09-11-2017, 11:45 AM
re: The Bengals model of not extensively using free agents while we have starting needs at several positions (including 4 offensive line spots) and only using the draft and letting guys walk so we get compensatory picks.
As Bengals fans, we drastically underestimate the quality of free agents we lose and drastically overestimate the production that we will get from rookies.
I've documented how we have the smallest Scouting Department by far in the AFC North.
Ask yourself: Are our fewer scouts soo much superior to the rest of the NFL that we don't need to use free agency?
We could draft 7 guys that fans have never heard of and you'd all be hyped up here on the board. But, the impact you get from rookies is minimal. The losses we've experienced from free agency over the past 2 years was maximal.
As Bengals fans, we drastically underestimate the quality of free agents we lose and drastically overestimate the production that we will get from rookies.
I've documented how we have the smallest Scouting Department by far in the AFC North.
Ask yourself: Are our fewer scouts soo much superior to the rest of the NFL that we don't need to use free agency?
We could draft 7 guys that fans have never heard of and you'd all be hyped up here on the board. But, the impact you get from rookies is minimal. The losses we've experienced from free agency over the past 2 years was maximal.
