05-03-2017, 02:38 PM
(05-03-2017, 02:21 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I wouldn't take Gary Barnidge for three years. Maybe just this year. He'll be 32 years old in September and has only had one really good year.
Besides, when have the Bengals ever been in true "win now" mode? They've never gone all in to try and win it all. We've been saying they need to go in true Win Now mode for years now and it's not happened.
And if Barnidge were picked up, which player gets cut? The Bengals don't like to give up on players before their rookie deal is up.
Indeed this is true, However I am still riding high from this past draft, and it was different. We seem to have targeted players that can help us now instead of 3 years from now.
I would say whomever is not performing in practice and preseason games would be the player that gets cut. There is no way I could sit here and tell you who would get cut when I have no idea what any of these players have been up to since December of last year. You don't build a team on paper, You build a team on performance in practice.
(05-03-2017, 02:25 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Yup. Not to mention they are asked to block guys much larger than them on a regular basis.
I wouldn't go that far, but it could help keep the offense from falling apart if Eifert goes down.
At the very least, he'd bring good competition and a veteran presence to the younger guys.
My point exactly. I love Eifert but know he will never make it though a season without a competent backup to take some reps from him.
