Dennard

[BengalFanInNJ]

(11-25-2018, 01:22 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Do we pigeon hole any round 1 and round 2 picks? Or did we until Price pick in 2018?

I think back and see a lot of:

OT's
CB's
WR's
Some RB"s (not round 1)
QB

I really don't see a lot of :

LB's
DT's
TE's
Interior OL

It appears we draft to manage the cap as all the positions we draft a lot are the high paid positions. I understand we need to manage the cap and the talent, but maybe too one sided on managing the cap the past 8 or 9 years is our issue with draft philosophy.

Well, we supposedly have about $57m in cap space for next year. Or, in Hobson money, about $12m. That's the 10th highest I believe. The UFA we have that is worth a damn is Dennard and possibly Redmond since he's a starter. I have a bad feeling they will try to extend Redmond and Hart and leave the line as is. If they do, they still need to go out and get an OT since Ogbuehi and Fisher are free-agents and hopefully gone. 

They could extend Boling since his contract runs out at the end of 2019. Same thing with Bernard. Heck, they also could be daring if they let Burfict go which would save just under $7m in cap space, but also create almost $2m in dead money and the Bengals don't like dead money. 

If it were me, I would see who the best OT is out there that is still in their mid to late 20's and prepare to pay them a out $12-15m a year. That would settle the line a bit for the next 2-3 years if you ask me.