Are Rankins and Stone the worst FA haul of all time seeing the money we gave them?

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(Yesterday, 11:57 AM)Synric Wrote: Add Both Safety spots to the List.

WR2&3, All 3 IOL, DT, Outside CB, Slot CB, RB, TE (again), Edge (possibly), Backup OT/G (important).

Yea I get it.
A lot of needs.
Bengals won't be able to adequately address all that in FA, so they'll have to pick and choose.
I think it makes the most sense to try to address the cheaper FA positions with quality guys and try to use high draft picks to get a couple immediate contributors if possible.
We might also have to be ok with a couple starters sticking around as the status quo for a season or so and plan to upgrade next year and/or groom a later draft pick there.

TE and SAF I think are the cheaper spots to try to address via FA, although there are quite a few safeties and TEs I like early in the upcoming draft.

DL will be expensive for a recent proven dude, but they may try to get someone who fans might not be too excited about but could be a sleeper.
One guy that pops into my head is Chase Young.
Dude had fantastic ceiling but he hasn't lived up to that yet. He's still younger though and might serve as a great rotational piece.

I could see a cheaper veteran signed for OT to act as the first backup and maybe draft another on Day 3 to serve as another backup.
IOL I think has the highest likelihood of maintaining the status quo for starters in 2025 with a draft pick to groom as a future starter after departures happen the following offseason.