04-28-2017, 10:07 AM
(04-28-2017, 09:50 AM)PlayerFormerlyKnownAsMousecop Wrote: What people aren't understanding about this trading down thing is the simple concept of supply and demand.
The demand for teams to trade down in this draft was absurdly high, and unfortunately, none of these teams were able to hide that fact. There was so much middle of the pack talent from pick 7 all the way to the 20's. Lots of good talent, not a ton of great talent.
Bengals went high upside here, which is what they always do in the drat. I have no issues with this pick.
This guy does have high upside...but he also is a HUGE risk with the injury factor. He's a 5 foot 10, 188 lb receiver. He may not be tall enough to play outside and may end up being a slot receiver.
It wasn't a bad pick. As you said, at the spot we were at there wasn't great talent. Hooker and Lattimore have a lot of questions as they only started 1 year.
Allen had the shoulder injury.
Another thing I like about this pick is that generally the Bengals are good at finding WR's in the draft. It's probably their best position overall drafting.
Now...this guy just has to turn into a young Desean Jackson.
