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(03-15-2016, 12:02 AM)Murdock2420 Wrote: So am I reading this correctly? People are saying use a first round pick to replace a guy we found in round 5? Talent at WR can be found in every round of the draft and the Bengals don't need a superstar guy, they have that in Green. Eifert will take heat off of Green, all they need to look for is a guy who has speed to be the deep threat. Why spend a 1st round pick to replace a 5th rounder??

Well for starters 1st rounders are there for a reason, that's like saying why would you want Marvin jones when you can pay that money for a different position and grab Brandon Tate cheap. The talent is just different. When the draft rolls around you should expect to get more out of your high draft picks than your later ones.

Also we need a WR who is ready to contribute right away. You won't find a 5th rounder who fits that need unless he has serious baggage. 

And the whole argument about being able to find a certain position late in the draft is ridiculous. You can find gems at EVERY position late in the draft. Doesn't mean you should count on it. Marvin was a 5th, tom Brady a 6th, burfict undrafted, geno 4th, Richard Sherman a 5th, I could go on and on. Does that mean we should trade our 1st rounders for 10 picks in the 4-7th rounds because good players can be found there?

Also if you want a speed WR this draft had the slowest group of WR's I've ever seen at the combine so while Marvin jones went in the 5th in that draft I'd bet he'd be taken a round or two earlier in this one just based on the talent available.