Tobin: Bengals used 'every resource available' to improve roster

There's still one clear way they could open space without taking away from the current roster. A restructure of Joe Burrow's contract sounds more like a possibility than it did in February when Tobin was first asked about whether that was a consideration. "Those are things that we're working through after the draft, and again, we've layered in challenges, but we're up to them," Tobin said during a 40-minute press conference.

"And we do it because we got the opportunity to add the right people and the right players, and those are challenges that the locker room isn't interested in. They're interested in having the best team possible, and that's what we're trying to give them is the best team possible. Bengals: Taylor 'couldn't be happier' with state of roster after draft A contract restructure with Burrow would solve a lot of concerns, but at the NFL Combine in February, Tobin seemed down on the idea of pushing costs to future years.

It's clear the organization is invested in winning this year, but the Bengals don't have much cap space left to make additions if another player who can help becomes an option or if another need arises. Perhaps that is why Tobin's tone changed Monday on the topic of a restructure. Tobin said he was pleased with the offseason decisions made to this point with key free agent additions like edge rusher Boye Mafe, safety Bryan Cook and defensive tackle Jonathan Allen, in addition to the pre-draft trade for Lawrence.

The Bengals gave up a 10th overall draft pick to make that trade happen with the New York Giants, but on Day 2 they got an edge rusher they really liked in Texas A&M's Cashius Howell and a cornerback with elite length in Washington's Tacario Davis. They aren't relying on any of the draft picks being immediate starters but got good depth in areas of need. "After free agency, our team was pretty complete," Tobin said.