John Ross

[lone bengal]

I'll admit I was upset with Ross not contributing this year and just the lack of impact in general the Bengals early draft picks have had over the last few years. Their weren't a ton of options at 9 that were slam dunk picks if you look back at our needs and who was drafted after Ross and how good they were in their rookie years. You could make a case for Malik Hooker who played good in Indy before his injury because the Bengals needed a play making safety. Marshon Lattimore was a stud for the Saints but we already had 3 young first round corners on the roster. We needed a TE but O.J. Howard didn't do much his rookie year. We needed a linebacker but Reuben Foster has been arrested twice already and failed a drug test at the combine and got sent home , that was a red flag for me and that's why I didn't want to draft him. Imagine Foster and Burfict together, they both would be suspended during the season and we would have to constantly worry about them being in trouble. We needed a pass rusher but we got great value in getting Lawson in the 4th and addressing the need. Are biggest need was at O-line and it was a poor draft for O-line men. Ryan Ramczyk got drafted 32 and Cam Robinson got drafted it the 2nd round I think they both started and played ok not 100 % sure didn't watch their games. So technically the Bengals could have drafted them but would it be too high at 9 ? and it takes two teams to trade, down for the Bengals in this case. I have also attached a link of the first round picks for the 2017 draft

https://www.sbnation.com/a/nfl-draft-2017-live-picks-results