{The Ultimate Bengals Offseason Extravaganza Thread}

[Nepa]

(03-11-2025, 09:09 AM)jj22 Wrote: There goes the safety market. The big mistake is their decision to stick with Stone.

There's no SB coming next year. This FA period did nothing to move the needle.

Yeah, Jevon Holland (top remaining free agent) to Giants for 3 years 45 million (30M guaranteed) and Ifeatu Melifonwu to Dolphins. both

[Luvnit2]

(03-11-2025, 09:31 AM)Nepa Wrote: Yeah, Jevon Holland (top remaining free agent) to Giants for 3 years 45 million (30M guaranteed) and Ifeatu Melifonwu to Dolphins. both

My favorite safety is Reid from KC. The problem is his is more of in the box safety, but I think he is much better than Battle.

[Whatever]

(03-11-2025, 09:19 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Tee would have been signed long ago if he wanted to be paid as a #2 I'm fairly sure.

And Chase likely wants $40 million a year. While Chase is an amazing receiver, and they kind of have to do it...Chase likely isn't going to improve on his stats much from last year. So you'll basically be paying him double for similar or slightly worse stats.

I think the rub with the Bengals is when you have an elite QB, do you need 2 elite WR's? Teams like the Saints with Brees and Colts with Manning only had 1 and then a strong running game.

The Colts were kind of a total package offense when they won it all in '06.  Harrison had 1300+ yards and 12 TD's, Reggie Wayne had 1300+ yards and 9 YD's, and they had two solid receiving TE's in Dallas Clark and Ben Utecht.  Addai was the lead RB that year topping 1000 yards and also caught 40 passes.  Having 2 elite WR's allowed them to play a lot of 12 to help the run game.  Ironically, they won it all the year after Edgerrin James left.

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

Both ESPN and NFL.com have us as LOSERS so far in FA. Mainly for screwing the pooch on Chase, Trey, and Tee.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/44196530/2025-nfl-free-agency-winners-losers-contracts-signings-trades-49ers-jaguars-patriots-darnold-jarrett

https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-free-agency-winners-and-losers-sam-darnold-up-patrick-mahomes-down-as-frenzy-kicks-into-gear

[CottonHill]

(03-11-2025, 10:22 AM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Both ESPN and NFL.com have us as LOSERS so far in FA. Mainly for screwing the pooch on Chase, Trey, and Tee.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/44196530/2025-nfl-free-agency-winners-losers-contracts-signings-trades-49ers-jaguars-patriots-darnold-jarrett

https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-free-agency-winners-and-losers-sam-darnold-up-patrick-mahomes-down-as-frenzy-kicks-into-gear

That and the fact we’ve spent, what is adding up, on replacement level guys. Not one difference maker. On a roster with so many holes, it should be pretty easy to sign clear upgrades, yet we haven’t done that. Not at one position.

[Nepa]

(03-11-2025, 10:22 AM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Both ESPN and NFL.com have us as LOSERS so far in FA. Mainly for screwing the pooch on Chase, Trey, and Tee.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/44196530/2025-nfl-free-agency-winners-losers-contracts-signings-trades-49ers-jaguars-patriots-darnold-jarrett

https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-free-agency-winners-and-losers-sam-darnold-up-patrick-mahomes-down-as-frenzy-kicks-into-gear

The Family has had a long time to be able to sign the three or to make a trade for Hendrickson and/or Higgins. It is starting to be eerily similar to last year when fans waited to the end of preseason to sign Chase and it never happened and waited all off season to sign Higgins and it never happened. Not sure any of us want to experience that waiting game again.

[Goalpost]

I believe Air Coryell was the greatest offense I ever witnessed.  Don Coryell was the architect.  His collection of talent included Dan Fouts, Chuck Muncie, Kellen Winslow, Charlie Joiner, Wes Chandler, John Jefferson, and even James Brooks.  

[TecmoBengals]

(03-11-2025, 09:09 AM)jj22 Wrote: There goes the safety market. The big mistake is their decision to stick with Stone.

There's no SB coming next year. This FA period did nothing to move the needle.

As of this moment, I agree. The roster hasn't yet reflected enough improvement to compete for a Super Bowl. Additionally, who knows the feelings the four best Bengals are going to have entering the season (Burrow, Chase, Trey, and Tee) because of how the contract situations are playing out for Tee, Chase, and Trey. Yes, they are elite athletes and professionals but they are still people and any negative feelings they have about the contracts could impact their performance.

[Millhouse]

(03-11-2025, 10:22 AM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Both ESPN and NFL.com have us as LOSERS so far in FA. Mainly for screwing the pooch on Chase, Trey, and Tee.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/44196530/2025-nfl-free-agency-winners-losers-contracts-signings-trades-49ers-jaguars-patriots-darnold-jarrett

https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-free-agency-winners-and-losers-sam-darnold-up-patrick-mahomes-down-as-frenzy-kicks-into-gear

It's hard to argue that they aren't. I'm sure a couple or so outlier fans will disagree, but from a math and numbers point of view, I won't argue at all.

[Nicomo Cosca]

Fries to the Vikings. 5/88.

[*pally*]

(03-11-2025, 02:11 AM)Joelist Wrote: If the Bengals stick to wanting a 1 for Trey odds are Trey will still be here.

Hendrrickson's team said they could deliver one...so far that seems to have been an empty boast

[CJD]

(03-11-2025, 10:44 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Fries to the Vikings. 5/88.

That's an expensive guard haha.

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

Fries to Minny.

5 years, $88 mil.

RG targets: Zeitler, Becton, Scherff.

LG tartets: Daniels.

The moves yesterday & before were OK. Briging back Hill, Gesicki, & Ossai, if on slight overpays.

Not a huge fan of the Slaton price tag. We could have just kept Reader for less than Rankins + Slaton.

Perine & Burks are good deals, but backups most likely. As most of our other retentions outside of Rehkow/Adomitis who were restricted.

Overall, I think we are in D/F range in FA. No big 3 deals. No Burrow restructure. No G help. No interior pass rush help. No S upgrades.

We did sign a starting pair of DTs who are both better run stoppers than pass rushers. A rotational edge for $7 mil. And a fine LB3 and RB2.

Still need 2 starting Gs, DE2, and DT pass rush. At a minimum. TE1, S upgrades, CB1, LB L2 upgrade, true WR3 would also help.

[Nicomo Cosca]

(03-11-2025, 10:53 AM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Fries to Minny.

5 years, $88 mil.

RG targets: Zeitler, Becton, Scherff.

LG tartets: Daniels.

The moves yesterday & before were OK. Briging back Hill, Gesicki, & Ossai, if on slight overpays.

Not a huge fan of the Slaton price tag. We could have just kept Reader for less than Rankins + Slaton.

Perine & Burks are good deals, but backups most likely. As most of our other retentions outside of Rehkow/Adomitis who were restricted.

Overall, I think we are in D/F range in FA. No big 3 deals. No Burrow restructure. No G help. No pass rush help. No S upgrades.

We did sign a starting pair of DTs who are both better run stoppers than pass rushers. A rotational esge for $7 mil. And a fine LB3 and RB2.

Still need 2 starting Gs, DE2, and DT pass rush. At a minimum. TE1, S upgrades, CB1, LB L2 upgrade, true WR3 would also help.

Daniels signed with Miami.

[*pally*]

Adam Schefter
@AdamSchefter
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Bengals are re-signing cornerback Marco Wilson to a one-year, $1.52 million deal. Deal negotiated by Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey.

[jj22]

(03-11-2025, 10:59 AM)pally Wrote: Adam Schefter
@AdamSchefter
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Bengals are re-signing cornerback Marco Wilson to a one-year, $1.52 million deal. Deal negotiated by Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey.

And folks thought they were busy negotiating with Fries...

[jj22]

ATL and Detroit would still seem to be in it. Indy....

[Ell Prez]

(03-11-2025, 11:02 AM)jj22 Wrote: And folks thought they were busy negotiating with Fries...

We must be saving all this money and cap space to sign our stars: Bates, Higgins, Hendrickson…

[Clark W Griswold]

I must be too casual of a fan because I don’t even remember Marco Wilson being on the team.
Wait he was one of the guys they threw out there when everyone else was hurt, right?

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(03-11-2025, 10:48 AM)CJD Wrote: That's an expensive guard haha.

I don't know if it's updated with all the free agent signings thus far, but at least as of right now Spotrac says that would make him the 10th highest paid G in the league based off AAV. (Obviously contract structure including guaranteed money at signing matters a lot when being more accurate, but close enough.)