What Would Your Draft Have Been?

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(05-02-2025, 10:20 AM)Whatever Wrote: It's been a couple of years since I looked into it, but OL's starting multiple rookies tend to perform pretty badly as a unit.  At least according to PFF's year end OL rankings.  So drafting two starting G's wouldn't be a very sound strategy.

Personally, I saw Ratledge as a 3rd round talent.  His testing was off the charts, but didn't really show up on the film I saw.  He's short armed for a G, and I don't like spending premium picks on OL that don't meet minimum arm length thresholds.  Plus, he's also tall and has a tendency to play too upright, so that with the short arms indicates some guys will get into his chest and knock him off the LoS with proper leverage.  

Interesting points Whatever.   Looking in the rearview mirror I'm hoping the Bengals made all the right choices.   We will still have significant holes, but only Philadelphia doesn't.   I love the way Scott Peters raved about Fairchild.  Very reminiscent of how Forest Gregg described his experience with Anthony Munoz.

It's just Phase 2.   I allow myself to dream till training camp...