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(03-28-2025, 02:28 PM)BenZoo2 Wrote: This is with moss and Pratt still on the cap, right?  Once moss is cut and Pratt traded or cut (maybe) those would create more room.

(03-28-2025, 05:44 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Yes

My guess is Moss is very likely gone since injured. That would gve us 3.3 million more. My hope is er replace Moss with our 5th round or 6th round pick, lots of very good running backs will still be avaiable. The rookie's contract is already calculated so no additional cap if we cut him and draft a RB.

But that's the thing.
They have and had plenty of cap space to have signed another upgrade or two without going over.
They don't NEED to free up more.
But now most of the upgrades are gone.
There are still some options for Guard, but they've had 3 weeks to go get them and haven't yet.

I feel like the Bengals are so worried about next year and year after that that they never try to really go into the current season with a stacked roster.
Instead, they are waiting for pushed out cap for these true contender teams to catch up to them and the Bengals ascend to prominence that way, but it never happens.
Teams like the Chiefs and Eagles continue to find ways to kick the can down the road and get the most out of their draft picks quickly to compensate.