***2023 NFL Draft Thread***

[CincyKid]

(04-28-2023, 09:36 PM)matmaven Wrote: 7 picks to go and guessing here's 8 guys on our list for pick 60.  Heavy on CB.  Anyone else?

Washington TE (injury concern?)
Kraft TE
Jones T
Torrence G
Stevenson CB
Ringo CB
Rush CB
Turner CB
Moss CB

give me another starter to protect Joey B.........drop to us Torrence

[Joelist]

This is what happens to us year after year because of the team being overly hesitant to trade up. ESPECIALLY when you're picking at the bottom of rounds you can't passively sit there as by the time you come up you are reduced to hoping for value instead of addressing needs.

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

A smidge high for Dexter & Reed in my book, but not much. Rd 3 forceither tinis and I'd have been happy .

[Fan_in_Kettering]

(04-28-2023, 09:41 PM)CincyKid Wrote: give me another starter to protect Joey B.........drop to us Torrence

Absolutely. One can never have too much offensive line depth — especially in the AFC North.

[matmaven]

(04-28-2023, 09:39 PM)Clark W Griswold Wrote: If I had to predict right now I would say our pick will be a CB

Only JAX and maybe one other ahead of us looking for CB this round.  Could have a pick of a few.

[*Synric*]

(04-28-2023, 09:41 PM)Joelist Wrote: This is what happens to us year after year because of the team being overly hesitant to trade up. ESPECIALLY when you're picking at the bottom of rounds you can't passively sit there as by the time you come up you are reduced to hoping for value instead of addressing needs.

Bengals didnt get into trade up range until pick 50. To go higher than that would have cost their 3rd or multiple day 3 picks. 



Unless Jonah goes which isnt going to happen today.

[THE PISTONS]

(04-28-2023, 09:40 PM)BIGDADDYFROMCINCINNATI Wrote: The way its shaping up for us looks to be Tyrique Stevenson or Dawand Jones. 

Or a WR. But, yes. I'd be happy with Stevenson.

[cinci4life]

KC traded up.

[ah5]

(04-28-2023, 09:40 PM)BIGDADDYFROMCINCINNATI Wrote: The way its shaping up for us looks to be Tyrique Stevenson or Dawand Jones. 

Wait dewand Jones is still available?

[Clark W Griswold]

(04-28-2023, 09:41 PM)Joelist Wrote: This is what happens to us year after year because of the team being overly hesitant to trade up. ESPECIALLY when you're picking at the bottom of rounds you can't passively sit there as by the time you come up you are reduced to hoping for value instead of addressing needs.

There are still plenty of good players at positions of need available. I would guess that a bunch of the guys fans liked who already got picked weren’t even on their radar for the second round.

[Burma]

(04-28-2023, 09:40 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: Yeah, that freaks me out because foot injuries ruin careers, and having one before he even gets drafted takes him off my board c

Take Kraft. 

Apparently the foot injury was in 2021. The injury in spring of 2022 was coyly couched as a lower leg injury and seemed to have taken awhile to heal Then he left the Playoff game against the Buckeyes with an ankle injury. I was not able to find any specifics on the foot or "lower leg injury" though.

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(04-28-2023, 09:41 PM)CincyKid Wrote: give me another starter to protect Joey B.........drop to us Torrence

Insider guy had the 8 as: Kraft, LaPorta, D. Jones, Bergeron, Brents, Ringo, & Scott & Mims. 

Not our top 8. Torrence & Hyatt have to be surprises they are still there. 

[Joelist]

(04-28-2023, 09:43 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: Absolutely.  One can never have too much offensive line depth — especially in the AFC North.

Depth yes, bounce Volson for no reason no. Volson did well - look at thew season long trajectory and you see that by the time we got to the end of it he was playing at or slightly above league average. And this was with a LT playing injured who got beat inside constantly. 

[Murdock2420]

Certainly wouldn't be upset with a CB here, Ringo would be nice. Doubt Stevenson from Miami is still there at 60.

[coachmcneil71]

(04-28-2023, 09:41 PM)Joelist Wrote: This is what happens to us year after year because of the team being overly hesitant to trade up. ESPECIALLY when you're picking at the bottom of rounds you can't passively sit there as by the time you come up you are reduced to hoping for value instead of addressing needs.

I'm not going to get into it with you, but the Bengal's have very rarely drafted on the backside of the draft. Just saying.

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

Dallas is gonna take Kraft.

[NATI BENGALS]

oh man oh man oh man I feel like we are about to get a really good player at the end of the 2nd round

[JumboTron]

(04-28-2023, 09:41 PM)Joelist Wrote: This is what happens to us year after year because of the team being overly hesitant to trade up. ESPECIALLY when you're picking at the bottom of rounds you can't passively sit there as by the time you come up you are reduced to hoping for value instead of addressing needs.

So do we just pack it in now or wait till later??

[BIGDADDYFROMCINCINNATI]

(04-28-2023, 09:43 PM)Synric Wrote: Bengals didnt get into trade up range until pick 50. To go higher than that would have cost their 3rd or multiple day 3 picks. 



Unless Jonah goes which isnt going to happen today.

I read in the Columbus dispatch ZT was saying he is fine taking the best available at any position, b/c he thinks were loaded at every position, so I didn't expect him to trade to get that "One player he has to have."

[Webbtown]

Looking like Ringo if he there.