03-22-2018, 09:05 PM
(03-22-2018, 08:38 PM)motoarch Wrote: I think we’re better then this but some of you seem to think our free agency was way better than it was.
Don’t miss understand I really like some of these moves but in the context of being on the other side looking in they don’t look that great.
We lost a quality back up qb some here think was better than our starter and don’t replace him with equal quality.
We added a big upgrade at left tackle but he’s got an injury history and we lost our center. Now granted we all see that last bit as a good thing but we don’t know what quality replacement we might get so that’s not nessassarly an upgrade.
We lost a running back that may or may not be better then the guy he’s being replaced by. You can argue Mixon is an upgrade but he hasn’t really proved that and more depth is always good to have.
What else have we done on offense that’s an add other then the new tackle?
On defense we added a a good linebacker and a rotational guy but looks like we’re lossing burfict for at least 4 games and done nothing to improve our secondary or run stopping.
I feel like we’re happy that we lost some dead weight and are over looking how little we’ve done to fill the gaps.
Please correct me or set me straight if you disagree because honestly I’d like to see the positives. I’ve tried to give up on this team but I can’t. I love the bengals like a family member and what to see them succeed but they’ve really beaten me down and I just don’t see the light right now.
Anyone that ever thought AJ McCarron was a better QB then Andy Dalton was crazy. Dalton was coming off an MVP season
when he went down with the thumb injury and at one point we were 8-0 with Dalton at the helm. AJM won against losing
teams and lost against winning teams and last Offseason he was terrible and worse then Jeff Driskel. The lack of interest in
AJM this FA shown me a lot. I expect him to be a backup this year under a rookie, hope i am wrong as i like the guy as a
human being but this is my expectations.
= No worse off at backup QB, probably better as Driskel will have another year to get better.
Cordy Glenn had his bone spurs removed, those injures are behind him and he is a proven LT in this league that would be
worth more on the FA market than Nate Solder cause he is younger and more of a talent. Huge move to get a proven LT
instead of just an unproven Draft pick like we would of been getting.
= Major upgrade over Ogbuehi and over an unknown Draft pick.
Jeremeh Hill hadn't played decent besides the goal line since his rookie year, time to move on and let the talent roll. You
will see this year how good Mixon and Gio are behind a good run blocking O-line not coached by Paul Alexander.
= Upgrade, more youth and speed that can catch the ball out of the backfield making the Offense less predictable.
What else have we done on the Offensive side besides add a LT?
1- Let Paul Alexander go.
2- Hire Frank Pollack, you know the guy that coached the best O-line in the NFL for a few years. Disciple of Bill Callahan.
3- Gave Bill Lazor the keys to the Offense and let him write up his own playbook. Same guy that changed up our scheme.
4- Hired Alex Van Pelt, the QB coach that coached up Aaron frickin' Rodgers.
5- Hired a new WR coach named Bicknell instead of keeping Urban who had a bad season coaching his guys.
Just a few things off the top of my head. :andy:
