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Definitely to much coin to be given up to get both of those guys. Well, at least from my perspective. Depends on how much they put on playing for a winner or going where the dollar leads them (See Cleveland)...

WHODEY !!!

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Pickett would be great, but I bet he'll be pretty pricey as well. Now that we've dumped Duane, I think our free agency focus will turn to defensive end rather than tackle or safety. Those two should be very addressable in the draft.

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Pickett would be great, but I bet he'll be pretty pricey as well. Now that we've dumped Duane, I think our free agency focus will turn to defensive end rather than tackle or safety. Those two should be very addressable in the draft.

DTs are notoriously hard to find in the draft.

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Pickett would be great, but I bet he'll be pretty pricey as well. Now that we've dumped Duane, I think our free agency focus will turn to defensive end rather than tackle or safety. Those two should be very addressable in the draft.

DTs are notoriously hard to find in the draft.

True enough, and though this year's crop seems to be a little deeper than usual, it will probably still be hard. I bet we do sign someone at DT, assuming we release Thornton, but I doubt it'll be as big a name as Pickett or even Adams... I think that if we are going after a semi-big to big one, it'll be an end.

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Pickett would be great, but I bet he'll be pretty pricey as well. Now that we've dumped Duane, I think our free agency focus will turn to defensive end rather than tackle or safety. Those two should be very addressable in the draft.

DTs are notoriously hard to find in the draft.

True enough, and though this year's crop seems to be a little deeper than usual, it will probably still be hard. I bet we do sign someone at DT, assuming we release Thornton, but I doubt it'll be as big a name as Pickett or even Adams... I think that if we are going after a semi-big to big one, it'll be an end.

I think you underestimate Geathers. It's not his fault we had no DT to put pressure in the middle on passing downs and thus shoved him out of position at DT....

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Right on TNBT, DT are a b*tch to find in the draft or at least risky with a 1st round pick IMO. I don't see the depth in the draft this year either that would keep me from making a play for Pickett. If they truly think Bunkley is going to be there at 24, then they may take the risk of not pursuing one in FA, otherwise, BRING IN PICKETT AND THROW SOME MONEY AT HIM !!!

WHODEY !!!

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Hopefully the Bengals decide to commit DTs inside and DEs outside. Enough of the Carl Plowed, Big Duane and Jumpy Jr. business shifting in. Smaller and quicker had some merit inside when Frazier had them stunt every other play. But if they stick with the straight 4-man rush, stick with true DTs inside and the DEs on the outside. The quality they should most prioritize in DTs is backfield penetration and in DEs quicks off the edge. Right now they have neither from either.

Short of that, a DT that can hold a gap vs. the run like Shaun Smith can would help and a DT with contain and run pursuit on a par with Justin.

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