08-06-2015, 01:14 PM
(08-06-2015, 08:51 AM)djs7685 Wrote: Oh I know, right? Screw actual needs, why not just draft 7 WRs just in case a couple of them have random injuries again? Obviously that can't happen to the other position groups. The Bengals biggest needs going into the draft were obviously TE and LB, and then S and O-line depth had to be near the top of the list. Our first 5 draft choices and 7 of the 9 all together were in those positions. I'm pretty sure the team did a fine job drafting for where the holes are.
When your top 2 OT are entering a contract year and one of them is getting up there in age while the other has had motivation issues, it's smart to take care of that with early draft picks.
When the only TE on the roster has played a total of 1 season as a TE2 and spent last year injured, you have to take care of that position ahead of worrying about your WR5.
When you have one of the worst LB corp in the league and your WILL is having microfracture surgery, you have to put LB near the top of the list to take care of.
Listen, I don't usually defend MB and/or ML, but what else did you really want them to do here? Do you really think they're just going to let A.J., Sanu, and Jones all walk after the season is over? I'm 99.99999% certain that they have a plan in place for the WRs. You can't take every single position highly in the draft, you only get 1 pick in each of the rounds. You also have to look at free agency to see who was realistically available. I've been calling for a vet WR in free agency for a few years now, but I guess I don't think it's as big of an issue as others do. Marvin Jones is a very good athlete, I think some Bengals fans really underrate the guy and don't give him enough credit. He is a solid #2 at absolute worst, and while Sanu isn't a great #1 or #2, he's definitely not a bad #3/slot receiver. We were looking for a WR4, and the Bengals picked up Moore. They didn't feel we needed a 2/3, so why would they have pursued a guy like Cobb, Maclin, or Smith?
Trust me, I wouldn't have complained one bit had we gone out and signed a top WR. I'd love to see this team more active in free agency from time to time. I just don't think it's the end of the world that it didn't happen, and we have plenty of guys capable of catching footballs this upcoming year. There were bigger fish to fry in the draft, and there weren't a ton of exciting options in FA. A lot of people thought Moore was a solid WR4 signing, so even if he doesn't pan out, it's not like they didn't try to get a guy for the role they needed because they absolutely did.
WR will get addressed. It's getting easier and easier for WRs to transition from college to the pros with the newer rules.
You are getting more bigger and better athletes at the spot.
WR was an overblown need because of the freakish nature of what happened last year, with both our top WR getting hurt.
