So I Started Doing the Math

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(03-27-2021, 10:33 AM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: It took a great deal of thought and much consideration to come up with the following equation.

What position groups are still in need of a key contributor and how many total groups??
WR? Yep
TE? Yep
OT? Yep
LB? Yep
Edge? Yep
DT? Yep
OG? Yep
7

How many day one and day two picks do we have?
3

7-3=4

4 what?

4 wins last year that's why we are picking at 5





WE NEED TO TRADE BACK FROM 5


One player isn't gonna do it.

Well, you're not getting 4 extra picks in this year's draft for a trade down, so you're looking at at least two years to fill all those holes regardless of trading down or not, though some of them are pretty suspect.

TE isn't really a need.  Uzomah and Sample are a serviceable tandem. It would be nice to upgrade there, but it isn't a need.

With Reiff and Jonah we have 2 good starting T's, so T isn't really a need this year.  It would be great to get one due to the strength of this year's class and Jonah's injury history, but it's not a need.

LB is a draft and develop position where rookies are rarely good.  We took 3 last year.  Some patience is required here.

Still a lot of solid edge rushers in FA that will be on prove it deals this year.  I don't think this is a big draft need.

We have 4 good DT's in Reader, Wren, Tupou, and Ogunjobi.  It would be nice to get a pass rushing UT to replace Geno, but this isn't a need, either.

WR and G are big holes.  The rest are spots where we gave at least serviceable players, but it would be nice to upgrade.