In summation: I would have preferred TO, but signing Bryant avoided the worst possible scenario of relying on a draft pick to fill the role of 1/2 WR in the Bengals' system. Bryant is big and Carson likes big wideouts. Bryant is physical and can help in the run game. Bryant, Chad, Caldwell, and Jones, give Cincinnati a decent receiving corps with significant upside.
All right, fine. I have a few new thoughts, but only because three new pieces of information emerged since my last short round up.
1) Kevin Walter was Cincinnati's number one WR target this offseason. To that, I say. . .What the hell? Not only is he a former Bengal indicating, for the 315th time that Cincinnati's WR scouting department consists of 13 chimpanzees and a bottle of Glenmorangie Scotch. But in a prolific Texans offense, playing opposite one of the best 3 WRs in the game, Walter's best season was 900 yards and 8 TDs in 2008. Picking Jerome Simpson and Chase Coffman make more sense when you realize that Walter was inexplicably ranked ahead of Bryant and TO on their free agent wish list.
2) Carson Palmer was texting Bryant to recruit him. It is funny when multimillion dollar 30 year old athletes communicate the same way 12 year old girls do
3) The money: 4 years and 28 million. It doesn't really mean much until we know how much of the deal is guaranteed money. It seems steep for a player with only a couple of big seasons - but Cincinnati didn't have many options.
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