Cincy Bengals Talk - Top Defensive Players Bengals Could Target

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(04-11-2025, 12:00 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Would love Kaleb Johnson in stripes. I can understand Ochocinco's being a bit scared of taking a RB before the trenches are addressed though.

But there are tons of talented RB's in this class and you could get an All-Pro type in the mid rounds for all we know. I liked what I saw of Chase 
Brown a lot last year, but if we added another great talent next to him and became a more balanced Offense I think the entire team would benefit
big time and it would take pressure off of the OL and Burrow.

That wasn't my concern, actually.

I was arguing that I don't think adding more to the RB room is going to pay off as much because I don't foresee Taylor and Pitcher adjusting the playcalling to really give multiple RBs a good number of touches.
So why take a RB on Day 2 who may get sub-300 touches?
Or if a RB is taken and used a lot, what would that mean for Chase Brown, who did admirably last year once becoming a workhorse?


I know some people want an offense like Detroit has, but they aren't paying nearly as much into their receivers like Bengals are.
ASB is the only pass catcher making >$10 mill APY. LaPorta and JMo are making sub-$6 mill APY each.
If Bengals are going to pay so much for pass catchers, it's expected (or at least I expect) that the offense will be far more pass-heavy than balanced.