10-18-2017, 02:59 PM
I do think that people make too big of a deal is made of our 1st Round picks not playing in Year 1. That is complaining about a symptom.
The root cause is the Bengals generally draft guys with an eye towards replacing guys they won't want to pay in free agency 1-3 years down the road.
Yes, we didn't draft Eifert to form a potent 1-2 punch with Gresham. He was drafted to replace him.
The CB's we drafted were to replace Hall, Newman, and others.
The Tackles to replace Smith and Whitworth.
Ross is here to replace Green in 2.5 years when he is a free agent.
Drafting to replace guys you may lose in and of itself isn't a big deal, but it becomes a bigger deal when you don't sign free agents and the draft becomes your sole source of acquiring talent. Then in the shortrun it hurts you and in the long-run it makes you mediocre?
Why? Because when you have good Tackles like Smith and Whitworth, had we just kept Smith who was late 20's when they let him walk the 1st time...you draft a Tackle. Had you kept Smith and drafted another position, maybe you upgrade that other position. You stay the same at 1 position and improve at another. That HELPS you that year. By letting him go, you decline at 2 positions...as no rookie will likely adequately replace a Good starter.
The root cause is the Bengals generally draft guys with an eye towards replacing guys they won't want to pay in free agency 1-3 years down the road.
Yes, we didn't draft Eifert to form a potent 1-2 punch with Gresham. He was drafted to replace him.
The CB's we drafted were to replace Hall, Newman, and others.
The Tackles to replace Smith and Whitworth.
Ross is here to replace Green in 2.5 years when he is a free agent.
Drafting to replace guys you may lose in and of itself isn't a big deal, but it becomes a bigger deal when you don't sign free agents and the draft becomes your sole source of acquiring talent. Then in the shortrun it hurts you and in the long-run it makes you mediocre?
Why? Because when you have good Tackles like Smith and Whitworth, had we just kept Smith who was late 20's when they let him walk the 1st time...you draft a Tackle. Had you kept Smith and drafted another position, maybe you upgrade that other position. You stay the same at 1 position and improve at another. That HELPS you that year. By letting him go, you decline at 2 positions...as no rookie will likely adequately replace a Good starter.
