Double-dip at WR this year?

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(01-20-2020, 11:11 PM)Whatever Wrote: So you don't count LB's who are under contract, but count WR's that are UFA's as locks?  The LB talent on the roster is debatable, but saying we only have 2 under contract to make it seem like we need to draft multiples to fill out the depth chart is flat out false.

OL take years to develop.  You draft and develop.  When you draft youth on top of more youth, you wind up cutting guys before they have finished their development curve and rinsing and repeating.  You don't get better.  If you need an immediate upgrade, you need to look to FA to do it.  You also need veterans to help the young players along.  They have plenty of young guys to develop.  They don't have capable vets to help them develop or keep Burrow upright.  

That's been the Bengals philosophy. The problem is they look for more mid-tier veterans just to be stopgaps for a year or two until the drafted player comes along. And the really big thing that's caused the Bengals to get where they are now is a lack of that drafted talent to actually develop into good, reliable players.

With that said, I think someone drafted in the 1st round needs to have the talent to be a starter Year 1. They don't have to be an outstanding starter yet, but they need to not be atrocious out there.
From there, I see basically a year going by for each round. So if you're a 2nd rounder, I'm perfectly ok seeing you take a year to develop before starting. 2 years for 3rd rounders. 3 years for 4th rounders.