10-17-2016, 03:09 AM
(10-17-2016, 02:39 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: "They don't need to draft players who need to contribute quickly. The Bengals can draft BPA, that's what the good teams do. The Bengals are the deepest team in the league." -Everyone who kept pshaw-ing at the utter lack of production from the Bengals drafts the last handful of years whenever I pointed out that the Bengals hadn't been drafting very well for awhile now.
After the Gio pick in the beginning of the 2nd round of 2013, it's been pretty barren.
Not drafting any good players for 3 3/4th drafts, refusing to use FA, and then losing Nelson/Jones this offseason finally caught up with the Bengals.
I disagree. If your team has glaring needs they need to address them. We've had a good team and some really great players that made up for some not so good players. When it came down to it we didn't have enough talent to do much in the playoffs. Look at the teams winning in the playoffs and Superbowls, they improve year after year a lot of times picking up solid players through free agency to fill glaring weaknesses.
Because of our philosophy on free agency that makes it vital we draft day one starters to come in and make us better. Unfortunately these guys are getting hurt and we end up worse then we were before. By the time we develop our draft pick it's time to sign them or draft new blood.
We are weaker this year in WR, Safety, o-line, and in Offensive Coordinator.
