Bengals Banter: Team expecting to offer between $10-11 million on restricted free agents

by Josh Kirkendall on Feb 25, 2010 1:00 PM EST in Analysis

More on Tenders. It was reported that the Bengals are not going to tender a contract for J.P. Foschi. Bengals.com writer Geoff Hobson updates the Restricted Free Agent file, which includes mutual interest on signing Foschi once he becomes an unrestricted free agent. Other notes from Hobson's piece includes:

Bengals are expected to offer between "$10-11 million in one-year offers" for restricted free agents, which includes players like Brandon Johnson and Evan Mathis.
Bengals have had talks with Rashad Jeanty but it's unknown if they'll sign Jeanty to a long-term deal, which is believed that they want. On the other hand, if no deal is reached, I'd expected that the Bengals offer Jeanty a one-year tender.
Hobson also notes that the Bengals don't "appear to be looking to get anything done with their unrestricted free agents before the market opens a week from Friday on March 5."

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Bleacher Report makes the argument that the Bengals should use their second round pick on a quarterback. Ummm...

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QB pick

QB pick is not that far fetched. If Palmer has another suspect year throwing next year, regardless of who’s catching the balls, it will be the most talked about position need for the future. Getting a quality understudy now would appear to most to be an insightful pick for the Bengals future…that’s why it won’t happen. Bengals need to loosen the purse strings & go all-in for a 2010 run!

by Vman in Germany on Feb 25, 2010 1:10 PM EST reply actions

trade 1st and 3rd round picks for Suh?

yea right

CB85......Collaros for Heisman

by TennBengalfan on Feb 25, 2010 1:15 PM EST reply actions

QB

Drafting a QB makes sense if there is a good QB that falls. I am not sure about the second pick, but if we are thinking about developing Palmer’s replacement, expending a 3-4 round pick on a QB makes sense. There are a number of QBs that should go mid-rounds and I don’t have a problem with the Bengals snagging one.

by goffchile on Feb 25, 2010 1:31 PM EST reply actions

I remember when

Carson Palmer was Elite. How he used to lead us on game winning drives.

Remember how he had 3 of them in 2005 as he led us to the Play-offs, then he had another 3 in his pro-bowl year of 2006.

Oh wait, he led 5 game winning drives this year, the most in his career?

4 of them came in the first 9 games, when we had a second deep threat. We need a big play reciever who is tall and fast. One who scares secondaries. We need to give Palmer time. I am not against upgrading our back-up QB, but I am with Rex Ryan in saying Palmer is still elite.

by jim0ijk on Feb 25, 2010 1:55 PM EST reply actions

That is time to throw.

by jim0ijk on Feb 25, 2010 1:56 PM EST up reply actions

I agree--I'm still very pro-Palmer

Definitely not showing Palmer the door. I think he’s got a lot of good years in front of him. Although his number were down this year, that was a result of lack of surrounding talent and scheme. And he still managed to win—which is the most important thing.

But wouldn’t it be nice to know that there is a guy you’d actually feel comfortable putting on the field behind him? Wouldn’t it be nice to know that the Bengals don’t have to expend a first round pick when Palmer’s contract expires to find his replacement?

by goffchile on Feb 25, 2010 2:29 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah, his #’s were down because Brat decided to run it on first, second and sometimes third down. When they did throw they tended to be short passes after Henry left.

I am concerned about his accuracy being down however. Drafting a QB should be a priority next year if that trend continues or if somebody great falls to us unexpectedly (like Aaron Rodgers when he fell to Green Bay).

This is our year!

by Paul Cannon on Feb 25, 2010 2:48 PM EST up reply actions

I thought his accuracy was degraded a lot near the end of the year after several games of Harrassment. The 2 jets games come to mind.

by jim0ijk on Feb 25, 2010 4:59 PM EST up reply actions

true

The Jets games could be a reflection of the Jets #1 ranked secondary though.

This is our year!

by Paul Cannon on Feb 26, 2010 10:08 AM EST up reply actions

The secondary was good, but his throws were high

that makes me think the pass rush was in his head before the game, and that makes me think our protection could be better.

by jim0ijk on Feb 26, 2010 11:55 AM EST up reply actions

Numbers

Leadership is an intangible that Carson has in spades, which puts him among top 10 QBs. His numbers last year were all down (excluding 2008 (4 game season) & his rookie year). As for the 5 game winning drives…should the Bengals been in postion to have to make all of those comebacks? The games were close mainly due to poor play calling & a lack of execution up to the last 2 minutes of the game.

by Vman in Germany on Feb 25, 2010 2:33 PM EST up reply actions

they were also in that position due to the Defense stopping teams, and keeping it close enough for Palmer to win. Not every QB can do that. Also 3 of those 5 wins were against Pitt and Baltimore, which are very good teams. The game at Pitt without Benson was ewspecially impressive to me, as was the game at Baltimore.

by jim0ijk on Feb 25, 2010 4:57 PM EST up reply actions