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This is where I landed. Going back to last year's playoffs, the same trend emerged.... You need pressure against the pass to beat the good teams and we are overly reliant on one guy. Pass rushing 3-tech guys are acquired in the first round or not at all (or at least rarely outside).

One of the Bengal twitter people discussed point 2 - If you go back and look at defensive alignment, Lou was using more of a hybird approach in alignment of his DTs even when Reader was healthy and in the game. There are also a bunch of advanced metrics that talk about how minimal rushing...

There has been a strange dialogue about how the Benals are mistreating Higgins by not coming to terms on a long term deal to get him off the tag. Some of this has been fueled by players at other positions signing deals after the tag. But, given the true value of these receiver deals AND the fact...

This article has good perspective on receiver deals. They seem much bigger than they are.... If Hill and Adams are only truly clearing 23 million per year, the Bengals probably aren't offering anything close to that number. And the tag is actually pretty damn good value for the player. I think...

I don't think the Bengals go offensive tackle in Round 1. I think Duke has decided to patch it with free agents and search for value in positions that don't often come up in FA (that's why he took Murphy last year; it's why he took Chase over going line, etc). I mean, he could have essentially...

Probably a better move to wait until after the draft. Teams see all that talent in the draf and assume they'll grab their guy at some point, but things change after the draft if you don't have enough talent at the position. Could also wait until injuries start occuring in preseason - I think...

If you're going to penalize some guys for age (which I do not disagree with), you should also penalize others for durability. And Higgins has been injured a lot. The games played stat doesn't do much here as there have been at least 4 games I can count that he started but didn't finish a game...

The Diggs deal is for a 2nd rounder in 25, not this year. My understanding of draft value is that a 2nd rounder next year is basically equivalent to a 3rd rounder this year. So, again, not much value in giving him up. Buffalo let him walk because they have financial issues and he was showing...

The way I have been looking at it is trying to decide which team would the fans be excited to get Tee, give up a high draft pick, and pay a high salary. Given the talent in the draft, I can't think of a single team that this would be the case. If I'm a fan of a receiver needy team, I'm looking...

Agreed. He also had the balls to stick with Brady when Bledsoe and his huge contract were ready to return. That wasn't an easy call. I give Bill credit for the early Pats runs and I give Brady most of the credit for sustaining the success over time.

My initial comparison was with Campbell. Do you think it's early to promote him to top 10? As an aside, I think Taylor is a good team builder.... I think he is shaky with playcalling on gameday. That doesn't mean it won't improve - I used to spend a lot of time with Eagles fans that said the...

Is Belicheck a hall of fame coach?

TBH - It's this side of Campbell that gets him on a list like this while Taylor is not on a list like this. Comparisons between the two coaches are interesting. Both took over bad situations with historically bad franchises. They both have losing lifetime records because of the situations they...

Like others, I have no issues with the top 4. Seems about right. I don't get McDaniel. Payton has to show that he can do something without Drew Brees as his QB and with a different franchise - I don't really have an opinion on whether it is possible, but I think it should play out before...

Aside from being given the highest contract in the league, there would be almost no incentive for Dak to sign a deal. He's taking home a big chunk of change for this year and he will receive a huge deal with a new team next year. What about injury? Well, the Falcons just gave a mid-30s Cousins a...

My sense is that this will be called way less frequently than most fans fear. I believe refs will be told to only call it in very obvious cases. The penalties will come during the week - I think the league will do a lot of fining of hip drop tackles after video review during the week even if it...

This isn't true. The formula is much more complex. Take last year for example.... We signed Orlando Brown Jr - That didn't stop us from cashing in on Bates.

The Bengals also sucked at complimentary football last year. I don't have good stats on it, but my memory is that a lot of the games where we reallys struggled against the run were the games that our offense couldn't do dick and we found ourselves behind. Add to it the fact that our punter...

BTW - I'm sure the report of the "Bengals being willing to listen" was leaked by someone in Tee's camp. Never hurts to get some action going on your client even if the chances are remote. The Bengals are under no financial constraints to move him - Not sure they really need to change their...

I think this is it. They ultimately received a 3rd rounder for Bates. Having Bates for 2022 and then getting a 3rd rounder for him after he left on the tag is significantly better than the Chiefs did for Sneed. And it would be a significantly better deal for the Bengals. It provides a huge piece...

The one thing I'll be tracking is how we use our first 4 picks. We have 4 picks in the first 100 of the draft. If we're serious about the trenches, I think 3 of them need to be offensive and defensive linemen - And frankly, I wouldn't mind all four of them being on the line.

I would be excited about Newton. I think Hobs point that the DT position is one that isn't readily available in FA is probably correct...... And I also agree that it's pretty rare to find at Geno Atkins type guy - Like QBs, you probably want to get the franchise guys in the first round.

I don't really understand the excitement about Henry to Baltimore. This isn't 2020. The guy is 30 years old and I don't see him as a dominant force. I would be more scared of Baltimore if they would have signed Barkely - Paired with Jackson, Zay Flowers, and the two tight ends and that offense...

I also think it's worth noting that NFL player personnel folks make tons of mistakes - particularly at the QB position. The fact that Lamar Jackson got little attention when he could have been available and then teams throw 100 million dollars at a 35 year old Kurt Cousins with a busted achilles...

Nobody loves unathletic linemen like the Bengals! Trent Brown's RAS score was 3.7. But, if healthy, he's probably the best pass blocker we've had at the position since Burrow has been on the team. I like the idea of having him in there to start the season and I like the idea of drafting a...