Back to the norm - Michael Johnson

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(11-15-2017, 12:57 PM)Synric Wrote: I disagree about safety and TE. 

Kroft is a solid in line TE and is getting targets but he's not a receiver. I'm not sold on Uzomah I thought he was stiff in the draft and he hasn't don't anything to prove otherwise. 

(I wouldn't be upset if they resigned Eifert on the cheap. Eifert running those 5 and 10 yard outs against man coverage is ALOT different than Kroft.)

As for Safety they have Shaw as a tweener and Fej as the backup in the box safety. They lost Derron Smith as their backup centerfielder. Any way you slice it they have to draft a defensive back.

Well to follow your logic, you're wanting the following positions addressed in the first three rounds...
OT
G
C
S
TE
DT

That's too many positions to fill with even the first four rounds let alone first three rounds. You're going to have to take some positions on Day 3 and/or address in FA.

If you cut MJ and Jones, you don't have to replace them with picks in the first four rounds and you also save $11 mill of cap space that can be used toward a FA or two. Cut LaFell and that's another $4 mill saved.
For Jones, you have two CBs (more than) capable of filling his shoes in Dennard and WJ3. Jones not needed.
For MJ, you drafted two pass rushers last year who should already be playing more on the outside and if you draft a pass rushing DT early you fill the other role he was playing this year. Therefore, you no longer need MJ.
WR probably has the most uncertainty of those three positions with aging, underperforming vets and lack of confidence in their backups at this point. However, the Bengals also addressed WR twice last year to eventually replace LaFell.

Unless Eifert would sign for $4 mill or less and I was confident he could contribute for 12+ games a year, I'm not re-signing him. Too much risk involved with his health.