04-03-2024, 02:34 PM
(04-03-2024, 02:04 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: I disagree.
Hitting on the first round pick is big and can help out a franchise a great deal, especially if you hit, but the mid and late rounds are where the draft is won, IMCO.
The value to fill the roster with quality players to put around your stars is more important than the first round pick.
That's why our lack of scouts in the past has been a problem because we were unable to find the smaller school guys or guys that didn't make all the highlight films on TV.
The first round pick is big because, like this year, it can help us build/finish building the line to protect our franchise (Burrow) or give him an important weapon (Bowers, Thomas Jr, etc), and can help put us over the edge, but the rounds after the first are where you find your quality players to build your roster, and that's the most important.
I'm definitely hoping we hit on our first round pick, but look at the history of our first round picks and we tend to miss more than we hit on names that make a huge difference to our team, especially in the first year: Price, Ross, Bill Jackson, Dennard, Eifert, Cedric Ogbuehi (definitely didn't live up to anywhere near his potential, especially in year one).
Like I said, I'm definitely hoping we hit on our first pick and he can be someone to be big for the franchise for a long time, but, like I said, the first pick is far from the most important pick.
I agree with what you are saying.
I would say that this Thread is more geared to the belief by many that the Bengals need to get an Offensive Tackle in round one.
Hitting on any pick helps and missing on any pick hurts or is an opportunity lost.
I am open to many different positions in round 1. (OT - IOL - WR - TE - Corner - DT etc & in no particular order just as long as it is a HIT)
Probably would not help much to hit on a QB though - LOL but you never know.
