Available Linebackers 2019

[SunsetBengal]

(12-03-2018, 04:29 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Ha!  Would take a ton of cash to get him, here.  Here are 3 that are coming off of rookie contracts, that might be more realistic.

Denzel Perryman  age 25, with LAC, UFA

Jordan Hicks  age 27, with Phi, UFA

Cory Littleton  age 25, with LAR, RFA

(12-03-2018, 07:01 PM)psychdoctor Wrote: White would be great but they will probably go O-Line or TE first round.  Even DT in round one with the talent this year.  I think they should draft another safety and give Williams a try at backer.

All 3 of the guys I picked are coming off their rookie deals.  Likely the only one that would seem be "untouchable", as far as the Bengals are concerned, would be Littleton.  He's a RFA with 95 tackles so far this year, and will likely warrant a 1st or 2nd round tender.  If the team were to set Burfict free, and sign either Perryman or Hicks to a 5 year deal, the position would be solidified for a good while, and they would also still have all of the rest of their picks to use on a franchise LT, TE, G, etc.

It's blatantly evident that the Bengals have more holes than draft picks, they might as well accept the idea that free agency isn't so much a "necessary evil', as much as it is a valuable resource, when it comes to stocking a team after failing miserably through the draft.