Hobspins annual lies

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(03-03-2016, 10:02 PM)JungleRock85 Wrote: Every year Hobson gets his orders from the front office to temper expectations for free agency and remind everyone the team refuses to believe they can sign impact free agents and that the rest of the league envies our "model". This year he is at it again. His article states after draft picks and injury insurance and blah blah blah that the team will have 15 million to spend this year for free agency...what a joke!!!!

I will never understand the venom spewed at this guy, and I am similarly confused by questioning the Bengal's Upper Management.  

First, Hobson is at the stadium and he is only writing what he is provided.  If he gave you pie in the sky ideas like "the Bengals are interested in Von Miller and are prepared to make a big move", the fan base would be devastated when nothing like that would happen.  The team has been very transparent on their plans to the fan base, and their players for that matter.

The Bengals want the likes of Reggie Nelson and Adam Jones back, but not at a long-term ridiculous salary.  They want Iloka and Marvin Jones back, but they can't overpay for them and weaken the team in other areas.  

Yes, they will have money freed up by not re-signing Andre Smith and Leon Hall's 9million are also off the books, but that doesn't mean you immediately give that money to MLJ, Iloka, Adam Jones, and Reggie.  There will be contracts for Eifert, Dre Kirk, and Zeitler just around the corner.  

I am as frustrated as anyone by the lack of a Super Bowl win as anyone, but the team is in place to accomplish that now and had a real shot last year, despite losing their starting QB.  Not many teams could say that.

I love that this team is in the running every year now.  It is not time to abandon what has worked.

One other point:  If Andre Smith, Reggie Nelson, Mo Sanu, and MLJ aren't able to be re-signed, they would yield the Bengals a tremendous value of several potentially high (3rd round is the highest) compensatory selections.  Those selections are able to be traded next year.