Marvin calls out Ross

[*ochocincos*]

The Bengals need to follow what the Falcons and Saints have done the past couple years.
The Falcons were mediocre in 2015 and then made some key pickups in the draft and FA to immediately be contenders and went to the Super Bowl.
The Saints were mediocre in 2016 and then made some key pickups in the draft and FA and are currently one of the top teams at 7-2.

Specifically, many of their draft picks became quality starters or significant contributors as rookies or sophomores.
Atlanta:
Austin Hooper
Wes Schweitzer
Grady Jarrett
Vic Beasley
Deion Jones
Keanu Neal
DeVondre Campbell

Saints:
Michael Thomas
Marshon Lattimore
Alvin Kamara
Sheldon Rankins
Marcus Williams
Ryan Ramczyk
Alex Anzalone (before getting hurt)

Point being that these teams made selections that were both good players and fit immediate needs to get them to contribute quickly, which helped propel their teams to success in such a short time. Yes, these teams also had a few critical FA pickups, but they are getting a TON of production from their young drafted talent from the past couple years. By getting this production from guys in their first couple years of rookie contracts, they were able to afford some of the more proven (expensive?) FAs like Mack, Clayborn, Unger, and Warford.

If the Bengals want to be a contender again in the next couple years, they need to start drafting players that can be significant contributors as rookies or sophomores. Stop taking players early that take a few years to groom and/or selections at really deep positions already just for the sake of "BPA" (looking at CBs specifically).