04-22-2021, 01:40 PM
(04-22-2021, 12:38 PM)AtomicBlaze Wrote: If we draft a receiver in the first round, I predict the entire draft is a bust. I would rather trade down to late in the first round and pickup up an extra first or early second, and draft the best OT and OG/C available at those positions potentially taking the top 3 offensive lineman available in round 1 and 2.
If we draft a receiver first we will probably end up reaching for offensive lineman in the 2nd since they will be desperate and teams will continuously jump before us because they know we will be desperate for offensive lineman and I doubt we get good value at that point. If we take a OT like Sewell we will control the draft and take better value since we will not be as desperate. I don't even see receiver as a need, I would just take one in the 4th and hope we get a steal like the Steelers do every year.
Cheer up Eeyore. We pick 6th in the second round. In this O-lineman deep draft there are more O-linemen with a second round grade than there are picks before us in that round so 8 teams would have to continuously jump us, even though there is O-line talent in round 3 as well and teams will have other needs as well as O-line.
eg using the Athletic's consensus big board drawn from more than 50 big boards.
Landon Dickerson (33)
Samuel Cosmi (38)
Alex Leatherwood (39)
Creed Humphrey (42)
Dillon Radunz (44)
Liam Eichenberg (47)
Jalen Mayfield (48)
Wyatt Davis (55)
Then third round targets where the Bengals pick 5th in the round and have pick 69 and fourth round targets with pick 111
Quinn Meinerz (62)
Jackson Carman (70)
Josh Myers (72)
Trey Smith (75)
Brady Christensen (87)
Spencer Brown (88)
Walker Little (92)
Aaron Banks (96)
James Hudson (99)
Ben Cleveland (101)
Deonte Brown (106)
Kendrick Green (108)
Stone Forsythe (119)
D'Ante Smith (126)
As for need for a WR, the Bengals used at least 3 WRs on over 80% of their offensive snaps. It's a de facto starter. Teams are also more likely to jump the Bengals for WR because in a deep draft of slot receivers there are only a few WRs who match what the Bengals obviously need from that position (ie a quick outside receiver who complements Boyd and Higgins) whereas any of 4 O-line spots could be upgraded.
