Today, 12:39 AM
(Yesterday, 06:43 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Like I said repeatedly in the post, which I guess you did not comprehend, I'd take Josh Simmons at #17 in a cut Brown scenario. No way I'd do it before the draft, though. And even after, I would not do it until I was sure I had a player.
I know ZT's predictable playcalling makes it harder on OL guys here, and Brown's numbers this year certainly took a hit when he played through that broken leg......but he still is not playing like an $18 mil dollar OT. In the next year or two, turning over LT is something we should start thinking about.
Simmons would be in the running for OT#1 in this draft if not for the injury. Us having the ability to take the top 1-2 LT in a draft may not happen again in the Burrow/Chase prime.
I think it would be crazy to cut Brown. Why would we cut any starter we could trade?
He also a good in protection and did so while playing on a broken leg in 2024.
We have bad players who are overpaid, Orlando is way down on any cut list. Cut:
Cappa
Moss
Hubbard
Stone
Rankins - only if we can definitely resign BJ Hill
Volson would be a solid backup based on his salary in 2025.
2024 may go on record as one of most underperforming teams in Bengal history. Bengal's FO has major work to do on defensive side of the ball. I say tag and trade Tee Higgins in 2025 to start with the rebuild.