MDD Way too cold to do anything outside Simulation

[Essex Johnson]

(01-18-2024, 02:16 AM)Whatever Wrote: It's hard for me to see how this draft makes us a better team in '24.

Mims has massive upside, but he's extremely raw, inexperienced, and had injury concerns. Georgia OL are not really that well coached, either. Mims is a guy similar to Broderick Jones who came out of there last year. Basically, he just wins on athletic ability. I can get behind if a stopgap vet is also brought in, but I don't know that he represents a big, immediate upgrade. There will be growing pains.

Sweat has upside, but trusting a rookie NT to come in and start in the AFCN(which he will have to do even if Reader is resigned), is a tall order.

You kind of lose me when you're drafting a CB4-5 and a C2 instead of addressing WR2-3. Nothing against either guy as a prospect, but neither represents such great value at the slots you're taking them that you can't pass on them, need be damned.

ESPN put out their list of win rates by club, and the Bengals were 9th in Run Block Win Rate. The run game struggles are largely a component of lack of talent at RB, and you don't address the position at all.

Sorry i will take my eyes watching every game and taping them to know we did not block well and open holes especially tackle to tackle...

Also love to pick a NT high, we are very thin there, and a 1st or 2nd rounder can come in and start for us...and no way im putting my $$ on Reader with age and injuries, very likely to start on PUP list for any team