Why Do You Like This Draft!

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(05-04-2022, 07:29 PM)OSUfan Wrote: Sorry but your post is silliness. We needed depth most of all in the defensive backfield and especially in the form of covering TEs and RBs. We go that and did it in spades. This defensive backfield can be ran out with multiple different looks now that can be run with the same personnel groupings. 

TE was already addressed with the signing of Hayden Hurst, whom I personally think will be a real asset to this offense, not to mention that we still have Drew Sample and Moss. I am intrigued with Scotty Washington myself and would really like to see him push for playing time given his receiving skills. He is up to almost 250 pounds of what appears to be solid weight.

LT -  Jonah Williams/D' Ante Smith
LG - Carman/Volson/
C - Ted Karras/Trey Hill
RG - Alex Cappa/Volson
RT - Lael Collins/Prince/Carman

That is without even accounting for them bringing in Ben Brown from Ole Miss. You act as if the offensive line has not been addressed at all since the end of the season. That clearly is not the case.

The team has improved dramatically since the end of the season and they were already the best in the division so your argument that everyone else in the division got better but we did not is not accurate at all.

I like this draft because they added quality pieces to enhance the direction we have been headed that will be clear insurance policies should we lose some FAs after the season. We added another solid piece at the 3 technique to back up Hill as well as another piece that can rotate in on the edge.

We needed help at CB and got it with Taylor-Britt, whom I believe will push Apple strongly for playing time. Daxson has the coverage skill of a corner so he is certainly a piece that could figure in the mix if necessary. 

Bengals fans need to get used to picking low in the draft because this is a new era!

Agree with the majority of what you said here.  Just want to give some insight I recently received around hayden.

Won't go in depth on the source here, but i had a long conversation with an individual high up in another nfl teams staff about our hayden pick up.  This individual has a knowledge about players and the team systems far beyond what 99.99% of us here have and I trust his insight.  He made it clear there will be a significant drop off from CJ to Hurst.  Said he's a great guy, but he's going to struggle with more advanced routes / package pick-ups we installed with CJ.  Give him a point in a straight line down the field and he'll get to it fast, I was told, but don't expect a ton of production that requires football IQ.  Also indicated CJ is a far superior blocker.  

Again, not saying we should have gone after a TE, just want to pass along and temper expectations for Hurst.  He's just not in the same league as CJ.  I'm more concerned with the loss of CJ's intangibles and his locker room presence really.  Can't fault the guy one bit for getting that bag and will always root for him.