Is it time?

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(01-22-2019, 03:57 PM)guyofthetiger Wrote: Is it time to draft a QB and develop him to replace Dalton in a year or so? Personally, I say yes. With Zac Taylor becoming our new head coach, it would be a perfect time to find our QB of the future. The problem is the Bengals would have to move up in the draft to get a decent QB. Not sure any team would be willing to do so. Dalton's time is winding down and maybe the Bengals can even trade him to another team. The Browns went after Mayfield and it looks like he will pan out for example. I just think it is time.

Key missed point? The Browns went after Mayfield a AFTER adding...
-JC Tretter, C
-Kevin Zeitler, OG
-Chris Hubbard, OT
-David Njoku, TE
-Jarvis Landry, WR

Combine that with drafting RB Nick Chubb and already having OG Joel Bitonio (2018 Pro Bowler). So Mayfield had a great middle three OL and a decent OT to keep the pocket from collapsing and letting him step up, a great RB to hand it off to, a 4x Pro Bowl WR, and a 1st round TE as a safety blanket.

(Their defense, while not being particularly good otherwise, was 2nd in Takeaways.)

If the Bengals draft a QB this year, the guy is going to have a now frequently hurt AJ Green (2 out of the last 3 years and 3 out of the last 5 missing significant time), a good Boyd (who has been hurt both of the last 2 years), some backup TEs who aren't starter quality, an OL of exactly 1 starting quality player, and a great Mixon (who has been hurt every year of his career).

That's not going to net the same results even if the Bengals do somehow manage to get the 1st overall pick rather than the 11th.