04-18-2018, 03:28 PM
(04-18-2018, 03:24 PM)ochocincos Wrote: When was the last time the Bengals traded up within the first three rounds? If they trade up from 46, it would mean having to give up valuable draft pick(s) and they prefer to build through the draft. Because of that, I don't see trading up as being considered much.
Well then we have to do the whole Bengals breaking draft trends thing and we go round and round. I will say we have never been able to trade comp picks until recently so I think that definitely changes things vs the past. Also it is important to note how the 5th year option now makes pick 32 infinitely more valuable than pick 33 for long term purposes. Throw in the fact that 1st round picks are slotted and not a free for all , which is big for a notoriously cheap organization, and it all points to there being a whole lot of reasons why it is more likely to happen today than in the past.
Not saying it will but it could, especially with two years of a ton of picks having to struggle to make the roster.
When was the last time the team drafted a center in the 1st round again?
