Devin White

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(01-08-2019, 09:50 AM)uticabengalfan Wrote: I dont see any scenario we pass on this guy if hes still there at 11. Guy has the ability to anchor our weakest part of the defense for many years. The only other player id even consider at 11 if White is available is Jonah Williams

This.  Taking Ross at #9 was a vision of Tyreek Hill for the Bengals.   They thought he could take the top off defenses and let AJ, Eifert, and Boyd feast underneath.  At least part of the problem became the predictability of that game plan and the underneath guys were dropping like flies.  Ross actually made some nice plays in the Red Zone, where he was no longer relegated to:  "You just run deep".  

I think the Bengals aren't stupid (maybe just a little) and they realize just how poor their LB play was last year.  They see Burfict's decline and they know how they were a different defense when he was healthy.  If White is there, he makes an immediate upgrade to the entire defense.  

They need to also get a LB that can start in FA and let the rest of the draft come to them.