***Official Bengals Free Agency Thread***

[Murdock2420]

(03-15-2021, 11:34 PM)Whatever Wrote: Eric Fisher made the Pro Bowl last year.  He won't be ready to start the season, but would be a great long term acquisition.  Alejandro Villenueva is also a good starting T, as is Riley Reiff.  Mike Remmers graded 70.1 and didn't give up a sack in the regular season for KC.  

Zeitler got cut by the Giants after taking a huge step back last year and graded close to Jarrett, so why are they in a different bracket?  Austin Blythe has been a quality starter at both G and C for the Rams.  Larry Warford is a quality RG that opted out last year.  Iupati would be a decent stopgap option for a season.  

Won't be ready, stopgap, opted out, 

Not words you want associated with the guys you are signing for the most important job of protecting Burrow as he comes back from injury.

Villenueva - solid, mid-tier offensive linemen. (I'm over mid-tier, there were better options and we whiffed.)

Reiff - a mid-tier pass blocker who ranks below average in true pass sets since 2018 (Which means in our offense... not a good fit at all)

Blythe - Season and a half as the starting Center for the Rams. Good player, but not a Guard. Would welcome the signing but it isn't replacing Jordan and Redmon.

Iupati - is retired

Warford - Sat out a year, that is a concern.

Jarrett - I'm guessing you meant Gabe Jackson? - has been one of the best pass-blocking guards in football since coming into the league, but his PFF pass-blocking grade of 69.9 last year was the worst mark he has posted over a single season. Jackson didn’t allow a sack but surrendered 26 total pressures and had a second-straight below average year as a run blocker. 

Remmers - joined the Chiefs as a journeyman free agent on a one-year deal ahead of the 2020 NFL season. Kansas City was the eighth stop in his NFL career. (Played for an amazing offense and had a good year, prior to that... journeyman again.. no dumpster diving)


Again, I understand they can still sign players but why is it every single year we are signing the scraps and left overs. I want to see a commitment to actually winning.