06-03-2016, 01:28 PM
(06-03-2016, 12:48 PM)fredtoast Wrote: The extra picks effect the entire draft. You can't just isolate the comp picks and say they are a waste because we might have taken different players at different slots if we did not have the extra picks.
I think the point he was trying to make is that the Bengals won't sign a "regular" free agent because it will subtract from the ability to get comp picks.
Would this team sign different guys if none of the free agent pickups counted against the loses? I think they would. The Bengals used to wait around for late free agents or guys that got cut, now they can give a tangible excuse as to why - they don't want to lose any comp picks.
