Marvin Jones Leg Injury.

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(08-06-2015, 08:31 AM)TGISunday Wrote: Fo bellyaching aside, When your top 3 receivers are entering a contract year, however, your plan better be more than Standing pat, rex burkhead and d. Moore.

Looking at how the draft panned out, would it have been better if instead of one of those OT picks in the first two rounds, a WR was taken instead? Some would argue yes, especially if the Bengals are in a make-or-break year given all the expiring contracts this coming offseason.

Since no one could have predicted that Fisher lasted to 53, it would have made sense for the Bengals to take Fisher at 21 so that they could have an OT that could contribute in 2015 as a backup with a bright future to be a stud starting OT in 2016 and beyond.
A quality outside WR could have been selected at 53 to 1) provide insurance in case 1-2 of Green, Jones, and Sanu went down, and 2) become part of the top 3 since it's feasible (likely?) that at least one of the three will leave in FA after this season.
Some WRs that were on the board at 53 were....
Tyler Lockett
Jaelen Strong
Sammie Coates
Chris Conley

Out of those four, Strong would provide a better starting-caliber outside WR, whereas Lockett provided a dynamic playmaker in the slot as well as KR/PR.

With all of that said....there are some talented veteran WRs still out there for the Bengals to get if something serious happens to one of the top 3 Bengals WRs. The Bengals are not in the dire straights that some seem to believe.