Vet or high draft pick to replace Hubbard?

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(03-06-2025, 12:26 PM)coachmcneil71 Wrote: Drafting Pierce sounds very Bengal-esk! I know he had a good combine, but the character issues are swirling loudly. Plus The OSU completely shut him down with a second string o-line. Myles Murphy (1st rd) has barely touched the field. I would probably split the difference. Try to get a young dude and sign a vet like you mentioned. 

(03-06-2025, 12:42 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: I lean towards a pick. Sweat is a good (but not great) DE who will command top dollar.

A day 1-2 pick + Trey + Murphy + a cheap/moderately priced vet (Ossai, or maybe a bit pricier) + Johnson is 5.

1) Extend Trey & Chase
2) Restructure Joe
3) Lock up Tee long term
4) Sign or trade for a top end G and sign/draft another solud starter type.
5) Bring back Gesicki
6) Draft at least 1 DT early and sign/draft another fairly early.

Then see where we are and go from there on Pratt/Stone/Hill etc.

So Ossai (or of the like), Murphy, and the draft pick competing for starting role/significant snaps or in a heavy rotation?
Would the vet only be signed for 1 year?
Because if you sign a vet for multiple years plus want to see if Murphy is worth a damn AND invest a 1st or 2nd round pick, that's a lot of capital for limited snaps for some/all of them.

That's why I did not propose someone like Ossai plus a high draft pick, as I would have to imagine Ossai would want to go to a place that gives him best chance to start or play 500+ snaps.
And if Ossai were to play 500+ snaps for the Bengals, that'd basically relegate Murphy and a high draft pick to sub-400 snaps for the next 1-2 years.