Haason Reddick

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(03-15-2017, 01:24 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: I wouldn't get your hopes up.  If there's one thing that free agency is telling me (and the previous drafts) is that the Bengals value linebackers very little.

Think about it - our starters are a 3rd round pick, an undrafted free agent and our backups are a bunch of guys that have been drafted later in the draft to fill specific roles (coverage etc.)

With our base being a nickel, I'm guessing the Bengals are hoping they can sign Minter or Robinson on the cheap and then draft a few guys in the 5--7 rounds.

Let's not forget that the Bengals spend nearly 70% of their time in nickel.  That means if Reddick is picked in Rd 1 (I don't see that happening, since it is highly unlikely they would use him at DE) then either Vigil or Burfict will be sitting in their nickel package.  

They could see Reddick as insurance for Burfict, but I simply don't believe they would invest such a high pick on that type of player.  It isn't that they value LBs very little, I mean they have drafted Spikes, Simmons, and Rivers in the first round, and more recently Dawson and Vigil in the third.  But I guess what I am saying is they are right not to be targeting the LB (at least I think they wouldn't be) in the early part of the first round.

If they traded back a couple time and accumulated picks, I could absolutely see them taking a guy like Reddick as BPA around 25, but some other team that doesn't have a Burfict is likely to overdraft him based on his combine.

I like him a lot, but I don't think he impacts this team as much as a WR like Ross...