{The Ultimate Bengals Offseason Extravaganza Thread}

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(04-08-2025, 11:33 AM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Agree

They need to pay Trey and get it over with. This defense goes from needing a lot of help to needing a shit ton of help without him. 

Yep. And rhe "draft a replacement at #17" idea is absurd. Tyere isn't one. There is one surefire DE stud in this draft, and that is Carter. Everything else is a crapshoot. Green and Pearce are undersized with off-field flags. Stewart & M. Williams have the traits but have production flags. Thinking there is a Trey replacement at #17 is insane. 

Just get a guy who can upgrade a spot where we are weak (G, S, LB, TE, CB1) or can help augment an area of need (pass rush). 

I see more plug & play starter types at G, LB, & S than DL at our pick. Though I like Harmon/Nolen/Grant just fine.