Sign Reiff, Draft DeVonta Smith

[kevin]

(03-18-2021, 10:11 AM)Kaiden.Gower Wrote: This made me laugh, the consensus now leading closer into the draft is that multiple receivers have more value than smith now, Atleast that I’m seeing. And why do we pass on a talent like Sewell and justify that by taking a 170 lb wr that will get owned by physical corners

Because if he was a Heisman winner in the SEC and kicked Ohio States butts all over the field, the SEC is as close to playing in The NFL as you can get.  ALSO if Bengals sign this star Tackle in Free Agency to go with Williams at Tackle, that is their Tackle money, and don't look for more salary cap into Sewell.  Bengals just lost AJ Green and Ross.  Are you saying 2 lousy WRs are better than having a Hill or Rice.  If you are talking multiple receivers, you just made my case.  With Green and Ross gone, The multiple receivers of Boyd, Higgins and Devonta Smith.  If Smith gone, The multiple receivers of Boyd, Higgins and Chase. Plus in order for Burrow to succeed, he needs multiple receivers as at LSU. Plus, in order for Coach Taylor to succeed, he needs multiple receivers as at Rams. 

Now if Bengals do not sign the free agent Offensive Tackle Reiff, then you throw this out the window and take Sewell. 

But signing Reiff opens up signing a Top 5 Pick WR in the wake of Green and Ross leaving.  In todays NFL, 1 or 2 good WRs doesn't cut it.  You need to have Boyd, Higgins and a Smith or Chase to have more pass catchers than NFL Defenses can cover, drop back, hit the open man like basketball. Move the ball up the field, put points on the board. Todays ticky tacky rules means more high scoring games, but Bengals don't score any points and why in last place. 

I know I'm talking to fans who thought we could field teams of Baby Hawk and the likes of him. Baby Hawk was not very good, no separation ability. Neither were many of the other stiffs Bengals used as 3rd and 4th WR's and kick returners, when a Green was injured, they could not step up in starting. The play-off game vs Indy a good example, our back-ups like Baby Hawk stunk. Adding DeVonta Smith or Chase to Boyd and Higgins gives Bengals Play-Off Team depth at WR.

I'll add that even though Bengals had Isaac Curtis, they went out and drafted 2 WR's at top of the draft, one of them was Collinsworth. Without that move, Bengals do not go to Super Bowl same year in 1981. They became loaded with more WRs than most teams could cover. Ken Anderson becomes MVP in NFL, in great part to the WR's were better.

I do not know where you get your info on DeVonta Smith not being good enough for last place Bengals. I could listen to you, but instead I will listen to SEC, The people that gave him The Heisman, The sports people like Mahomes, LeBron James who Tweeted all night about how this guy Destroyed Ohio State all night long. I like the sound of Back to Back Heisman winners from the SEC, Joe Burrow and Devonte Smith who each Dominated the Championship Games. An LSU Heisman and an Alabama Heisman out of Super Conference SEC. There, I've said it, SEC is THE BEST college conference.

If we do NOT get Reiff though, we are back to taking Sewell, because we must protect our QB.