Which player makes the cheifs say “sh*t, the bengals just got…”

[CJD]

(04-27-2023, 01:53 PM)Ell Prez Wrote: This is often the way I look at things in life. Opportunity cost. When I’m trying to decide if I should sell something, I think, if I had $X amount of money, would I go buy this right now. If the answer is no, it’s likely I should sell it.


I look at our first round pick the same way. Which player(s), that actually have a shot of being there at 28, would make the Cheifs say “Oh crap, I can’t believe the Bengals just got…. He’s going to be hard to game plan against.”


For me, it’s Gibbs as the one who fits that and also has the chance to be there at 28. He may be gone before then, but if he falls, I wouldn’t be mad at all if we took him. I’d prefer one of the top Tackles or DL, but if not there, I think Gibbs strikes more fear than Forbes.

I feel like Forbes will be the pick if he’s there, but we need to win this year. Gibbs gets us closer. Obviously Bijan would but I think he’s gone in top 15. I think Gibbs is more impactful next year on the Bengals than any single TE (they often take time to develops in NFL). I think Gibbs is a bigger playmaker than any of the receivers, and even if not- we don’t need one. He would barley see the field. Gibbs can get involved in the passing game on every single play.


Just my thoughts. Ultimately, for the first time in my bengals life, I’m good with whoever the Bengals pick. I trust they’ll get it right.


Can’t wait for tonight!!

In terms of day 1, instant impact to improve the team in a way that you can't really create in a later round, I agree that Gibbs would create the most groans among our biggest opponents for the 2023 Super Bowl.

Forbes, on the other hand, is a more of a slow burn selection, where he may help you this season, especially if someone gets injured, but his true value will be realized in 2024, 2025 and 2026 (and longer if we extend him), since he likely replaces Awuzie who we might not have money to re-sign.

I agree that TE has a fairly low day 1 impact as well, because TEs typically take a while to get going and, even once they do, the non-Travis Kelce TEs in the NFL are usually only a few hundred yards better than a guy like Hayden Hurst (Hockenson, Andrews, Engram and Kittle are #2 through 5 for TEs in receiving yards, and none of them cracked 1000 yards). I think Mayer would give us a solid 600 to 700 yards this year and maybe 6 TDs, but that isn't all that much beyond what Irv could give us in the same role. The positional value just isn't there.