The Truth We All Ignore: Mike Brown

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(01-05-2025, 11:31 PM)cincyfan429 Wrote: End of the day they need to better in the draft. Look they have been in the league over 50 years and only drafted 1 HOF player so far that aint getting it done. Second build the O-Line and the wins will follow. It all starts up front

Well part of that is (or can be) bias towards Cincinnati organization.
Bengals have some great players who have (way) more production than many of these HOF guys, but those guys get credit for being on Super Bowl winning teams.

All-Pro and/or Pro Bowl-caliber should be the better gauge of hitting on draft picks.

Have they really "hit" on any early draft pick in the Taylor era aside from Burrow, Chase, and Higgins?

This comes down to proper scouting and arguably being able to either mold that player into the team scheme or adapt the scheme around said player.
I personally think the Bengals have had some decent draft picks who didn't pan out because of poor coaching.