Bengal Acquire Taylor Mays S from San Fran
- Thread starter Phicinfan
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The year they were solid on Def, they had Roy Williams at S after getting him from FA from Dallas. To me Mays fits that type player. Yes, he has coverage issues, but to have a solid run enforcer, and blitzer would be great to back up Crocker. Sounds like it was only for a 5th rounder. but not confirmed yet.
Coachnorm
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The Cincinnati Bengals continued to raid the San Francisco 49ers defense on Monday when the Bengals acquired safety Taylor Mays for an undisclosed draft pick. Mays becomes the third key member of the 49ers defense to join the Bengals this season, after cornerback Nate Clements and linebacker Manny Lawson signed free-agent deals earlier this month. Mays had been on the trading block for close to three weeks, ever since free-agent S Donte Whitner spurned the Bengals at the last minute to sign with the 49ers.
Runnik's Hambones
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Why were they so quick to drop Mays? He was a big prospect coming out of USC. Was he that awful in just one year?
Coachnorm
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Bengals tried to get FA Donte Whitner in the off-season but Whitner turned the Bengals down and went to the 49ers. Since Whiitner went to the Niners instead this created a bit of an overflow of talent. Supposedly when the Niners drafted Mays the Bengals were prepared to use a first rounder on Mays in that draft. So the Bengals got a guy they were going to spend a first rounder on for whatever this draft picks is worth, could be a real bargain for the Bengals in the long run.
