Eric4280

Sucks that it’s a scrap pile left.

RB and TE are deep in FA and the draft. Wr is sort of thin on both ends (moreso FA thin-ness). I personally think we need two Wr from this class and take a TE later or sign one on the cheap.

I have zero idea what the Bengals are doing. Losing Bates, I get it, that price tag is crazy. Bell in multiple ways was better and more important to that defense and they have cap! Mind boggling lmao.

It’s sort of like he’s betting on the now vs the later. Either that or he’s not running the show. We keep planting these seeds but aren’t letting the garden grow. The franchise needs patience in regards to pick mortgaging. We’re constantly getting jobbed.

Not too shabby but I don’t think we need to take Tillman all that early. I’d definitely move down, hopefully someone is enticed by something. My dream IDEAL scenario is that we get wind that Houston falls in love with one guy. Tell them we want that 12 pick (pipe dream, I know, don’t bash the hustle). That 12 pick comes up and MAYBE say Bijan falls. Nab him or trade for a later first and additional second. That later first, we take Flowers. With our first second round pick, take Gibbs, with the extra second round pick, take Rice. Third round take Tillman or maybe someone like Michael Wilson. Fourth round , grab whatever is available of Laporta or Kuntz. I KNOW THERES A .2 PERCENT CHANCE THIS HAPPENS, LET ME DREAM! Lol. So yeah it’d be - qb (not gonna pick one because its too political), bijan from the trade to 12, Rice or Hyatt at 39, Laporta or Kuntz 4th. Or play trade musical chairs and end up with a whole new offense- qb, flowers, Gibbs, rice/Tillman/Wilson , then Laporta or Kuntz.

This class is really deep at TE. We are behind the 8 ball with valuable picks. If we’re moving, I prefer it’s down.

Waaaaay under his projected total too. This a pure win. Rejoice.

I’d love Anderson if we didn’t have that massive hole called “offense”.

My brother is depressed.

Also guys, take it from me as the avid “Bengals / Panthers” . Bell>>>> Bates.

I think we’ll just agree to disagree honestly. No witty tacks throw.

Who were Young’s WR this past season? What was he throwing to? I’ll give you 2021, where he had Metchie and Jameson, that just happened to lead him to Heisman.

I’ve watched Bengals games as much as Panthers games … he is GREAT. Leadership, hard nosed. Love the move

No? When did I call Stroud trash? I’ve been countlessly saying that he’s been spoon fed and playing the game on easy, but never trash. I’ll admit his strengths but the weaknesses scare me.

We have to be the sloppiest team of all time in regards to coveting draft capital. Trade a second for Darnold, Trade a third for Henderson, Trade the package we did to move up to 1, trade a 4th last year and 3rd this year to get a QB that we gave like 7 snaps to, trade a sixth for Gilmore (albeit a great move) just to never use em. So much waste.

I don’t think so, honestly. But others will disagree. Dj moores had the worst case of qb play mixed with coaching, maybe in the history of the league lol. He’s also 25 and cheap. Maybe he never dominated in the league but we’re in a weird spot now, potential wise.

Like the one named “Stroud should be the starter no questions asked” God forbid someone brings concern into conversation and you sit there and call them a Bama head. You have your own 371 pro Stroud threads. Leave the objective one alone.

That is the floor and ceiling that I honestly see with Stroud. It’s not terrible but you know..

This times 1000.

So since the things around you don’t matter apparently… how’s Fields looked now compared to how he looked in college? We have that Bears level of WR now, maybe worse. But the thing that made Fields serviceable was his legs- which Stroud does not have (don’t feed me this crap about potential speeds, watch them ACTUALLY run and tell me Stroud is naturally capable). Im not allowed to PROCEED WITH CAUTION regarding Stroud because he’s been spoon fed in an elite system, with elite talent around him, facing a weaker than SEC conference for two years without hearing something ridiculous garbage from Pro Stroud folk that don’t like when you point out things should be pointed out. “You can’t fault him for the WR he played with” why can’t I? What does Stroud do when our trash can WR can’t separate? How does he adjust? WE DONT KNOW! That’s why I’m cautious on him!

I think we need more Pro Stroud, Anti Young threads. I don’t think we have enough.

Didn’t GB offer their first for him?

It’s been pointed out countless times on here and I’m sure I’ll get flack for it. Yes, fine, Young didn’t play elite nfl players every week. Stroud will not have Garret Wilson, Chris Olave, Marvin Harrison Jr, Jaxson Smith Njigba, and Emeka Egbuka level wr talent gap over primarily big10 level CB. Terrace Marshall, Laviska Shanault, Shi Smith and maybe Jakobi Meyers… Adam Theilen, Juju… and whatever leftover is at 39 (I hope Hyatt for the team build purposes). Yep. Young will ALWAYS be small and that’ll scare a lot. But there is a chance that Stroud ends up being just a solid mid tier qb, unless ya surround him with real talent. And that’ll be hard to do until like 2024 because THIS team needs a first round WR. Not a solid wr 2 , a real bonafide one. It also needs a real WEAPON out of the backfield . Not Chuba Hubbard. It also needs usage at Tight End, not Ian Thomas. Our build is exactly why I’m afraid of Stroud and get crap for it. If we had ATL weapons, fine yeah absolutely Stroud has 2 huge targets that are potentially elite. Come here and you’ll have to scrape the bottom of the barrel (and do not try to sell me on this FA class of wr please) at damn near all positions.

Everything about playing qb, isn’t in question. It’s that other thing that everyone is infatuated about.

It’s honestly annoying. I genuinely never heard national media generated noise for Moore since Friday.