Can Reiff come back for the Super Bowl? Michael Dangelo,Raleigh, NC
MICHAEL: Right tackle Riley Reiff is ineligible to return. It's going to be interesting to see if they re-sign him, go elsewhere in free agency, draft a tackle high or stick with Isaiah Prince.
Hi Geoff, Going to the SB and elated beyond belief. My dad would be beside himself. Wish he was here for this. Will they be looking to upgrade the interior OL and CB with Waynes likely gone and the line needing some stout"ness"? Thanks sir! Eric Kinser, Tipp City, OH
ERIC: I'm sure there are many folks like yourself who felt even closer to their departed loved ones when Evan McPherson's overtime klick went through in Kansas City. I'm one of them. As I typed the final score I could hear somewhere the voice of adopted Cincinnatian and Bengals lover Roy Hobson exhaling, "Geezus, Geoffrey. They made it."
I would say Yes and Yes. I think they'll try to upgrade the offensive line through both free agency and the draft but I think they'll reserve the draft for cornerback. They already went 3-for-3 in free agency on the corner and Awuzie and Hilton are playing great with three years left on their deals.
But with the same "you can never have enough corners" mentality that brought them Apple and Tre Flowers via an Oct. 14 waiver claim in really astute moves, I could see them taking one No. 1. It's a rush and cover league and they haven't taken one in the first round since William Jackson in 2016. It's time.
(If there's not an O-lineman.)
Hey Geoff second time writing. Great to be Bengal fan today. What I'd like to know is why can't we pull a Rams/Weddle deal and bring big Geno back to help with Dline? Not too long ago he was in a lot of same conversations as Aaron Donald. Eric Whitaker, Lexington, NC
ERIC: Thanks for jotting one and I hope you do it again. I would argue that the 6-1, 300-pound Geno Atkins is a big reason the Rams took 6-1, 280-pound Aaron Donald in the first-round in 2014. By then, in four seasons, Atkins had defied his height and fourth-round selection in 2010 by becoming the best three technique in the game.
No one thought a 6-1 guy could play in there effectively full-time, but Atkins used his height to his advantage to gain leverage and his speed and power were lethal. Thanks to Geno, by 2014 a guy like Donald was a no-brainer and not a risk.
The Bengals love Geno, a first ballot Hall of Famer, and did think about that when Ogunjobi got hurt last month, but Geno has continued to have shoulder issues and doesn't think he can play until the spring. That is why they pursued and got two veteran defensive tackles who were actively playing in the playoffs in Zach Kerr and Damion Square. The personnel department never sleeps.
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