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I would guess the Bates stuff is just agent talk at this point. There's a decent pool of names in the FA pool already before pre FA cuts. The draft class appears to be deep. For example Sydney Brown stamped himself as possible rookie starter at the Senior Bowl has generally been ranked 5th in the draft class. If Bates has his eyes set on 18-20m a year he better be off that market as soon as the bell rings. My guess is money for Safeties drys up quick.

Would be a 180 degree turn, but there it is....speculation. There are also some interesting names among the safety pool this year.

Short arms could drop him to the Bengals. Also, sometimes these measurements are off. Jackson Carman was measured sub 33 and then remeasured twice at 33+.

I am very interested in grabbing a RT, but Skoronski is getting that "short arms" move to guard buzz. Supposedly sub 33 inches and the talking heads saying that would absolutely mark him off on some boards as tackle. File it for later.

I know this is a little back to the future thinking under Marvin, but..... If they could adequately replace those FA losses via players cut and net those comp picks it would be a major off season win. I would think you could even resign Hurst and still net a similar amount of picks.

Supposedly Marlon Humphrey was trying to recruit FAs at the Pro Bowl and got a lot of "Are you going to pay Lamar" responses. I believe he posted this on his twitter.

I think the NFL would be wise to remove all the "safety" related fouls from the field of play. Then after the game is completed start having reviews of safety via video. Start assigning safety scores to player that ultimately escalate into fines, suspensions etc. Just throw the flag in blatant situations. One more emphasis of rules by refs just make them look incompetent and the league is fixed.

They have plenty of mouths to feed on that offense. Mixon was near top 5 in receiving yards this year despite his time missing and being surrounded by Chase, Higgin, Boyd, Hurst, and Perine. They shouldn't cut a player that counter balances the cover 2 looks they see. Just because ZT doesn't have to over load him carries and targets doesn't make him worth cutting. They will or at least hope will bring back the the entire core 10 on that offense, with hopefully only having to address RT. This stupid stuff about Mixon or Boyd or whoever represents cap savings is for the birds They are $44m under. You don't need to look for cap room until the summer, by then we'll know if they draft a RB or whoever to start replacing vets.

OK.

DJ absolute winners for those interested in Secondary: Brown has received praise from several sources as well.

DJ absolute winner for those interested in edge rusher: McDonald a little undersized.

DJ absolute winners: Those interested in LBs Note: This guy has gotten praise by several other sources too.

it was established opposing teams play a shit load of Cover 2 vs. Burrow/Chase. Mixon can catch and get YAC. That's all I need right now. Any individual player with this surrounding cast is going to have their individual numbers shaved. To think Mixon could not go to a run oriented offense and churn out better numbers is crazy talk. There would be a nice market for Mixon if they cut him. The litmus test is to picture him in Baltimore. I would not want to see that. Same with any talk about cutting Boyd. Any offseason talk about cutting this "player" to save this "number" is a waste of time. The Bengals have built up a strategic advantage with their cap room there's no need to consider any of it until they absolutely need the cap room or have successfully replaced the player being $44m under they aren't going to up against the cap until summer, if that.

Sure. I'm sure there wouldn't be a bit of hesitation sending him to the Ravens? A run oriented team with a better oline.

For those looking to repeat Volson.

More Tackle Talk:

DB talk:

For those interested in Punter.

There's not much to consider with Mixon until you have a replacement or need his cap dollars. At this point neither is an issue. I would say the goal for 2023 season would be to return everyone off that offense. If they grab an upgrade via the draft/FA then there is something to consider.

Why are so many Bengal fan eager to help some other team out with their RB problem? A whole bunch of fans are focused on Mixon's cap hit. Why would you cut a productive player and create a hole then gift another team an opportunity to fill a hole, before the draft? Does not make sense. They are $44m under they can sign/extend anyone they want when FA opens.

A I could see that because I sure the lessens the amount of money the Brown family has to set aside to cover the guarantees.

It depends on how it gets structured. If it follows the structure of Mahomes and Murray; Joe will have 2 years of low cap hits with growth in year 3 and 4. Right now the cap is $224 and most think $18m to $20m annual growth will be achieved on a path to $300m. They are looking at a cap of $260-$285 by the time those year 3/4 hits kick in. Which means his deal is probably taking up the same percentage amount as Dalton's deal did.

Isaiah Prince can be removed for the RT derby. Bengals did not sign him to futures contract and Broncos signed him.

Those intrested in DBs. Could be a CB or S fit.