Bengals reportedly sign FA OL John Jerry

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(06-19-2019, 12:09 AM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: It's going to get spent. We were apparently interested in McCoy. He didn't even come here. And we were reportedly interested in Shaq Barrett. He supposedly had a visit. But signed with the Bucs early the next day after he was "here." 

It takes two to tango. There are plenty of guys who are here already that could get a new contract this year. 

We had a pretty bad off season as far as media coverage and our ability to attract free agents. Browns are super bowl champs, steelers and ravens are who they are. Bengals hire some dude because he coached with McVay. One of the last head coaches hired. People didn't want the DC job. Coming off a losing season with the whole team having some down right ugly stuff on film. 

Winning will help us attract better free agents at lower prices. And give our head coach and his coaching staff a little more street cred.

5 mil for a guy who has started 106 of our last 112 regular season games and can play all 5 spots and has been our best OL the last couple years. I think it is well worth it if the goal is winning games. 

Bad teams sign free agents all the time. It's the "quality at a low price" thing that's probably holding us back. When you're bad, you have to pay. 

Jerry has started 101 games, has more experience working with our current o-line coach and his blocking schemes, and he's making the vet minimum. Not to mention he's healthy and Boling is not. Not sure why people think Boling is so untouchable. Dude has never been a great player, just decent, and he's not even been that over the last couple years.

(06-19-2019, 11:22 AM)XenoMorph Wrote: Yet you all wanted Hart and his 7 mil to ride the pine?

No, I don't. I think Hart was overpaid, but I also think he's probably our best option at RT.

(06-19-2019, 04:07 PM)fredtoast Wrote: No.  If he is healthy he will be a starter.

So you think we will pay Glenn $9.25 million to sit the bench?