Could the Bengals 1st round plan be as simple as OJ Howard?

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(03-15-2017, 07:01 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: I honestly can't see a scenario where I would take him at #9.  

I guess you could take him and ignore the other major holes on this team.  I can make a much better case for an offensive tackle at #9 then a tight end - since we have a tackle that graded out as the worst in the league last year.  I would go OT long before I go tight end.

If Lattimore is on the board, I'd take him since he's the best at his position and he's much better than our backups.  You can make the case any way you want, but to add a tight end at #9 would be a huge stretch.

Maybe in a different draft year. I don't think there are any OLinemen ranked in the Top 10 picks. Is there a guy out there as good at OT as Howard is at TE?

I'm not trying to make a case that we should draft Howard at #9. I'm still on the Fournette or Foster bandwagon. I could see other guys getting picked though. Howard is one of them. Thomas could be the pick. Any other DE who will be there at #9 would be a reach. I wouldn't take Charlton unless we traded down significantly. He's not a top 10 pick, probably not a top 20-25 pick to be honest.