HoosierCat

Only if we also go back and give Chris Perry "2" then retire that...

ESPN’s Jordan Reid goes the full seven: 1. Dawand Jones 2. Sam Laporta 3. Isaiah McGuire, Edge, Missouri 4. Riley Moss, CB, Iowa 5. Sean Tucker, RB, Syracuse 6. Dante Stills, DT, WV 7. Mohamoud Diabate, LB, Utah Looks reasonable to me. https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2023/insider/story/_/id/35958143/2023-nfl-mock-draft-jordan-reid-seven-round-predictions-259-picks

Your reward for being a good team? More shitty Thursday night games https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35986328/thursday-flex-proposal-tabled-mara-mahomes-critics They also approved players wearing 0, making tripping a personal foul, use of instant replay on failed fourth downs, and letting stadiums with sports books keep them open during games.

Bengals host Senior Bowl standout Aiden O’Connell (QB, Purdue) for a private workout. https://www.cincyjungle.com/2023/3/28/23660243/aidan-oconnell-bengals-nfl-draft-news-visits-2023 I do think it very possible (especially after their interest in Rush came out) that the Bengals will take a QB somewhere in the 4-6 range. O’Connell is generally regarded as a 6th rounder this year.

Certainly an acceptable option there.

Mock from Tannenbaum. Feels like a worst case scenario, but I’d take it. https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2023/story/_/id/35931704/2023-nfl-mock-draft-mike-tannenbaum-gm-first-round-picks-five-quarterbacks

Well, that’s they key. There’s nothing wrong with these signings as long as the Bengals treat anything they get out of these guys as a bonus. As you say, we still need long term solutions at both positions and these guys are almost certainly not that.

Worth a shot. Guy has loads of talent but can’t stay healthy. wait, why does that sound familiar…

Lol

The class is pretty deep at positions of need like OL and TE, and from late first through the third is pretty flat in terms of talent. Yeah they aren’t blue chippers but you should be able to find quality starters through like pick 100 this year. I would definitely look at moving out of 28 if it got us an extra 2 or 3.

He was almost certain to be a first rounder before he tore his Achilles at his pro day. Unfortunately that’s proven to be the start of an injury riddled career. Just have to see how it goes.

Worth a shot. Guy has loads of talent but can’t stay healthy.

He’s so bad at this.

Literally the least surprising thing ever: https://www.outkick.com/nfl-annual-meeting-league-boasts-great-2022-burrow-hurts-herbert-headed-for-extensions-but-not-tua-who-will-go-no-1-trade-market-at-a-standoff/

Banks and the trade don’t bother me. Not sure why we are making Mazi an offensive lineman lol. LaPorta at 92 is a pipe dream.

Katie: hey Joe I need you to take a pay cut. Joe: hey Katie I need you to take a hike. Katie: we may have to cut you if you don’t. Joe: I’m sure Traveyon will be a fine starter. Katie walks out, muttering “fuck” under her breath.

7.5m is what they save. Dead cap is 5.5m vs a 12.7m cap hit if he stays.

Dump Kuntz, take Karl Brooks in the third.

Joe's contract is indeed an issue but it's not like Mixon is a broke down wreck or something. PFF graded him out at 79 last season (for comparison's sake Austin Ekeler was 81) and he was their seventh-highest graded receiving RB (77 receiving score). Amphar isn't wrong when he keeps harping on that point. Mixon has his flaws: he's not a home run threat, he's not especially fast or elusive and he goes down all too easily...but he still produced more than 1,200 combined yards and 15 TDs last year, and that's a tall order to replace with a rook. Again, they might have taken the chance if Perine was still around, but not now. They are just going to have to eat Joe being overpaid this year.

Wright is fine but predicated on moving Jonah, which seems more fantasy than reality right now. Better choices available in that event. Stevenson is meh, again better choices available. Kuntz is a developmental prospect in round 3 - no. Gray is slow Mixon.

My guess: Perine signing in Denver eliminated any chance Mixon would be cut. Taylor’s strong pushback on the Zeke rumor and the “we like our team” comment were imho aimed squarely at quashing any remaining thoughts that they’d let Mixon go. I expect they will draft a back in the first four rounds with the hope of moving on from Mixon next year (cap hit $13m vs. dead money $3m).

Chad Reuter goes four rounds deep and oh my gawd is it awful. https://www.nfl.com/news/four-round-2023-nfl-mock-draft-1-0-qbs-go-1-2-3-after-colts-trade-up If this was their draft, I’d be screaming. And not in excitement.

A vet backup would be ideal, but it appears it won't be Zeke. Apparently the whole report was BS.

So now the NFL's competition committee has released its own proposed changes to the rules. They didn't endorse any of the proposals made by various teams covered in the OP. Instead they proposed these: The punt thing, fine, standardize it at the 25 like kickoffs. The fair catch thing...y'know at this point I'd just say just eliminate kickoffs and returns and put the ball at the 25. It's what they clearly want to do, so quit picking around the edges. Owners will give thumbs up/down to these and all the team proposals next week.

So the Lamar circus has spun out another clown car in the form of a memo from the NFL to teams instructing them not to negotiate with one of his business partners, Ken Francis. Full story here. Following the report, Francis denied negotiating on Lamar's behalf and Jackson tweeted a denial as well. To which I can only say: LOL.