Lapham's prediction is IN

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(04-27-2022, 03:51 PM)ochocincos Wrote: This was really the downfall of the Marvin Era.
Dennard (meh at best)
Ogbuehi (bust)
WJ3 (solid)
Ross (bust)
Price (bust)

They didn't really need any of those guys to be starters immediately other than Price, but as the roster started to turn over and got older, they really needed at least a few of these guys to turn into quality starters.

I guess the positive thing though is that if it wasn't for the team declining 2016-2018, Marvin might still be the HC and Bengals wouldn't have gotten Burrow and Chase.

It is interesting. Dennard "fell" to us and we were ecstatic, but the chemistry was never there. WJ3 had a bit of extra value because the Steelers needed a CB and we ate their lunch. 

Ross was...wow was he a bad pick. I remember hearing Lapham tell us the pick and we all hoped he was wrong for once. John Ross was a reach and it probably did the player no favors to have that sort of pressure. 

Cedric Ogbuehi is playing for the Texans these days on a league minimum contract. I am sort of surprised he never turned it around. 

Speaking of 1st round picks from our past, Dre Kirkpatrick is an unsigned FA right now. His last contract was a 1 year $1 million deal. I mention it because if we don't get the corners we need in the draft he might be a nice depth piece, though I'm sure he is nowhere as fast as he once was.