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(12-05-2021, 12:28 AM)007BengalsFan Wrote: To be fair the Bengals didnt really want Price, they wanted Frank Ragnow but Detroit had to mess everything up by taking Ragnow right before the Bengals pick.  That one hurt.  Could you imagine how much better this O Line would be with Ragnow at Center?  Of course he is out for the season right now so he is not helping Detroit at this point in time either.

Yea I definitely know they wanted Ragnow. I wanted him too.
With that said, the Bengals shouldn't have reached for Price right at 21.
I had him as a 2nd round talent.
He had some good traits but was limited physically.

They should/could have traded back at least back into the late 20's if they wanted to take Price.
Obviously it takes another team to agree to a trade though, but there was some good talent on the board that I'm sure some team would have been willing to trade up some for.
Isaiah Wynn (one of my favorites), DJ Moore, Calvin Ridley, Sony Michel, Lamar Jackson.

Looking back at that draft, I really wish the Bengals would have taken Mark Andrews where they took Malik Jefferson, but Marvin probably thought they had TE set with Eifert, Kroft, and Uzomah.