(02-09-2020, 11:37 PM)PikesPeakUC Wrote: We need more help at linebacker than just one pick, so I'm hoping for one in the draft and free agency. We keep settling on cheap thumpers in free agency, but we need more athletic guys who can play all three downs. As for trading up, I'd rather not give up assets when we should be trying to accumulate them. I think we're much more likely to field offers after Day 1 since we're first on the clock, and move down to grab more picks, than to move up.

(02-09-2020, 01:33 PM)Bengalstripes18 Wrote: Just wondering what you guys think. If we signed a LB like Littleton or Schobert in FA and traded up for Queen thats a pretty good overhaul to our linebacker corps IMO.

Could still nab a promising cb or guard/tackle or wideout or dlineman in the 3rd-5th.

(02-09-2020, 06:53 PM)Gdale_Bengal Wrote: Would rather them trade up for murray.

I dont know why queen is now the bees knees all thecsudden

(02-10-2020, 12:47 PM)Schmitbuck Wrote: I find it unlikely that they trade up from 33. They're more likely to trade up later in the draft if they have extra picks.

I'd honestly be surprised if the Bengals didn't trade down from the 33rd pick. Depending how far they drop, they could be looking at an extra 3rd & 4th.

(02-10-2020, 01:09 PM)Bengalstripes18 Wrote: Could see Queen going higher than expected, and not being in the conversation.

Could see there being some wideouts at the top of the board at 33, and the Bengals wanting to trade down and go defense or offensive line.

Could see them selecting someone too. Definitely an interesting pick, hoping they nail it.

For such a crappy season, the Bengals always make the offseason interesting for sure.

(02-10-2020, 10:30 AM)ochocincos Wrote: Everyone noticed him in the National Championship flying around and making plays.

(02-10-2020, 01:44 PM)Whatever Wrote: Queen did basically nothing his entire college career until the last 3 games of this year, and now he's gone from 7th round to 1st round consideration. Kid has bust written all over him.  His sudden rise really shows just how bad this LB class really is.

(02-10-2020, 01:50 PM)ochocincos Wrote: He took over as full-time starter once Devin White went to the NFL.
A reason he wasn't talked about until January was because of what I mentioned but also people didn't expect he'd declare after just one year starting.
It's a gamble for sure. 
And also yes, the LB draft class as a whole is very bad. This may have been a reason why he declared, as he may have a better shot to go earlier this year compared to next year.

(02-10-2020, 04:12 PM)Takedown Wrote: Pass. This is the year I actually wouldn't mind waiting past the second round to grab a LB. Unless Murray somehow drops to 33, then I'm looking hard at who dropped from the 1st round. There will be a lot of guys there. A lot of us will not be happy with who we pick at 33. Maybe look at trade offers. Grab an extra 3rd/4th.

(02-10-2020, 05:13 PM)Bengalstripes18 Wrote: Would you be happy trading up for Murray over Queen? I want to see us get our guy at linebacker if possible. And obviously want that guy to pan out. Otherwise we grab a mid round guy and put it off to next year again.

If you combine bringing in Burrow and our first round LT from last year with an FA LB like Littleton and a bottom of the 1st linebacker, i feel like its a good start. Draft a promising G/T with the pick we get for Dalton, as well as a cb and a good defensive line prospect in the 3rd/4th and suddenly we are a lot better—provided we resign AJ and Dennard and Eifert and a few other pending FAs.