12-01-2023, 05:45 PM
(12-01-2023, 05:05 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: If you're looking for immediate impact, Newton probably won't provide it in year 1. DTs generally take some time to hit their stride.He’s a great pass catcher sure. But again will they utilize him? Bengals don’t generally target middle of the field a ton. And they don’t utilize te. Period. Value isn’t there for me when it’s really not a need since we don’t utilize them.-and if we’re talking slow to develop the slowest developing position is te. DT generally provides some juice from the jump. Also if we’re talking bowers in rd1, or say Cade stover in rd3, it stover for me as they would provide similar things for this offense. Bowers better run after catch but stover has better run blocking by a significant margin and both have great hands and route running. Or whatever rd3 te you think. They just need a good one. Elite one would be wasted in our offense especially with DT being a much much higher need.
Bowers is definitely elite and would have an immediate impact on this team. Teams would have to account for him down the seam and underneath. He provides something this team has never had.
(12-01-2023, 05:19 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Here's the thing about drafting a weapon like Bowers. Utilizing him properly would mean that the offense would have to deviate from what they typically do, which is heavily target the 3 WRs. Assuming that Zac and Joe buy into the idea of shifting a portion of the focus to TE, Bowers would only be one viable option at that position. What if he got injured, or was slow to develop? Seems like the tell will be in free agency. If the Bengals pick up a veteran TE that is both blocking and receiving proficient, perhaps drafting a top talent at that spot for the future may be possible.Exactly. They not not changing what they do. And te is EXTREMELY slow to develop
