10-08-2024, 04:46 AM
A few points as follows:
1) Bengals have used their true premium picks on offense this decade. Burrow, Chase. Their highest pick outside of top-10 was spent on Mims.
2) On defense, Bengals have used late first round picks (Murphy 28, Hill 31)
3) Bengals have attempted drafting defensive players with their first three picks in positions of need, with a one to two year plan of starting for pending departures (Hill for Bates, Murphy for Hubbard/Hendrickson (multiple DEs drafted besides Murphy) , CTB for Chidobe, Turner for Hilton, Shelvin for Reader, etc.)
So the issue besides the offense getting the premium picks is failures in DEVELOPING these defensive picks. Also, Bengals sit in their spot and pick what falls to them - and pat themselves on the back for picking BPA or the dreaded "not picking for need". The reality is that we are picking for need.
Chiefs traded up 10 spots two years ago to draft McDuffie. Similar to us, they picked a need player one year in advance of moving away from Sneed. They packaged their last pick in the first round with their third and fourth round picks.
At this point, going the FA route to replenish with NFL caliber talent is really the only option - other than trades.
1) Bengals have used their true premium picks on offense this decade. Burrow, Chase. Their highest pick outside of top-10 was spent on Mims.
2) On defense, Bengals have used late first round picks (Murphy 28, Hill 31)
3) Bengals have attempted drafting defensive players with their first three picks in positions of need, with a one to two year plan of starting for pending departures (Hill for Bates, Murphy for Hubbard/Hendrickson (multiple DEs drafted besides Murphy) , CTB for Chidobe, Turner for Hilton, Shelvin for Reader, etc.)
So the issue besides the offense getting the premium picks is failures in DEVELOPING these defensive picks. Also, Bengals sit in their spot and pick what falls to them - and pat themselves on the back for picking BPA or the dreaded "not picking for need". The reality is that we are picking for need.
Chiefs traded up 10 spots two years ago to draft McDuffie. Similar to us, they picked a need player one year in advance of moving away from Sneed. They packaged their last pick in the first round with their third and fourth round picks.
At this point, going the FA route to replenish with NFL caliber talent is really the only option - other than trades.
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