(03-14-2024, 12:59 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: FA impacts the draft. Bengals have 10 draft picks but won't have 10 roster spots available. So, option is to draft and cut draft picks or draft and cut existing players under contract.

Would the Bengals use some of those picks to jump into the top 10 for example to get a future franchise type OT? OT is loaded, but problem is many predict top guys may be gone prior to our 18th pick.

Or trade up to get the best pass catching TE in the draft Bowers from Georgia?

Or do they use picks to move up in the second round to get a DJ Reader replacement?

There are many teams in rebuild mode and need additional picks like Titans, Bears and Giants.

I put this in the free agent thread because our FA deeply impacts the draft.

Thoughts?

(03-14-2024, 01:10 PM)CottonHill Wrote: It completely depends on if another team calls. I do not expect our FO to be proactive and aggressive.

(03-14-2024, 01:14 PM)casear2727 Wrote: They could definitely make some moves, but dont expect any to be big movers.

Things to consider:
1.  It would take us giving up our 2nd rounder to even sniff the Top 10.  Any pick after the 2nd only moves us up 1 or 2 slots in the 1st.
2.  After the Top 100 (end of round 3) the talent level drops extremely quick in this year's draft according to multiple sources.

I could see us moving up in later rounds, we could jump to the top of the 3rd with our later 3rd round comp pick, or the top of the 4th with our 5th rounder, top of the 5th with our first 6th, but not the 2nd comp pick in the 6th.

(03-14-2024, 01:32 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Having two 3rd round picks makes it easier to give up a 2nd to move into the top 10 of the 1st and get that RT. Or maybe give up a 3rd and a 7th

(03-14-2024, 12:59 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Would the Bengals use some of those picks to jump into the top 10 for example to get a future franchise type OT? OT is loaded, but problem is many predict top guys may be gone prior to our 18th pick.

(03-14-2024, 01:32 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Having two 3rd round picks makes it easier to give up a 2nd to move into the top 10 of the 1st and get that RT. Or maybe give up a 3rd and a 7th

(03-14-2024, 01:53 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: I think we are more likely to move back than up.

Especially Rd1. Say Fuaga, Latham, & Bowers are all gone. Who do we take? Best CB around? Mims or Guyton? Thomas? That menu may still be available at 22 or 23.

Now, in Rd2, I could see us moving up. Especially if Reader is gone. Sweat will not last. He and McKinley Jackson are the only 2 NTs I could see being good year 1.

But generally, we avoid big cost move ups. And we do have a lot of holes/needs.

(03-14-2024, 01:53 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: I think we are more likely to move back than up.

Especially Rd1. Say Fuaga, Latham, & Bowers are all gone. Who do we take? Best CB around? Mims or Guyton? Thomas? That menu may still be available at 22 or 23.

Now, in Rd2, I could see us moving up. Especially if Reader is gone. Sweat will not last. He and McKinley Jackson are the only 2 NTs I could see being good year 1.

But generally, we avoid big cost move ups. And we do have a lot of holes/needs.

(03-14-2024, 05:59 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: I wonder if it could be the end of guys like Tycen, Hill the C, Carman, D’ante, Tufele, Carter, Gunter, Evans. Which is a good possibility if we keep all 10.

I’ve been hearing since the beginning of draft season that it is a weak class. That makes me want to trade up. And I’m usually a trade back guy.

But it won’t hurt my feelings if we trade away all four of the 6th and 7th rounders I believe we are supposed to have to make sure we get the guys we want. Just don’t let Tobin do it. And get his guys like Bodine and Ryan Finley………. Let a guest from the bengals board make the trade and the pick or some random person off the street.

(03-15-2024, 12:37 AM)Bengal Dude Wrote: Duke hates trading up. Unless 2022 repeats and their draft board gets depleted quickly, I fully expect them to keep all 10 picks and possibly even trade down for even more. I wouldn't be surprised to see them use those late round picks on possibly finding a punter to compete with Robbins and a 3rd QB to possibly take over for Browning in a couple of seasons.