Geno Stone takes pay cut

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(Yesterday, 03:48 PM)jj22 Wrote: BJ could have been replaced via the draft and that money could have went elsewhere (Guard, LB) freeing up the draft to draft a position that was deep instead of doubling up on positions that were weak.

Tobin preached that we held on to the SB defense too long and holding on to BJ was doubling down on that mistake. They should have managed FA to leave the draft to draft the positions it was deep in. Especially with only 6 picks. 

They never get this right. Last year they doubled up on TE in a weak draft class for TE's after ignoring TE in the strongest draft class for them a year before. They ignored RB in a deep RB class last year..... while doubling up on DT's in a weak DT class last year..... Doubled up on LB's this draft in a weak LB class.... They really struggle to get this right and their draft for need philosophy everyone knows is a flawed draft approach (and why they've failed to draft for so many years).

To come out of FA and the draft with still so many holes leading up to the season can only be considered a failure. 

I am a little confused. You answer is to not sign BJ Hill and then draft a rookie to win now. You mentioned it was a mistake drafting 2 DT's last year, but then trust them this season.

I am glad you are not making decisons. The biggest mistake the Bengals made in 2024 was not the drafting of 2 DT's who have different strengths and weaknesses. It was signing Rankins to replace Reader. Rankins and Hill are 2 similar tackles, bad move period. Then of course our luck not one but both Hill and Rankins get hurt, one rookie plying with a cast and the other injures in a knee in TC.

They got it right in 2021 after a 4 win season and almost got back to the Super bowl in 2022. Let's stop the BS using the word never.