03-23-2021, 02:45 PM
(03-23-2021, 02:38 PM)Schmitbuck Wrote: He could be a top 10 pick like you say. I just don't want the Bengals picking him there when they're are more pressing needs. TE that high is a luxury pick that doesn't pay out.
I asked earlier today for someone to name a top 10 drafted TE in the last 25 years that lived up to their draft spot and there haven't been any.
If you expand that out to top 15 in the draft and Tony Gonzalez is the only example I could find. If the Bengals can trade down to the teens and accumulate the draft capital that goes with it, that's the only scenario I'd be ok with selecting Pitts.
The argument you are trying to make is a flawed argument though. As I explained, the reason the elite TE's have historically been found later is that they lacked the traditional blocking prowess that teams wanted but in today's game is not even necessary. When you downgrade guys for their ability to block but then value receiving far more than blocking you get groupthink pushing them down. Many TE's have been worth top 10 picks they simply weren't taken there, that does not mean a TE is not worth a top 10 pick.
Again, if you took Travis Kelce or Darren Waller at 5 you would not be mad. Where they went doesn't matter because they are giving you elite production. Being hung up on historical draft slots doesn't actually prove anything.
