03-11-2025, 02:57 PM
(03-11-2025, 02:27 PM)Southpaw Frerotte Wrote: Lol I suppose that's one way to look at it. I guess one could argue the Bengals should sign Julius Peppers out of retirement, since he's a proven pass rusher in your definition.
From my view point, it simply looks like the Bengals are trying to run-it-back with a 9-8 team that had glaring holes all over their roster (pass rush included) meanwhile giving their star players a cold shoulder when it comes to contract negotiations. This offseason has Cockburn written all over it and I just pray this isn't the norm going forward with those two at the helm.
Talk about a radical response out of nowhere. Julius Pepper eh? lol
When people talk like this it is better just not to respond.
But I am a sucker I guess. We have new coaches on the the Defense and on the OL. Us bringing back Ossai doesn't hurt anything, if we
didn't bring in anyone, that would be bad. Do you disagree?
(03-11-2025, 02:51 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Have you ever heard the expression, "When you are in a hole, stop digging?"
I think priority #1 was not to lose any of our main/best guys.
Though it is not the way we wanted, nor the way to maximize cap space, Chase/Trey/Tee are under team control. They cannot leave atm.
BJ Hill, Gesicki, and Ossai all contributed last year. Hill & Gesticki at good levels.
The only real contributors we lost are Hilton and ADG. Burks is a cheaper/better ADG replacement. And though Mike is an elite run defending corner, THE elite run defending corner, the coverage is starting to slip. He is still unsigned, BTW.
Slaton is an upgrade to Jenkins/Jackson as a run stopper. A starter forca good run D in GB for 2 years.
We cut some dead weight in Rankins, Cappa, Hubbard.
Upgrading G, nailing the draft, and getting the Tee/Chase/Trey deals right, and a Burrow restructure will allow some more moves, if we want. But I think getting younger/cheaper/more athletic is the way for a lot of D improvements.
There is still time to get this right.
Spot on Ike.
