Hey Hobson, on to the draft. We are pretty much locked into the 3rd spot,;Sewell is a no brainer. How about Joe Thuney in free agency and Ed Ingram or Jackson Carman in the draft. DT Naquan Jones or Tyler Shelvin would be nice too Lorenzo Acoff, Lakeland, GA
LORENZO: No. 3 not a lock after Monday. But no question they should move the draft room into the trenches. Every pick should be an offensive lineman or defensive lineman. I'm not big on spending a lot of money on a free-agent guard. If you're going to spend that much, spend a little bit more for a cornerback. I'm not big on free-agent wide receivers, either. It always seems to be a chore fitting them into the offense. Plus, it's another deep draft of receivers.
OK, if Sewell is Canton-bound and you have to draft him, he's the left tackle. But maybe you don't have to go outside the building to get a guard. Maybe their future guards are Jonah Williams and Hakeem Adeniji, two tackles that have looked good in their debuts this season.
(And I'm not going to panic on Adeniji after he's been benched twice in the last month. He's big, smart, athletic and with some seasoning and consistency, he's going to be a versatile pro).
If not, work a deal with Quinton Spain. The Patriots' Joe Thuney? A nice player, but not worth the hellacious free-agent bang for the buck. You've already got a veteran guard here who has proven he can play in Spain.
Long time/first time. It doesn't seem like there are many players have taken a step forward from year 1 to 2 w/Zac. Certainly Bates on defense & Sample on offense, but everyone else seems to have regressed. Your thoughts? Happy Holidays Heather Woollard, Xenia, OH
HEATHER: Thanks for reading and happy holidays to you and yours.
I agree with you on safety Jessie Bates III and tight end Drew Sample. But I also think, defensively, guys like edge rusher Carl Lawson, cornerback William Jackson III and linebacker Germaine Pratt are playing better this year. I don't think left end Sam Hubbard has regressed. I think injuries to his elbow and around him have impacted him. He's still a solid player.
Before rookie quarterback Joe Burrow went down, he was outplaying the 2019 Andy Dalton, slot receiver Tyler Boyd keeps getting better each year and center Trey Hopkins has better Pro Football Focus grades than he did last season.
During the bye, head coach Zac Taylor said he wanted his rookies to approach the second half of the year like it was their second season and to take that jump between the first and second year of a career that everyone talks about in this November and December.
Burrow didn't get a chance to do that, but wide receiver Tee Higgins, linebacker Logan Wilson and defensive end Khalid Kareem have all taken big strides and while Adeniji has hit a speed bump, let's see how the rest of his rookie year plays out.
Clearly there need to be more names on the list. But the last two draft classes are looking like a solid foundation.
Mr. Hobson, Don't you believe it's time to put a man before money and re-sign AJ Green as a Bengals legend for the rest of his career and life? This man has more than earned it! He provides dignity and hope to this organization and city! Greg Burns, Connersville, IN
GREG: They have always treated him as such. I don't know how many teams out there would have given a 32-year-old wide receiver who had missed the previous 24 games with ankle and foot injuries a franchise one-year deal for $18 million. But of course you give it to A.J. Green because of all the things you just said.
He'll always be a Bengals legend and Cincinnati icon no matter where he retires. We'd all love to see him finish his career here with those final Hall of Fame totals coming from the arm of Joe Burrow. But there are also other issues at play when it comes to team needs and salary cap. Hopefully everybody can get what they want and he's back wearing No. 18.
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