Drafted Starters

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(09-01-2015, 10:42 AM)Okeana Wrote: Something I hadn't really realized is just how many of our guys on our roster were drafted by us.  In fact the only two guys on our main starting roster not drafted by us is Pacman and Nelson.  This isn't taking into account rotational guys or special teams, but its kind of crazy that one of the deepest rosters in the nfl was obtained almost entirely in the draft and non drafted free agents.  Is this more common in the NFL than I realize or are we an anomaly ?

I know this is something that has been talked about at length, but do you think Marvin Lewis has a future as a GM rather than coach with results like this and do you believe he would be a better GM than coach ?

Agreed.  The Bengals have drafted very well, overall.  This trend has really been going for over the last 5-6 years.  Nugent is another player not drafted by the Bengals.  And Lamur, Burfict, and Hewitt were UDFA, but the overall point is that they have built a strong and deep roster mostly through drafting and developing players.

I will be honest:  I wanted to break the bank for Suh.  The thought of him next to Atkins made me think they would be borderline unstoppable.  I was willing to part with Hall, Peko, and not sign MJ to make it happen.  However, the best way to avoid the huge potential dropoff season is to have quality depth spread at all position groups and that is exactly what they have done. 

I think Marvin would make a fantastic GM, and it would be a terrific legacy role for him if he was able to win the Lombardi and then pass the torch to Hue.