Lou’s Future in the Jungle

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(01-13-2023, 01:28 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: And I’m not disagreeing that it’s hard to turnaround a franchise like this w/o major help via great draft opportunities. But several teams had early picks and didn’t move the needle during that time. So having early picks is no guarantee. But I’m simply not a subscriber to your rationale on Higgins, Logan Wilson, Volson, CTB, and others as being lucky.

Never said they're lucky, please don't make up things I didn't say. I said the draft is a gamble and that the odds of that gamble are increased when you pick extremely highly. 

The Jags had back-to-back years with top-5 draft picks and now they're in the playoffs. Obviously it helps when you find a QB with one of your picks, like the Bengals did with Burrow.
The Jets had back-to-back years with top-5 draft picks and were 7-4 before collapsing because of injuries and missing on their QB.
The Browns had back-to-back years with top-5 draft picks and it led to them winning a playoff game despite missing on their QB.

That's 4 teams (including the Bengals) in just in the last 6 years. It's not all that uncommon. It's no guarantee, but it helps a TON.