06-28-2023, 01:31 PM
(06-23-2023, 01:41 PM)ochocincos Wrote: This past draft showed how fast TEs and RBs can go off the board, even if not taken early Rd 1.
Before Bengals picked at 60, the following RBs and TEs were off the board already:
RB - Robinson, Gibbs, Charbonnet
TE - Kincaid, Mayer, LaPorta, Musgrave, Schoonmaker
Then add the following guys before Bengals picked at 95:
RB - Miller, Spears, Achane, Bigsby
TE - Strange, Kraft, Washington (although Bengals could have taken him at 92 before trading back)
So while a position may feel like a reach in Rd 1, there's no guarantee the board falls for that position on Day 2.
I'm saying all this because I think TE and RB should be on the table in late Rd 1, for sure.
WR probably leapfrogs both though if Higgins doesn't end up re-signing after all.
I did like Carter in the 2022 draft, but with Hill going to be almost 30 years old when he is set to hit FA in 2025, I'm definitely game for taking a pass-rushing DT if Carter doesn't ascend by end of this season.
As for LB or NT, I think you can find solid guys for not too expensive given the positions they play if Wilson and/or Reader are playing their last season with the Bengals.
I think we can pretty much eliminate TE from the first few rounds. It's pretty obvious that the Bengals don't value them at all early in the draft.
