With the 17th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals select..

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(03-26-2025, 10:14 AM)bengalfan74 Wrote: I get what you're saying Sunset. And don't get me wrong I'm not going to be throwing rotten veggies at the TV if we pick him but....

I'm just so worried our Dline is gonna stink the field up again next season and basically be our Achilles heel - AGAIN. I don't have a ton of faith in Murphy turning it around much. I'm afraid Trey will be gone in some way. Ossai is maxed out at a rotation level player. Sample is very questionable as far as ceiling IMHO. Hill is solid but what are Jackson and Jenkins....really? 

And I get the argument high round draft picks last season but...I still feel D especially Dline has to be a giant focus in the early draft rounds for this team. And if a higher level prospect DE or even DT is there at 17, that's where my pick would be. 

BTW, we got gashed giving up big runs last season as well while our Dline was getting ragdolled. But on the other hans Stone was a statue on a lot of those runs as well.

I'm just not sold that our defense got fixed those last 6 games or whatever.

Rant off

I would think a player like Emmanwori would help fix what you are worried about 74. Fast, good read and react, has a ton of range and a pretty good tackler to boot. I feel more confident in not sucking at stopping the run with Slaton onboard. Plus Wilson will be back.