05-04-2020, 03:23 PM
(05-04-2020, 02:42 PM)bengals1969 Wrote: Reports like these from the AP don't do much except explain the obvious.
Clearly the Bengals could use top talent added to their oline mix. But guess what AP reporter? They need talent anywhere they could find it!
WR is a prized skill position and AJ is on a 1 year deal and Ross shouldn't be expected back. That made WR a high priority.
LB was a mess and had been for years.
So there you go, rounds 2-4, not Olinemen. According to the Bengals they stuck to their rankings and didn't reach. Guess what AP reporter?
That is exactly the right approach with a team having too many weak players and too few draft picks. I'd have liked a higher priority on Olinemen too, but not at the expense of talent.
Talk about letting Burrow down? Drafting lesser talent on the Oline instead of better talent elsewhere is how to ruin a team and make a 2-14 team a 1-15 team.
I'm not so sure that they would have taken an O-linemen regardless of the needs at other positions. They have banged the "we are happy with who we have drum" for a long time now. I think the only way they would have done it is if one of the top 4 guys was around at #33 for some reason. They passed on Josh Jones twice, so I don't think O-line was in their plans at all this draft.
