“Kick the Tires” on Proven Performers

[Essex Johnson]

(02-18-2025, 12:37 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: I totally get what you're saying, But speaking to the draft:

It's a total crap shoot for sure. You just never really know what you're getting. But I do think the Bengals have a history of rolling the dice a bit to far, hoping too much.

Cases in point - Drew Sample Rd 2 - 52 Nearly a top 50 pick and he's produced so very little. Good blocker but still way to high a pick for his production.

Jackson Carman Rd 2 - 12 His draft profile is not a glaring draft this guy fast thing. I doubt many teams had him graded as a top half of the 2nd prospect.

Myles Murphy Rd 1 - 28 Again his draft profiles read needs development to make it in the pros.

Jermaine Burton Rd 3 - 80 Just way too many red flags coming in to take that big a chance in the 3rd round. And look where we are.

And there are other bad misses in top 4 rounds for sure. This team can't continue to swing and miss this badly on top round draft picks!

I agree with you especially Carman but Murphy was projected a 1st round , some thought he go top 20,