05-13-2019, 01:49 PM
(05-13-2019, 12:49 PM)depthchart Wrote: The gist of what I was talking about has more to do with "Hole Filling" from year to year as seeming to be a priority.They have john connor who softened the blow of losing bell to say the very least as connor beasted and Ju ju is a top 10 wide receiver in the league. they dont have to replace those two as connor stepped right in and replaced bell like an animal and having ju ju and antonio brown is a luxury not a must especially with a qb like Roethlisberger under center. having a top tier middle linebacker who can fly sideline to sideline in that defense is a must which is why they made the move. smart on their part...while the bengals sat around and waited for pigs to fly. the steelers are typically always around winning seasons cuz their office knows what they are doing...our bengals are still looking for just anything to resemble any type of success. and im not talking a winning season im talking play off wins and maybe a championship game maybe a super bow appearence. something the steelers know all about. this organization not so much.
Yes Fred, the Bengals started the Draft with 11 picks and ended with 10. (less volume)
Instead of splitting that hair, I'll say it splits in Fred's favor but let's get back to my gist.
Bengal fans seem used to the need to "Hole fill" and we tend to foresee a player departure like say Tyler Boyd leaving next season as opening a new hole to fill via next year's Draft.
The Steelers just had a Major Departure of Antonio Brown yet it did NOT trigger the Steelers to hold onto a 2nd & 3rd round pick to fill the holes of Brown/Bell/Shazier/another corner etc that seemed needing to be filled.
They decided to Target one Key piece by getting Devin Bush at the expense of losing a 2nd & 3rd round pick.
They gave up two High Quality picks to do so even though they could have used those high quality picks for more hole filling high quality volume.
Yes Fred, the Bengals have done this type of move in the past and the Gist of my Post was not that they never have done it.
My point is: Will the Bengals seemingly remain in what appears to be a perpetual need to fill holes mindset -or- will they get to a point soon where they become willing to target a KEY PIECE in a trade up early ? (like the Steelers did even after losing Antonio Brown to make a glaring new hole)
Would a glaring new hole opening up for the Bengals in 2020 just trigger a fear to trade up early in the 2020 Draft at the expense of high quality picks from the Fanbase itself ?
For example, The Bengals lose Tyler Boyd next season yet trade a 2nd and 3rd round pick for a trade up for a much needed Star caliber linebacker in 2020.
To me, there seemed to be a fearlessness in what the Steelers did.
