During one of the most crucial stretches of the organization’s history, the Cincinnati Bengals will look at all avenues to improve the team this offseason.
While contracts for the likes of Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Trey Hendrickson take the spotlight, other means of improving the roster will also get a look.
Take, for example, striking up trades. One interesting hypothetical idea just proposed? Calling the Green Bay Packers about linebacker Quay Walker, courtesy of Bleacher Report’s Gary Davenport:
Walker has struggled at times for Green Bay. He needs to clean up his tackling and he’s still refining his game, but the prospect of adding more length and athleticism to pair with Wilson could make this a better defense next season.
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It’s easy to handwave such an idea away because the roster already boasts Logan Wilson and Germaine Pratt.
But as outsiders, we can’t 100 percent know how new coordinator Al Golden feels about both for the future. He helped coach both up, yes, but with full control of the overall unit, perhaps he wants different skill sets for his scheme.
Walker has struggled with 20 missed tackles and has issues in coverage, but the former first-round pick has some interesting upside and is on an affordable rookie contract before a fifth-year option.
If nothing else, perhaps this is an example of a mid-tier move the Bengals could look to do this offseason while shuffling the roster up.
