05-02-2024, 01:49 PM
(05-02-2024, 12:56 AM)Bengal Dude Wrote: From some of the things that came out, it sounded like the Bengals were content to sit at 49 and hope that Newton would fall to them. I was listening to Mike Potts on multiple podcasts and Hoard mentioned that the Falcons were interested in trading up to 18 if Laiatu Latu fell to 18. We would've gone all the way back to 35, but we would've gotten their 2025 1st round pick. I have to believe Newton would've been the pick for us at 35 had all of this happened.
Newton was high on my wish list, but I'm content with how things played out. Had the Falcons traded up to #18, the Bengals would have missed out on all of the premium OTs this year. I know that many are counting on Trent Brown staying healthy and having a monster season, but I'm glad that we'll have Mims backing him up, just in case.
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