01-19-2024, 03:58 PM
(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.
Well, to start with you do not average the amount of offense that Georgia does with the QBs they have had without outstanding offensive line play...period. Unfortunately, all upgrades are not immediate but passing on elite talent sitting there is not very smart at all.
Do explain why if Reader returns that a rookie would have to start. Seems a bit confusing does it not? As well, you previously complained about a rookie not making an immediate impact with the selection of Mims now you complain that a rookie may have to make an immediate impact. Riding that fence must be killing your crotch.
CB 4-5? You may want to check out the status of the Bengals roster. Right now you have under contract Hilton, Turner, Taylor-Britt, and Davis. Hilton is not going to play the boundary. When James was selected the only players ranked higher on the board than him were...J. Sanders - TE, C. Bullock - S, T. Benson - RB, R. Orhorhoro - DL, J. Brooks - RB. So unless your theory is to overdraft a position to fill that position then taking James was absolutely a solid selection.
Drafting James and Frazier were great value picks unless you have tunnel vision and are looking only at the '24 season which hopefully this franchise is not doing.
Chase Brown is going to be an outstanding RB and him and Mixon are both back in '24.
