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(11-25-2018, 12:14 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: We have an 8 year veteran QB, who's pretty sharp and has seen a ton of NFL defenses.  Why not just allow to run no-huddle and call his own plays at the line, according to what he sees?  

We did the same to Carson. He wasn't allowed to call the shots either.

(11-25-2018, 04:28 AM)CornerBlitz Wrote: I disagree with you. I think our drafts have been solid as of late besides the year where we drafted the o linemen. 

Last year we had Ross who i feel still has upside and has shown he can get in the end zone. I don't think he will end up being a bust.
Lawson is considered the steal of the draft and would be a top 10 pick if they did the draft again.
Joe Mixon was a steal in the second round.

This year we drafted a C that will probably be a Bengal for the next 10 years.
Bates picked in the second round would probably be a top 15 pick if the draft was done again.
Hubbard in the 3rd round was a f'n steal.

We've done fairly well in the draft, most observers think that is the one strength of the front office, we tend to get good value especially in the mid rounds. 

Here's our 8 first round picks over the last 7 years:

Billy Price - Mediocre PFF rating, battling injuries
John Ross - objectively looking like a bust, sorry
William Jackson - Looked good for one year. Not so much anymore. Yay?
Cedric Ogbuehi - Worst Tackle I've ever seen. Epic bust.
Darqueze Dennard - Meh. Waited several years to find out he's decent/average.
Tyler Eifert - Most injury prone Bengal ever.
Dre Kirkpatrick - Fan favorite whipping boy. Mediocre corner.
Kevin Zeitler - Good player.

That. Is. Bad.

Mixon is good. Boyd is good. Zeitler was good. Lawson might be good, but he slipped some this year and got hurt.

We should have a bigger haul than that from 7 drafts. No doubt about that.

1 pro-bowler is also indefensible for 7 drafts.