7 hours ago
At 17 I could see a QB needy team making a play on Dart or Sanders. Maybe the Bills fall in love with a DL. Outside of that, maybe a team with 9 or more picks would want to trade for #49. The 49ers and Ravens have 11 picks this year. Several teams have 9 or 10.
I'd like to see them do something creative this year. There have to be teams that know that they're in a rebuild and will want to stock up on draft capital. That would be ammo to trade up for their future QB. The Bengals could deal next year's second to one of those teams. Or offer a pick swap like trading next year's 3, 4, and 5 for another team's 4, 5, and 6 in order to gain more picks this year. They need an infusion of talent NOW. They need competition all over the place. They need to get guys in the pipeline and they need to be able to strike a balance between need and BPA. The only feasible way to do that is to acquire more picks in this draft. Somehow, someway, they need to make that happen.
I'd like to see them do something creative this year. There have to be teams that know that they're in a rebuild and will want to stock up on draft capital. That would be ammo to trade up for their future QB. The Bengals could deal next year's second to one of those teams. Or offer a pick swap like trading next year's 3, 4, and 5 for another team's 4, 5, and 6 in order to gain more picks this year. They need an infusion of talent NOW. They need competition all over the place. They need to get guys in the pipeline and they need to be able to strike a balance between need and BPA. The only feasible way to do that is to acquire more picks in this draft. Somehow, someway, they need to make that happen.
