04-25-2020, 12:21 PM
I would have gone WR at 33 over tackle (with Queen, Murray, and Brooks gone), so I was with the FO there.
But I must confess, of the guys on the board day 2, I much preferred Pittman to Higgins. Was not high on Mins (too raw). I wanted a security blanket type for Burrow & thought Pittman could be our Michael Thomas. He's bigger and more physical than Higgins and also returns kicks & blocks punts, and a better run blocker.
I also did not like the way Higgins did not do much in the CFP this year.
Having said that, he is still more polished than Shenault or Mims, he just rurned 21 so perhaps he does get a bit stronger (into the 220+ range). And unlike Pittman (who is a wide guy), Higgins has experience in the slot & wide, so he can lineup with any combo of AJ, Boyd, Ross, and Tate. If Ross improves again this year, the WR corps is NASTY.
Plus, he is a Bengals fan who modeled his game on AJ.
I don't LOVE the pick, but I get it and am warming to it. I certainly do not hate it.
But I must confess, of the guys on the board day 2, I much preferred Pittman to Higgins. Was not high on Mins (too raw). I wanted a security blanket type for Burrow & thought Pittman could be our Michael Thomas. He's bigger and more physical than Higgins and also returns kicks & blocks punts, and a better run blocker.
I also did not like the way Higgins did not do much in the CFP this year.
Having said that, he is still more polished than Shenault or Mims, he just rurned 21 so perhaps he does get a bit stronger (into the 220+ range). And unlike Pittman (who is a wide guy), Higgins has experience in the slot & wide, so he can lineup with any combo of AJ, Boyd, Ross, and Tate. If Ross improves again this year, the WR corps is NASTY.
Plus, he is a Bengals fan who modeled his game on AJ.
I don't LOVE the pick, but I get it and am warming to it. I certainly do not hate it.
