10-11-2016, 04:37 PM
I think the Bengals have missed a lot over the past 5 years on draft picks. That's the biggest knock.
My biggest draft philosophy criticism is drafting 2 OT's in Rounds 1 and 2...1 that has a serious knee injury. They obviously did that so they could let Smith go and save money, and then let Whitworth go and have his huge salary come off the books...but there is a decline.
For whatever reason, Smith didn't draw a lot of interest from other teams and could have been retained for a decent price.
Use that draft pick on actually upgrading the roster then.
The Bengals use high draft picks to replace players that are going to make a lot of money in free agency...rather than upgrade the overall team talent level.
My biggest draft philosophy criticism is drafting 2 OT's in Rounds 1 and 2...1 that has a serious knee injury. They obviously did that so they could let Smith go and save money, and then let Whitworth go and have his huge salary come off the books...but there is a decline.
For whatever reason, Smith didn't draw a lot of interest from other teams and could have been retained for a decent price.
Use that draft pick on actually upgrading the roster then.
The Bengals use high draft picks to replace players that are going to make a lot of money in free agency...rather than upgrade the overall team talent level.
