02-24-2020, 06:35 PM
(02-22-2020, 02:36 PM)Crowe Wrote: I went through and traded several players for picks as you'll see below and then I did something un-bengal like and traded 3 of the picks that I acquired for an extra 4th.I like your thinking,but they are going heavy on defense in rounds 2,3,and 4.I hope they can get Patrick Queen linebacker,he is the real deal and would help us big time,may have to trade back in round one to get him with Tennessee,but he is worth it and is a 1st round talent and will not be there at 33.
1,23,33,65,97,100(added in trade),108,129,139(traded),146(traded),147,154(traded),161,193
Franchise AJ Green and trade to NE for 1st round pick 23. I love Green and want him to retire a Bengal however being 32, missing all of last year and half of the 2 prior seasons is not a recipe for signing a guy to a big long term deal. See what happens this year and if he is healthy again and plays well then maybe try to bring him back in 2021 if he is interested. Getting a 1st round pick for him is good and what they should have done during the season.
Trade Andy to chicago for Roquan Smith and a 5th, pick 146. I floated around the idea of who I cold trade Andy to. Chicago doesn't have a 3rd but they make sense as a team looking to upgrade so I decided to trade for a player and a 5th and Smith was a guy I wanted us to draft a few years ago who is primed for a big bounce back with a change of scenery. Dalton would give Chicago a solid QB to help the overall team and even push Trubisky to play better.
Trade Cordy Glenn to denver for a 4th, 108. Gotta protect Drew Lock and Glenn is a solid bounce back candidate who's unhappy here
Trade Shawn Williams to 49ers for a 5th, pick 139. Solid but I believe he could be upgraded and another team could use his services more from a depth perspective compared to him being a starter here and I think Williams would thrive in SF due to how well their front 7 is.
Trade Dre Kirkpatrick to dallas for a 5th, pick 147. Solid but not spectacular and for a fifth a team like Dallas who could use some depth at the position, trading a 5th isn't bad.
Trade Gio to houston for a 5th, pick 154. Love Gio, but he is overpaid and underused. A team like Houston would love to add him to help out Deshaun Watson and give them some depth in the backfield.
Trade 5th round picks 154(29.8points), 146(33points), & 139(36.5points), which equals 99.3 points on the draft chart, to giants for pick 100 which is worth 100 points. I decided to trade up and secure another 4th due to the fact that I feel we would get a better value with the one pick compared to the 3 5th round picks. All in all we would still have 11 total picks.
Cut players
Bobby Hart saves $2,850,000 - He makes too much money and is constantly being abused by edge rushers. We have to get better on the line.
BW Webb saves $2,584,375 - He looked bad this season and can't seem to tackle. If we get better on the backend then we can potentially give our defense more of a break as we seemed to give up to many big plays this past season.
Randy Bullock saves $1,625,000 - Time to upgrade and hopefully have a little more consistency in the kicking game
Alex Erickson saves $1,700,000 - I like him, but there is no room for him with Brandon Wilson as a returner and Phillips, plus he is hardly used as a receiver.
Projected salary cap after trades and cuts $97,792,099 which could be more depending on if they up the salary cap before the start of the season.
Free agents
Joe Thuney G 6 year deal around 84 mil - 14mil per year - He gives us a big upgrade on he interior and him and Jonah Williams potentially give us an awesome left side.
Joe Schobert LB 5 year around 60 mil - 12mil per year - This guy just gets it done. He helps Pratt develop while giving us a much needed upgrade at the position while also weakening a division opponent.
Kendall Fuller CB 4 year 35 mil - 8.75mil per year - He''s young and just won a superbowl. He gives us more flexibility after moving on from Dre K. and gives us a solid 1-4 at CB.
Hunter Henry TE 4 year 48 mil - 12mil per year - Big time weapon for Mr. Burrow. He's young and an upgrade from Eifert and Uzo.
Nick Vigil LB 2 year 8 mil - 4mil per year - Widly inconsistent, but did play better once Pratt started catching on. He may get more from another team in that case I'd let him walk and look to grab a guy like Blake Martinez or Devondre Campbell or Nick Kwiatkoski
Dennard CB 3 year 24 mil - 8mil per year - He's solid, but cannot stay healthy. If he is offered more let him walk.
Brandon Wilson S 2 year 3.5 mil - 1.75mil per year - Good return guy and ST player. Can he do more in the defense
Fej S 3 year 5 mil - 1.65mil per year - Great ST player, but like Wilson can he be more than just that.
Billings DT 4 year 28 mil - 7mil per year - Has started to show potential, but is still not a great pass rusher. He may command a little more than 7 million per year which I wouldn't mind giving him as long as it isn't over 10/per year.
Taking into consideration that I divided the total amount by year and put a single year into the salary cap for this year would leave us after all of these signings with somewhere around $28,642,099 which gives us flexibility to sign draft class, extend players such as mixon and maybe even add in another free agent or 2 or add to the total amount for the guys we signed. We could also free up some more space by restructuring a few aging players.
Onto the Draft
1 Joe Burrow, QB LSU - Ohio boy who is calm and confident. Putting him behind a new and improved line and giving him a plethora of weapons would bode very well for this team.
23 From NE Laviska Shenault Jr WR Colorado - A legitimate number 1 who would pair great with Boyd, Henry, and Mixon to create a formidable offense.
33 Josh Jones, OT Houston - I think Fred Johnson will likely show well in the pre-season, but adding a guy like Jones for the future at RT is smart and gives us better depth.
65 Kyle Dugger, S Lenoir-Rhyne - Small school prospect who's an insane athlete. I think he pairs nicely on the backend with Bates to give us 2 playmaking safeties.
97 KJ Hill, WR Ohio State - Adding another guy like Hill takes this offense to another level. Burrow would have options left and right which is something that has been lacking the last couple of years.
100 From NY Giants Bradlee Anae, Edge Utah - Relentless motor who adds some good depth to our rotation and can play OLB in 3-4 or DE in 4-3.
108 From Denver Anthony McFarland, RB Maryland - Gio's replacement and adds some great speed behind Mixon. I like Rodney Anderson and he is a darkhorse for a great comeback candidate, but his injury history is long and Trayveon williams did nothing last year.
129 AJ Green, CB Oklahoma State - Depth at CB to mold for the future. Not afraid to play on either side and gives us a little peace of mind in the event that a guy goes down.
147 From Dallas Joe Bachie, LB Michigan State - ST player whom could rotate into the defense to offer a little depth.
160 Tyler Johnson, WR Minnesota - What another weapon for Burrow. Well hell yea. Johnson may go earlier, but the WR class this year is stacked so some guys are going to fall. If he is here which is where his projection has been then we absolutely grab him. He is a sure handed guy and allows us to run a 4 reciever set of Boyd, Chenault, Hill and Johnson. I don't like Ross and Tate to me is a solid number 5 so Johnson should get a chance to see snaps IMO.
192 Rodrigo Blankenship, K Georgia - Finally a replacement at K. Goodbye Bullock
