Where We Are and Best Case Scenario

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(03-10-2021, 02:45 AM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: Another reason I chose Wash is because they would still have one pick left on day two after the trade. Allowing them to try and build around their new QB. I could have just said trade back and get a 2nd and 3rd. But I gave a specific example of how it could happen. If you don't like it. Oh well.

1st team All Pro G 2020 Brandon Scherff. College LT drafted in the 1st.
2nd team All Pro G 2020 Joel Bitonio. College LT drafted 34th overall.

First year at the position and Ossai had 5.5 sacks 15.5 tackles for a loss and 33 pressures in 9 games... His ceiling is really high.

OL is a need. Here is the best OL from the best team in college football. And you don't see a fit. I think we could use him. I guess we can agree to disagree on that.

I could honestly care less about the team trading up to 5 having other picks to build around their QB.  I care about the Bengals getting fair compensation for the pick,which you didn't get.

Scherff was also the #1 ranked G in his draft class.  Eichenberg is not. Not to mention Scherff was a much better prospect than Eichenberg. Bitonio was projected to have to move inside.  Both were highly rated G prospects.  Eichenberg isn't.  It's a massive reach.  You get poor value on the trade down and terrible value with your 1st round pick.

He does have a high ceiling.  He's also big project at a spot where we need immediate help.

I never said he's a bad player.  However, he doesn't help you at all if he can't stay healthy, which he hasn't been able to do.  If he can't hold up in college, what makes you think he can in the pros?  Have we not learned from our mistakes with these kinds of prospects, yet?