If Ragnow was really the target at 21...

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(05-03-2018, 11:30 AM)Au165 Wrote: ....or they really were graded so close it didn't matter to them which they got.

They could have been. We won't really ever know for sure.

(05-03-2018, 11:45 AM)XenoMorph Wrote: You are also under valueing Walton here....

Definitely could be. I just didn't see RB to be anywhere close to a need before Rd 5 at the earliest. Sometimes it helps not to have too crowded of a stable and there are still some decent vets that one would think would sign for pretty cheap given they are still available in FA in case a big injury to Mixon/Gio did occur.

(05-03-2018, 12:28 PM)TKUHL Wrote: May never know which was the better choice since Det is using Ragnow as a Guard. Not sure why Det didn't just pick a Guard like Hernandez knowing that's the position they were going with. But I guess with a first round Guard might as well get a versatile guy like Ragnow that can play multiple positions.

DET has Ragnow listed at C on their site roster page. The other C is Wesley Johnson. I too would have gone Wynn or Hernandez if the desire really was for G, but I think they wanted a better C than Wesley Johnson. Ragnow gives them that versatility for C and OG just in case, as you said.

(05-03-2018, 12:37 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: I voted yes - but with a catch.  It really depends on what kind of grades they had on both.  For all we know, Price may have had a higher grade.  If they were both rated as first rounders and they were 20-25 on the board, then I wouldn't give up the pick to get Ragnow.

I'm actually glad the Lions took Ragnow ahead of us because I truly think the Bengals had Price rated higher.

True, Price could have been the target all along. However, I think Ragnow was rated higher. The Bengals don't really do well with smokescreens and show their hand easily. Nearly everyone expected them to go Ragnow if he had been there.

My reasoning for trading up a couple spots would have been because I do think Ragnow offers better pass protection than Price while still should be very good in the run game, has longer reach to keep DL at bay, and is already recovered from his injury whereas Price still has that (slight) uncertainty of being ready for TC. Because of those reasons, Ragnow was more like 10 picks higher on my board personally.