April 6th Bengals Cap Space

[SunsetBengal]

(04-05-2024, 05:04 PM)PDub80 Wrote: Yes, of course!

But the primary key players are basically on the roster and signed long term with a few exceptions, leaving a lot of that moneyband money in 2026 & beyond available. They were willing to trade for Aaron Donald and take on that contract. JJ would be similar. The Bengals are in position to do it.

That sounds good in theory, but I don't see the Bengals as being "one offensive weapon" away from being unstoppable. In actuality, the Offense likely needs this "retooling" that they are currently going through, they need to become less predictable and tougher to defend by being able to attack defenses in multiple ways, rather than simply lining up in 11 personnel, 3WR sets and slingin' it.  They need to be able to utilize the backs, TEs, and run the damn ball when they want to, and it not be a surprise the defense in order for it to be successful.

What does that all mean? Well, they brought in a veteran TE, attained a younger RB that fits what they want out of him to do, they secured a patch at RT. It would be nice to see 2-3 OL drafted this class, along with a legit TE, a WR to replace Higgins, and a stud RB (unless they truly feel that RBBC is the future). That was just the Offensive side, they still have a gaping hole at NT and could use a true, lockdown boundary CB as the recent draft picks haven't showed a whole lot in that department thus far.