03-21-2020, 11:04 AM
After reviewing all of who's left on the NFL.com top 101 free agents list, I've narrowed my current "wish list" to three players.
Vonn Bell - Safety Tough, in the box type that can also blitz effectively and covers the TE rather well.
Derek Wolfe - DE Bengals and Wolfe were rumored to have some mutual interest. Lack of any news/action could be because of inability to get medical clearance, after dislocating his elbow, last season.
Markus Golden - Edge Not sure why a 10 sack guy is still sitting out there available, but there he is. The 10 sack year wasn't an anomaly, as he had 12.5 in 2016, before tearing his ACL early in 2017. 2018 his production was low, as he was still on the rehab trail, then missing the final two games of the year with an ankle sprain. Cards failed to re-sign him and Gmen picked him up on a one year "prove it' deal, and he came through. I'm guessing that Golden is likely looking for a long term contract, and might be worth the risk. He's exactly the type of edge defender the Bengals would be looking for in their 3-4 hybrid style defense.
Here's his stats. By all accounts, he had a fantastic season, and looks to have put any lingering injury questions to rest. Not just the sacks, but 27 QB hits and 13 TFL. Sign this guy up!
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GoldMa00.htm
Vonn Bell - Safety Tough, in the box type that can also blitz effectively and covers the TE rather well.
Derek Wolfe - DE Bengals and Wolfe were rumored to have some mutual interest. Lack of any news/action could be because of inability to get medical clearance, after dislocating his elbow, last season.
Markus Golden - Edge Not sure why a 10 sack guy is still sitting out there available, but there he is. The 10 sack year wasn't an anomaly, as he had 12.5 in 2016, before tearing his ACL early in 2017. 2018 his production was low, as he was still on the rehab trail, then missing the final two games of the year with an ankle sprain. Cards failed to re-sign him and Gmen picked him up on a one year "prove it' deal, and he came through. I'm guessing that Golden is likely looking for a long term contract, and might be worth the risk. He's exactly the type of edge defender the Bengals would be looking for in their 3-4 hybrid style defense.
Here's his stats. By all accounts, he had a fantastic season, and looks to have put any lingering injury questions to rest. Not just the sacks, but 27 QB hits and 13 TFL. Sign this guy up!
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GoldMa00.htm
Volson is meh, but I like him, and he has far exceeded my expectations
-Frank Booth 1/9/23