Bengals draft tendency

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(01-19-2022, 08:22 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Any first round pick I would make would be for someone who is starting as a rookie by year's end.
I don't like seeing 1st rounders riding the bench. I used to get so frustrated by seeing Marvin's teams do this.
A late 2nd rounder is more understandable to be groomed some as a rookie, but not a 1st rounder.

I realize not everyone has that viewpoint though.

I understand that philosophy, but it gets tough when you're picking in that 25-32 range.  If you're picking in that range, you probably don't have a lot of holes where a guy taken in that spot came come in and start quickly.  It's also rare that value and need intersect in those spots.  

For example, most of us tentatively have CB as a 1st round need(assuming we dump Wayne's).  If there's a run on CB's before our pick, do you take a CB you've got a 2nd round grade on that could still start early or take a WR in Williams that you've got a Top 10 grade on?  

Personally, I'm more of a fill your holes in FA/draft BPA guy, but I get that that philosophy also has it's pitfalls.