Why Do You Like This Draft!

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(05-01-2022, 09:50 PM)Whatever Wrote: I think you have to look around the league, specifically at KC, for those answers.  

KC won the SB in '19.  They then returned to the SB in '20 with a patchwork OL.  After losing in the SB in large part due to that OL, they sold out trying to build an elite unit and dumped a ton of cap dollars and draft picks into the position group.  However, they neglected their other position groups in the process and moved backwards as a team. 

For the Bengals, it's pretty simple to look at KC's mistakes and not repeat them.  They have tried to improve the OL, but they haven't drawn resources away from other position groups to do so.  

I disagree with this assessment. 
1: I don't think the investment in the Oline was the reason for any regression. I think Mahommes struggled to deal with some of the looks defenses were showing him and the offense as a whole didn't adjust.

2: A superbowl loss to a AFC championship loss is a small regression.

Now they did trade away Hill rather than pay him. So maybe you could blame the investment of the Oline as to why they couldn't pay Hill. But I think Hill skill set might've been part of why they struggled. Also they got a good return on him that they were able to add quite a bit.