Don't get hopes up for big FA moves..

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(03-10-2019, 01:17 PM)BengalChris Wrote: It would be classic Mike Brown to lose Dennard, have no replacement, then, two years down the line come to the conclusion that the team needs a decent slot corner.

Frankly, until we see an actual change in how the team approaches the off season don't expect any. Mike Brown has infected the entire front office with his warped thinking process, as witnessed by Troy Blackburn's text to Whitworth's agent.

Every year we all hope it will be different this year, but we are generally very disappointed with the out come.

People think of this year as a year of change, but do realize that not one person in the front office has been fired or replaced and no one new has been added.

 

I keep seeing the Giants' BW Webb being floated around as a possibility to replace Dennard.  He struggled outside, but played well once he moved to the slot last year.  He will likely be cheaper than Dennard and Anarumo will logically want to bring in some of his guys.

The Bengals really need to bring in a solid RT, a LB that can cover, and a #1 TE in FA, as well as retain/replace Dennard.  If we bring in a huge name at one of those positions, it's likely going to mean cheaping out on some of the others.  However, big name FA's also help move tickets and they are obviously trying to build up the excitement level.

However, a word of caution is that FA's often do not perform to the level you expect them to.  I saw a PFT article awhile back that pointed out that out of all the FA's that switched teams last year, only 4 made the Pro Bowl.  Out of those 4, one made it as a return man and one made it as a ST's player, so only 2 position players made it.  The odds of landing a top shelf performer are not great.