03-06-2016, 12:30 PM
(03-05-2016, 10:06 PM)BengalChris Wrote: Agreed. And the Bengals have never been all that good at judging free agent talent either.
You have got to be kidding. Just look at how we rebuilt our defense through free agents in 2011...Thomas Howard, Manny Lawson, and Nate Clements. The year before we had obtained Reggie Nelson in a trade when he was considered a bust in Jacksonville, and signed Adam Jones as a free agent.
These players were a big part of the reason our defense went from 24th in points allowed in 2010 to 9th in 2011.
The next year we added Wallace Gilberry and Terrance Newman in free agency.
The Bengals don't spend a ton of money, but they have had plenty of success in signing free agents. especially on the defensive side of the ball.
