Try to sell me on O.J. Howard.

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(04-06-2017, 06:43 PM)kevin Wrote: I can't.....WE have been drafting TE and CB way too much in the 1st rounds. ....It's time to draft a position other than TE or CB......Myself, I would never draft a TE in round one unless the pick is around 32.  We pick at # 9 and a TE there is just stupid when we can get the LSU RB or the Bama LB or a D Lineman that has fallen to us.  Those are Pick 9 picks, not a TE....

I guess I didn't try to sell you on OJ at all.  If they take TE at pick 9 it only tells me our Bengals don't understand how to build a play-off game winner so therefore why we never win one. 

To say "I would never draft a this or that at 9" is extremely short sighted. 

It comes down to the quality of the player.  Some years, there isn't a top ten Safety.  This year, there might be two.  Quite often, the top overall pick  is a QB.  Highly unlikely this year.

Most years, there probably isn't a TE rated that highly.  This year, there is.  Yes, there are other TE's to take later but none of them are as good or as complete.  If the guy is athletic, can catch and block, especially in the run game, that makes you a better team.  The last time we had an efficient running game was when Reggy Kelly was driving defenses crazy with his blocking.  You wouldn't want a Reggy Kelly who can run and catch? Might be the missing ingredient.

A fluid entity like the draft is no place for static thinking.

Who do I want at 9?  The best possible player.  And he has to play this year.  A lot.

It won't be a CB or QB.  No other position on either side of the ball is beyond upgrade.  Just get a great player.  There is lots of second and third round talent and ten more picks to make to hit those needs.

You build a playoff winner by having as many good players as you can.