{The Ultimate Bengals Offseason Extravaganza Thread}

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

I'd list our needs as the following, and I limit myself to positions I think are plausible at #17 or with a trade back. 

1) Starting G (1, maybe 2)
FA starters: Hernandez (RG), Scherff (RG), Risner (RG)
FA borderline starters: Colon (RG), Pryor (RG)
Draft: Clear top 2: Booker (RG) Jackson (LG/LT)
Draft conversions (C>G): Zabel (late 1st)
Draft Conversions (OT>G): Campbell & Membou (Top 15), Conerly (2nd), Ersery (2/3), Grant (2-4).
More later:

2) Edge rusher/DE2
FA starters: None
FA rotational: Smith
Draft: LB/Edge: Walker (top 15), J. Campbell (1st)
Draft: OLB/Edge: Green, Pearce, Ezeiruaku, M
 Williams (pass) (all mid/late 1st)
Draft: True DE: Stewart (1st, I'd pass) 
Many more later on:

3) DT
FA starters: Campbell 
Draft: Nolen, Grant, Harmon (all mid/late 1st) 

4) TE1 (block & catch) 
FA: None 
Draft: Warren, maybe Loveland (both Rd1) 
Later: Ferguson (3/4), Evans (4/5), Lachey (6/7)

5) Safety upgrades, Starter or depth
FA starter: Blackmon 
FA borderline: Simmons 
Draft Rd1: Emmanwori (SS/FS), Starks (FS) 
Draft Rd 2: Watts (FS) 
Rd3: Mukuba (FS), Winston (SS, split)
Rd4/5 depth: Bowman, Sanker, Reid

6) CB1 or depth: 
FA: Gilmore, Hilton
Draft Rd1: Johnson, Barron 
Rd2: Revel, Hairston, Morrison, Amos, Thomas, Porter
Rd3+: depth

I think QB, RB, WR, an OT who isn't being converted to guard, and a pure off ball LB are off the table at #17. Though Jeanty MIGHT make me rethink RB if some additions to the trenches have already been made in FA.