Sign Anquan Boldin

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(06-06-2016, 08:19 AM)Brownshoe Wrote: Draft position doesn't mean that he will be bad. Antonio Brown was drafted in the 6th and he's arguably the best receiver in the NFL. Not saying that's what Core will do, but to discredit someone because where they were drafted is silly.

A few things.  First, I only pointed out Core's low draft position because someone pointed out that it was due to him being "overshadowed" by a guy who went 170-some picks earlier.  It's like saying Jim Kelly overshadowed Jeff Christensen, or something.

Also, part of me says draft position isn't all that important, but then I see our offense is based around players drafted in the 1st or 2nd round.  So, I'm not assuring anyone that Core is going to be bad, but I'm glad we drafted AJ Green and not Ryan Whalen to be our #1 WR in 2011. Dalton, AJ, Eifert, Hill, Bernard...all high picks. We had WR's who were later-round picks in Jones and Sanu and I don't think Bengals fans could give less of a crap that they're gone!

And yes, the best WR and QB in the game right now were drafted in the 6th round, but that doesn't mean we should trade Dalton and AJ for Mettenberger and (I don't even feel like looking up another late-round WR).