Receiver in first round?

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(01-04-2021, 04:25 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Reaching for a guy worth the 8th pick with the 5th pick is kind of funny when you say it out loud. If you think a guy is worth a top 8 pick, I don't know how you determine that player is not worth a top 5 pick.

In that regard, I would say "reaching" for Slater (who many think is *merely* a top 10 pick rather than a top 5 pick [for now]) at #5 wouldn't really be an egregious waste of our pick if we think he can be an immediate impact starter.

I read that when we drafted Levi Jones in 2002, people considered it a reach. But he was integral to our offensive line in Carson's heyday and, had he not been derailed by injuries, would have a fixture on our line for a decade or more. Was it a bad selection? It's hard to consider it such.

When I think of a "reach" I think of players like Drew Sample who are drafted literal rounds sooner than expected and show that they were overdrafted in their seasons. Not a guy who was taken 2 or 3 picks sooner than many pundits think they should have been. 

Definitely.

The only thing I would "nitpick" is that I haven't seen Slater considered a Top 10 pick yet. But I think that's because his positional fit may be different for teams. Can he stay outside at OT or does he fit better at OG? Also, how has he changed after taking the season off?


At the end of the day, Bengals need to get a good player, and that's ultimately what matters. It may be considered a reach at the time, but if the player is good, it won't be considered a reach very long.