02-20-2018, 02:53 PM
(02-20-2018, 02:17 PM)ochocincos Wrote: That's the definition of the Bengals right there...serviceable, not elite.
They are content with just "serviceable" at most positions.
They believe that just being "serviceable" at most positions while having a few elite playmakers on each side of the ball will be sufficient to win in the postseason.
What they fail to see is that "Serviceable" isn't really that hard to obtain. When they see ELITE staring them in the face during a Draft or at the very least a Major Upgrade staring them in the face, it will only hurt them if they do NOT pull the trigger and take it.
"Serviceable" guys can be found later in Drafts and there are "Serviceable" lower cost Free Agents that can be had.
Building and/or transforming Units on the team into ELITE UNITS would be my goal with early picks in Drafts, whenever possible.
Drafts will quickly descend into the "serviceable" dime a dozen type guys after a few rounds with a few players surprising to the upside in later rounds.
Would the Bengals pass on the next Deon Sanders because we already have Jackson III and Dre ?
Yes - they would pass
The next Ed Reed - they pass - got Shawn Williams
The next Bruce Smith - pass - got Lawson & Dunlap
DeShaun Watson - pass - got Dalton
** Not knocking the current Bengal players I named above but showing just how OPEN I would be to giving almost any Starter we have Serious Competition for his job if I thought an UPGRADE was sitting there in a Draft.
*** The Bengals are on the other end of this Spectrum quickly ruling Upgrade Prospects out because threatening the job of a penciled in starter is a no, no.
