02-08-2022, 04:03 PM
(02-08-2022, 03:43 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Typically if you're taking an offensive or defensive guy in Rd 3, they're either gonna end up starting or be one of the first guys off the bench.
A 3rd round DL, DB, or OL could get quite a few snaps as part of a rotation or injury.
Why spend a Rd 3 pick on a punter when you can get a punter on (late) Day 3 or just roll with Chrisman, who is a fine punter?
Maybe I devalue punters, but I would never draft a punter that early.
Earliest I'd probably consider is Rd 5.
The last 10 Bengals 3rd round picks...
Joseph Ossai
Logan Wilson
Germaine Pratt
Sam Hubbard
Malik Jefferson
Jordan Willis
Nick Vigil
Tyler Kroft
Paul Dawson
Will Clarke
...you have a Sam Hubbard, Logan Wilson (maybe), and then a whole mountain of disappointment and sadness.
If Chrisman was such a "fine punter", he wouldn't have been cut 5 times in his rookie year without making a roster a single time. Why waste a draft pick McPherson if you can have Randy Bullock who is a fine kicker? Because if you can get a guy who is a significant upgrade for your team, it doesn't matter what his position is.
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