Report: Burrow pushing for Bengals to draft Chase

[Murdock2420]

(04-10-2021, 06:54 PM)Whatever Wrote: Marshall will likely go in the 1st with that Pro Day performance.

Currently, there are 13 OL in the Top 50 of the Consensus Big Board(created through averaging numerous big boards) vs 8 WR's.  There are 20 OL in the Top 100 vs 14 WR's.  You have a much better chance of getting 2 immediate starters going WR in 1, OL in 2 vs OL in 1, WR in 2.  The OL class is so stacked that most of the guys available in the 2nd would be 1st rounders in a normal class, similar to last year's WR class.

If Marshall goes in 1, that means Bateman or Toney is easily sitting there at 38. 

I get your argument about top 100, but we are talking elite level talents not, this guy might be good. Every year half the top 100 flames out.

Sewell is a lock, going to be a good OL, no one questions that.

Chase is going to be a good WR no one questions that.

There is 2 "elite" OL players in this draft, Sewell and Slater. Then there is Vera Tucker and Darrisaw maybe Cosmi on Tier 2, then tier 3 begins with Leatherwood and Eichenberg and etc...

WR, Chase, Waddle and Smith. After the Championship, everyone here was screaming for Smith. Then it went back to Chase and based on career numbers, Waddle actually might be the best one. But all 3 are high level. The drop to tier two here is Marshall Jr, Bateman, Toney, and Rondale Moore is still viewed as a 1st round talent. Then tier 3 with Elijah Moore, Dyami Brown, etc.

Look at those list and think, what position group can you develop in Cincy... OL or WR? Recent history says... round 2 WR are impact players for us. It's really not complicated at all.


Also, before anyone asks how I know Toney or Bateman has to be there at 38.

In the past 10 NFL drafts only once was there more then 5 WRs in the first 38 picks. 1 time, usually it is 3 to 4.

So, assume Chase, Waddle, Smith, Marshall all go in 1... that leaves Bateman, Toney, Moore and Moore.

The gap from Bateman to Chase is much smaller then the gap from Sewell to Leatherwood.