***2023 NFL Draft Thread***

[bengals1969]

(04-28-2023, 11:10 AM)MasonDT70 Wrote: It's almost like the bengals lost the afc championship in large part due to lack of pass rush. A player who only produced 18 sacks in 3 years next to another 1st round.

 Now he has all the tools to develop into a good pass rusher, and that's what bengals are banking on. It's reasonable for people to not be excited about drafting essentially Sam Hubbard in the 1st. Now there weren't many options where there were potentially better value. 

I personally didn't want a TE in the 1st, but it's understandable some people aren't high on the pick. Hope he surpasses all expectations and becomes myles garret 2.0 but his college production just isn't great for all the tools he has. 

At 28 we aren’t going to get a guy with elite production since they were drafted 15 picks earlier. The fact the Bengals immediately sent their pick to the NFL and didn’t wait for trade offers shows they were excited to get him.