Do we take a RB in 2017?

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(05-04-2016, 07:02 PM)milksheikh Wrote: Do we take a RB in the first round next season if Jeremy Hill/Gio don't do well this year?


Some RBs that could go in first next year:

Christian McAffrey
Leonard Fournette
Dalvin Cook
Nick Chubb

Arguably the best runningback class of the decade?

That is a good class, but I don't think it's worth dropping a first rounder on a RB. I think two RBs max go in the first round in 2017.

With that said, Bernard, Peerman, and Burkhead all hit FA in 2017, so I could see a RB in the second or third round if Bernard were to leave. More than likely though, Bernard will stay and we're just focusing on a late round RB to replace the depth and ST. Perhaps a trade-up in the second round for one of the remaining stud RBs above won't be out of the question since the Bengals are expected to have double digit picks thanks to projected comp picks.

I hope (expect even) that the first round is reserved for someone in the trenches. DE is probably the biggest need. C/OG depending on if Zeitler leaves in FA and/or Bodine continues to struggle.