Our greatest needs are the IOL. Thereafter we probably also need an upgrade at RB. We might need to consider taking a WR, TE, and OT. The good news is that I believe that it's POSSIBLE to fill those needs through the draft in the first 4 rounds. Thereafter we can try and get lucky with a coverage LB in the 5th and then hope we can find a couple of secondary gems in the 7th.
I like Kolar when he came out in the draft and he's a FA so definitely think Cas should look at him hard.
Surprised Emmett Johnson is rated so low on most of the lists I have seen. I'd love to get him in the second round. I think he is top two running back in the draft if not the top running back.
I'm a Burrow fan, I would give up CJ and any player besides Stingley/Lassiter/WA plus a 2026 1st/2nd and a 2027 1st/2nd. Or 1-28, 2-58 and 3-68 and a 2027 1st. Burrow is a championship level QB.
I'm pretty sure Collins is pretty good and I could certainly see Higgins turning into Tee Higgins. Noel is as good as any slot the Bengals have. Just gotta add a TE/RB and the weapons while not quite as good they will still be very good, certainly good enough to win a championship with Burrow.
There are no perfect candidates out there. It is either take a pretty big gamble or live with no playoff success for the rest of CJ’s contract and more if they stupidly extend him. It would be enormously stupid not to take a gamble while we have this historic defense in place.
