2019 Draft Grade Bengals

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(04-28-2019, 09:08 AM)bengaloo Wrote: A

They did a great job at getting what was available that could help the team. Of course I wanted one of the Devin's, but after listening to our DC talk about the LB class it became clear they were leaning away from undersized LB's, which is fine by me because they have rarely worked out for us in this division anyway. Good move by the coaches to see that. They know this is the AFCN and we need to run and stop the run. Very smart, imo.

Drew Sample caught most of the footballs that were thrown to him. I know it seems a little far fetched to think this guy has hands and can use them to catch a football, but its true. I have a feeling if Washington passed him the ball more, he would have more stats. He made a very, very sweet and tricky catch in the Senior Bowl that goes to show, that his hands have the ability to catch a pigskin. But what I like the best is that he's a guy who's not going to give up on his blocks. Mixon is going to be able to run on his side and probably not have nearly as much disruption in the backfield as he's used to when he's trying to get around the edge. Love it. Free Mixon, he's a beast. Not too mention, there were people who considered Sample a reach and wanted Mack Wilson, who slipped into the 5th round. This goes to show that us fans really dont know very much.

This wasnt the most loaded class for our positions of most need. All things considered I think we did the best we could do with what was available and added some players who will help us.

I loved they addressed the trenches heavily including put a high value on a blocking TE that can also catch the football. We have never had a TE who can block really well paired with Eifert. It gives our offense a lot more plays to run knowing the TE can run block and also chip DE or stay in and block for maximum protection so we can air it out.