Brandon LaFell visiting the Bengals

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(03-19-2016, 10:49 PM)fredtoast Wrote: And if we do sign him there will be a certain group who will call him a "scrap heap" signing.  Or a "reject".  Or whatever fits their narrative about the Bengals never signing any decent free agents.

Let's assess the free agents we've signed from New England over the years

Tate
Ben-Jarvis

Am I missing anyone?

They've been decent players who have contributed, but I think we need to be honest about the limits of their contributions. If we could get Lafell cheap, it might not be such a bad thing. I guess he left town without a contract, so maybe he wasn't cheap enough. He's been around the NFL for awhile now. He's not gawd awful. I just don't want to see us pass up a top WR pick in the draft. Maybe there's no one who is NFL ready. They'd prefer taking a DT or an LB at 24. Or there's no guarantee that even a WR at 24 will be as NFL ready as they need to be.