are going to be expensive and they probably don't have the resources to do everything.

So my order of importance right now is:

1) Fix the interior DL room. This is going to be costly because we probably need a major Free Agent here AND a high pick. This is whether we resign Reader and he fully recovers or not. Trey can't be the only source of pressure up front and ideally you want the other source to be on the inside. Fix this and you see an immediate uptick on the defense.

2) Get a savvy veteran Free Safety.

3) Resign Tanner Hudson so that there is flexibility in the draft, especially as they NEED a blue chip DT and this is not a deep TE draft.

4) If both Tee and Boyd leave a veteran good possession WR is a need also.


Obviously the Tee situation has to be resolved early. The problem is his agent is notoriously hard to work with (not just with us either) and will want terms the team cannot perform if they are keeping Chase. So this may be a tag and trade (especially as draft capital is needed).

I was just thinking about player moves and not the higher level things like potential evolving of the scheme on both sides of the ball to fit the player skillsets better.

Tag and swing a trade for Tee if a lucrative draft haul can be done.  
Damn near malpractice the Bengals haven't done this already.

DL needs some starting talent.
RT needs some starting talent.
Big RB.  Preferably fast.
TE please!  Get a starting guy who can scare the defense.  
Keep hitting the WR in the later rounds.

Of those, FA probably for DL and RT, draft for the rest.

Release Mixon, wave goodby to Boyd, keep Jake, he's become essential to keep, cut Carman & D'ante Smith.