Try to sell me on O.J. Howard.

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(04-02-2017, 01:09 PM)09ItsOurTime Wrote: That's flawed thinking.

Just because Barnett may be the 3rd best DE, doesnt mean he makes less of an impact than the top TE prospect. Barnett would likely be a starting DE, Howard would be the 3rd target at best.

We can take the top kicker in the second round, but we will likely take the 5th best Rb or Edge or something because they will have a larger impact and create more value.

I see Barnett making more of an impact than Howard, and i'm not even a huge Barnett fan.

Here's why I think the "sell" makes sense. He's more athletic than Tyler Eifert, he's a better blocker out of the gate than Eifert was, he would provide insurance if/when Eifert goes down to injury, and provides a backup plan for if Eifert were to leave in FA. Plus, it would allow the Bengals to use two-TE sets, which would make a lot of sense given the likely quick throws Dalton will have to do behind a mediocre-at-best OL.

We heard this past offseason that the Bengals refuse to pay top dollar for OGs even though the NFL is going in that direction. What makes people think the Bengals will pay top dollar for a TE when they've never shown such an investment in that position previously? If anything, people should start considering the possibility of Howard simply to allow the team to stay competitive if Eifert were to go elsewhere in FA next year or the year after if tagged.