04-29-2018, 09:19 PM
Thanks for patience! Long couple weeks.
@sled21 – Main page like Cincinnati.com? Our photogs always caption accurately.
@Truck_1_0_1_ - What rumors? If you read / listen to us at all you know that won’t happen.
@Mallorian69 – Sorry, the draft is over! But I don’t think I would’ve had anything to say then other than they weren’t taking Lamar Jackson ever and taking Billy Price at No. 21. Dammit. I should’ve come on here sooner!
@MaineBengal – Appreciate that. Mixon slimmed down. I think Michael Johnson did, too. But right now there hasn’t been too many discussions about “best shape of their life” type of stuff, to be honest. Ross might be the most interesting one to talk to about that.
@Goalpost –Obviously they traded down. But going in, they were never going to trade up in the second round. The price would be too high. And they didn’t value those linemen that way. And, management is always happy with the draft. They’ll never say otherwise!
@HarleyDog – I don’t do “grades” but I’ll say this: they win for me because for four years all I’ve asked them to do is draft a starter in the first round. They did it for the first time since 2012. So I’d be a hypocrite to say they messed that up. Still think they should’ve made a stronger move for a starting linebacker, but they did add “starters” if you look at special teams. And while that seems unsexy, that group was not very good last year and has gotten worse since 2015. They need to be better there and they should be now. As for OL – I mean, they did get two new starters (Glenn and Price). So simply, the rest of the draft picks weren’t better in their eyes than the three guys they have competing at guard and the two guys they’ve got competing at right tackle.
@sled21 – Main page like Cincinnati.com? Our photogs always caption accurately.
@Truck_1_0_1_ - What rumors? If you read / listen to us at all you know that won’t happen.
@Mallorian69 – Sorry, the draft is over! But I don’t think I would’ve had anything to say then other than they weren’t taking Lamar Jackson ever and taking Billy Price at No. 21. Dammit. I should’ve come on here sooner!
@MaineBengal – Appreciate that. Mixon slimmed down. I think Michael Johnson did, too. But right now there hasn’t been too many discussions about “best shape of their life” type of stuff, to be honest. Ross might be the most interesting one to talk to about that.
@Goalpost –Obviously they traded down. But going in, they were never going to trade up in the second round. The price would be too high. And they didn’t value those linemen that way. And, management is always happy with the draft. They’ll never say otherwise!
@HarleyDog – I don’t do “grades” but I’ll say this: they win for me because for four years all I’ve asked them to do is draft a starter in the first round. They did it for the first time since 2012. So I’d be a hypocrite to say they messed that up. Still think they should’ve made a stronger move for a starting linebacker, but they did add “starters” if you look at special teams. And while that seems unsexy, that group was not very good last year and has gotten worse since 2015. They need to be better there and they should be now. As for OL – I mean, they did get two new starters (Glenn and Price). So simply, the rest of the draft picks weren’t better in their eyes than the three guys they have competing at guard and the two guys they’ve got competing at right tackle.
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