Let’s think about this for a second. The Cincinnati Bengals just improved their roster, and the draft hasn’t even arrived.

That’s right.

They’re not signing some player who barely has a chance of playing, let alone starting (cough Bobby Hart cough). They’re not trading away a malcontent (Carson Palmer, Corey Dillon, Chad Johnson…) for some extra picks. And they’re not letting a top player (Andrew Whitworth) leave to vastly improve another team.

No, the Bengals are the ones who actually look like they’re trying to win this time by trading for Buffalo Bills left tackle Cordy Glenn.

Not only that, but they took on a real salary… from a guy they did not draft. Sorry, but I’m still not sure what’s going on.

Oh, and they actually sacrificed an advantage in the draft, moving down nine spots. This is the same franchise that hoards compensatory picks like Mike Brown does Extra Bucks from CVS.

So can we rejoice in the fact that Marvin Lewis’ power move might have injected some energy into the franchise (the second time he’s done that since 2011)? Or, is this an isolated incident?

In the most recent Bengals Wire podcast, none other but the great Joe Goodberry from The Athletic joined me to talk the Glenn trade.

Along with the decision to let Adam Jones walk, Bengals management has us a little more optimistic. We explore the possibility of the big trade causing a ripple effect that results in Cincinnati drafting a center and letting Russell Bodine walk.

You definitely want to hear what Goodberry has to say about what Glenn brings and how his addition drastically changes the rest of the Bengals’ offseason plans.

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