2020 January Draft Challenge

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(01-11-2020, 12:09 PM)SadFaceBengal15 Wrote: Yes but ur mock doesn’t have us addressing our linebacker problem until the 6th which is vomit  material.  So based on ur plan ur ok with us getting gashed yet again on the ground each week for 16 weeks.  Great plan pimp.  And ur comparing rookies to a vet at the tackle
Position.  How do u know that the ceiling hasnt been reached in Johnson while Howard ford and Dillard have a much higher ceiling and end up being much better players?  It’s no mystery why the steelers just let him walk.  It wasn’t cuz he was a good starting right tackle in the league.  We are building for the future.  We need to address the oline first and formost after we snag Burrow.  And I kinda actual agree on ur point that maybe we do need to address the running back situation at some point but Not in the 3rd and not at the expense of a good linebacker hell no.  
In a perfect world for me Our draft should go
Joe Burrow QB
Austin Jackson OT
Solomon Kindley OG
Jacob Phillips LB

After that go get ur running back or wide receiver for all I care but imo we have to attack those positions first and the draft is set up this year to do that at least as of now.  If we go wideout in 2 and running back in 3 we’re now waiting til the 4th and 5th rounds to even consider a offensive lineman or a linebacker and on this team with this roster with where we suffered all year long thats not a productive approach at all imo.  Like I said last post we we will see how it plays out.

This is a 2-14 team.  You aren't going to fill all it's needs just in one draft.  If you're drafting to try and get an immediate starter in 3, you've already missed the boat.

It's a bad LB class.  If the Bengals think it's a priority, they should address it in FA so they have flexibility in the draft.  I would personally address it this way since LB's are usually a pretty good value in FA.  I'm not opoossed to drafting one early, either, if there's value, but I'm not drafting one just to draft one.  Again, there was no value there in this particular sim.


How do you know Ford, Howard, and Dillard aren't topped out?  Johnson only played 2 games at T in college and stepped in and outperformed all those guys as a rookie.  I would say he still has plenty of upside based on his inexperience at the position.  Fact is, he outplayed them, and with a year in our program, he'll likely outplay anybody you can get in the 2nd next year.

You want to draft based on your perceived needs, go for it.  You don't like mine because I didn't do what you would do, cool.  I've explained my logic, backed it up with facts, and I'm done going round and round with you on this.