04-02-2021, 06:34 PM
(04-02-2021, 01:23 AM)Whatever Wrote: But they were still primarily drafting defense in the 1st, which certainly isn't glamorous. They also spent 4 2nd's on defense in that time frame, meaning they took more defense than offense in the first and second rounds through the '90's.
Blake was benched and only started 2 games in '98, so saying he was a solid QB at that point is a big stretch. In retrospect, we should have taken the trade, but they got locked in...on one guy...who played for Oregon. You know, since you reminded me of Fisher in the other thread, do you think there's a reason why whenever the Bengals spend a high pick on a guy from Oregon they turn out to be a complete bust?
Blake only started 2 games in '98 because we kept trying to replace him with fancy new toys. In 98 the new toy was Neil O'Donnell, who promptly went 2-9 while our QB's were sacked 53 times...because Mike refused to put his priorities where they belonged. On. The. Line.
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