If Penei was drafted at 5, is this a playoff team?

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(01-06-2022, 01:05 PM)Frank Booth Wrote: They’d essentially be the Chargers if cincy picked Sewell

Possibly so, although I'll say Ekeler is more of a stud as a pass-catching RB than Mixon probably is.
It's reasonable to expect that Higgins and Boyd would be about where Allen and Mike Williams are production-wise if Chase wasn't on the team.
Uzomah could potentially have more production if he was the third option in the passing game. Or a Day 2 WR if the Bengals chose to do that instead of Carman or Ossai.
The offense would be less dynamic though, as Chase is the best big-play guy they have.
Almost assuredly more passing attempts though to make up for it.