Yesterday, 04:52 PM
Well, the Bengals shocked the football world by wrapping up both Chase and Higgins with long term deals and solidifying the WR1 & WR2 positions for the next several years. The elephant in the room now is the Hendrickson negotiation. I am not sure if they get an extension worked out with Hendrickson and the fact that he turns 31 during the season could mean they are looking to get younger on the edge.
The true weakness on offense right now lies at both guard positions and on defense solidifying the defensive backfield with better corners and a good young safety to pair with Jordan Battle.
Given the above factors this is how it went:
When the Bengals went on the clock with the 17th selection I was eyeing Mykel Williams or Tyler Booker but both players were off the board. With guard being my biggest concern I would be looking at Jackson or Ratledge in the second or third. With both key targets off the board the Bengals entertained an offer from Detroit. After adding the values of each selection in amounted to the Lions giving up a mid 4th round selection to move up with the Bengals swapping first round selections with them and acquiring their 2nd and 4th round selections.
Detroit used the 17th selection to draft Donovan Ezeiruaku edge rusher from Boston College.
With the 28th selection the Bengals were looking at Colston Loveland, Kenneth Grant, and Nick Emmanwori. The Bengals just added the NFL comparison to Grant in Slaton and with the investments in young DTs in the '24 draft the Bengals looked for better value. Emmanwori is a freakish athlete at safety but when you watch film on him he seems to be reluctant to stick his nose in as a stout run defender. These factors led to the selection at 28.
The true weakness on offense right now lies at both guard positions and on defense solidifying the defensive backfield with better corners and a good young safety to pair with Jordan Battle.
Given the above factors this is how it went:
When the Bengals went on the clock with the 17th selection I was eyeing Mykel Williams or Tyler Booker but both players were off the board. With guard being my biggest concern I would be looking at Jackson or Ratledge in the second or third. With both key targets off the board the Bengals entertained an offer from Detroit. After adding the values of each selection in amounted to the Lions giving up a mid 4th round selection to move up with the Bengals swapping first round selections with them and acquiring their 2nd and 4th round selections.
Detroit used the 17th selection to draft Donovan Ezeiruaku edge rusher from Boston College.
With the 28th selection the Bengals were looking at Colston Loveland, Kenneth Grant, and Nick Emmanwori. The Bengals just added the NFL comparison to Grant in Slaton and with the investments in young DTs in the '24 draft the Bengals looked for better value. Emmanwori is a freakish athlete at safety but when you watch film on him he seems to be reluctant to stick his nose in as a stout run defender. These factors led to the selection at 28.
