'It’s time for the Bengals to alter their offseason mindset.'

[Joelist]

Note that the teams that use Free Agency properly are the ones that prioritize a need they do not feel they can feel either from the draft or the roster and then they get the best player they can for that need. In this the Bengals tend not only to be too addicted to bargain shopping but also historically have not evaluated well especially in the areas of whether they can address the need through the draft or on the roster.

For example, Center has been a glaring need for years. But each year they either try to bargain shop (drafting Centers in the late rounds as if they are unimportant) or overvaluing what they have on the roster - obviously part of this was Piano Man and his inability to see what makes a good interior lineman.