{The Ultimate Bengals Offseason Extravaganza Thread}

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(04-11-2025, 04:47 PM)jj22 Wrote: They also chose to re-sign/sign 2 DT's instead of 1 and taking advantage of a deep DT draft. The money used for 1 of those DT's could have went to guard. Then we could be looking at DT at 17. But they aren't drafting a 5th DT at 17.

We have the $$ to sign a G in FA right now. Plus, if we did, we could cut Volson and Moss to recoup the money. Your argument does not hold water. 

And while I tend to agree with your overall point at 17, that a rotational DT probably is not the best use of that pick, it isn't a HORRIBLE use either. I like Harmon and Nolen's ceiling is REALLY high. 

When you throw in the facts that: 

1) the S/LB choices might be slight reaches at #17 (Starks, Emmanwori, J. Campbell), 
2) ditto G (Booker, Jackson, Zabel),
3) that there are no true DEs without flags worthy of the pick (Stewart), AND 
4) we don't really use OLB/Edge types in our scheme (Green would ALSO be a situational guy)

We are either gonna have to:

1) Reach slightly for plug & play starter at a needed, but nit premium position: (G: Booker, Zabel, Jackson, SS Emmanwori, FS Starks, LB Campbell), OR

2) Take a pass rush guy (DT/OLB) who isn't likely to start, OR

3) Try and trade down, OR 

4) Hipe a super blue chipper falls on our lap, OR 

5) Go in a different direction entirely (OT, CB , RB , TE)