Mike Greenberg on 1530 today.

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(04-22-2021, 07:53 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: AJ Green was absolutely a great player.  However, for a team with no QB at the moment, that was a poor pick by position selection that put the team at serious risk of not having a viable starting QB for the 2011 season.

They got lucky in the 2nd, and Andy Dalton turned into not only a viable starter, but was even in the MVP conversation for part of the 2015 season.

Basically, the Bengals made a stupid move, and then got by on pure luck to cover the error.  Folks usually don't get that lucky, twice for the same mistake.  They need to build the OL, not just for the health benefit of Joe Burrow, but for the good of the win/loss percentage of the franchise.

You are absolutely correct, my friend.  That was luck, plain and simple.  It was almost like they were going to just bite the bullet and suck for Luck if they didn't get Dalton and they ended up squeaking in to the playoffs.  

While I completely agree that they need to "build the line", I don't see using the #5 overall pick on a guy you will play at RT.  Not when there is a game-changer like Chase on the board.  I have called the rest of the draft "Trench Warfare" as I would like to see 3 picks on the offensive line and the other 4 on the defensive line.  I just see how the ratbirds and steelers shut down Boyd and Higgins and we need an elite third weapon to attack those defenses if they want to win the division.