Report: Burrow pushing for Bengals to draft Chase

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(04-07-2021, 11:10 PM)fredtoast Wrote: So a difference of two picks over twenty years  equals "blowing 1st round after 1st round on OL"?

Seattle and Miami who both made the playoffs last year have also used 6 first round picks on O-linemen this century.  Cleveland used 5.

Meanwhile the 3 winningest teams of this century (NE. Pitt, GB) combined have used a grand total of 4 first round picks on WRs this century.

The difference between the Bengals 1st round picks on OL and the typical playoff team from last year was 150-200%.  2 picks is 10% of your 1st round draft capital over 20 years.  

Seattle has only spent 5 1st's on OL this century.  The century started in '01,not '00.  Miami didn't make the playoffs this past year.  

All of the teams in the conference championship games this year had at least 1 All Pro WR.  2 had All Pro TE's.  Three of the 4 had at least 2 All Pro targets in the passing game. With this looking like a growing trend, it would be silly to ignore those position groups if you think that type of player is there because you have Higgins and Boyd.

Good teams historically don't spend a ton of 1st round picks on WR's, but they don't spend a ton of them on OL, either.  Stick to your board and get who you think is the best player.