All in mentality

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(08-09-2024, 01:17 AM)Beng albug Wrote: The time to make a big trade has passed unless you are in the market for Brandon aiyuk.  

I agree with this.

The time to go "all in" was at the start of FA and get a true game changer.

Sheldon Rankins, a 30 year old DT who had only had more than 4.0 sacks in a season twice in his 8-year career, was the biggest FA signing from a $$ perspective at just $12.25 mill APY.

The most impactful FA might end up being Geno Stone, but he didn't become a full-time starter until his 4th season and then he hit FA coming off his best year by far. Is last year going to be the norm or the exception?
I think of guys like Uzomah or Hurst where they had a good year with Bengals then signed for big elsewhere, only to (vastly) underperform. This past offseason, both got released and playing on very cheap contracts (again).

I think a guy like Michael Onwenu or Noah Fant instead of Trent Brown and Mike Gesicki would have felt more like going all-in.
Bengals will get the last laugh though if Brown and/or Gesicki end up performing way above what they signed for.

I wouldn't bother making a trade at this point unless an injury happens to a key guy and the depth is not good to fill in.