Bengals badly need a TE

[TheFan]

(08-31-2023, 09:41 AM)ochocincos Wrote: Right, I get that, but should they have?
Or should they have gone with Darnell Washington instead since TE was more of a need, even if lower on the board?

Washington might have ended up contributing to the Bengals more the next couple years (the best SB window since all the big offensive contracts won't be there yet) compared to Battle. Or could there have been someone else taken instead of Murphy, as Murphy will likely just be a rotational player for the next 2-3 years?

I guess we'll see with Washington. I'm not sure if he was really on their board given some of the injury redflags or whatever else pushed him so far down compared to what people thought. 

I didn't like the Battle pick when it happened and still am not a fan. I would have gone more towards a position of need and someone with more upside but I understand why they picked Battle since we didn't know what we had at safety.