04-30-2017, 07:24 PM
(04-30-2017, 04:39 AM)kevin Wrote: I think the A's are way too high. Injury questions on Ross and off field questions on Mixon and we didn't really address out biggest needs positions.....or did we....I'll get back to that.....I was going to give it a B since most of our picks are considered B picks.....but we were losers last year and the bar has to be set high to reach play-offs and play-off wins....So I voted C for now. I'm hoping it is an A or B draft....Until I see them help us win, it's a C to me....Now, on areas I thought we needed, O Line, LB, D Line.....We did get D Line help. I also like the 353 pound Colorado DT as an undrafted free agent. A possible Packers Gilbert or Fridge Perry type with some coaching up....So we got D Line help.....LB got some late help and also 2 undrafted free agents from Big 10 Illinois and Penn State with good upside. Remember Burfict went undrafted......The O Line. We never got the mid round player and I think we went kicker way too early passing on some good O Linemen early in 5th round. We also passed on some good O Linemen in 4th round. We did get an O Lineman comp pick in 5 almost like a 6th round. I am glad to say Bengals added undrafted free agent O Lineman from Texas Longhorns that is maybe strongest player in draft and was a high school All American and started 34 games for Longhorns at tackle or guard and led their RB to over 2,000 yards rushing. I see the stud O Lineman from Texas which to me is a great football state as a great addition....So I give Bengals a C because I'm not sure we added where needed to go from losing back to winning and much needed play-off wins.
So my C for now....I set the bar higher.....wanting team to go from losing to winning.....and play-off wins and Super Bowl.....We do that and I'll give even the water boy an A. ....as always, GO BENGALS. .....Get them into camp including some promising undrafted free agents, and GET THEM COACHED UP....WE LOST LAST YEAR.....GET THEM COACHED UP....While we have AJ Green, Dalton, Atkins, Dunlap LET US SET THE GOAL SUPER BOWL. Building that O Line is going to be KEY. If we can block, we can win. If we can't block, we have no chance of winning.
The thread on UDFA is very good. We got a few interesting Needs Players after the draft. I'm hoping they come in and are like undrafted Burfict. It's a pretty good thread by person who started UDFA thread. I still give them a C until I see them win on the field. JUST WIN BABY.
^ Possibly the most asinine, unrealistic, misguided, out of whack expectations post I've read in months.
