State of the Bengals: Running Back

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(01-09-2017, 02:51 AM)Joelist Wrote: To me the last thing we need to be doing is wasting picks and such on RBs. Just resign Burkhead and then concentrate on fixing both the OL and the DL. You win games starting on the lines not the skill positions.

I understand the basic premise you are trying to support, and I agree with it...to an extent.

The Bengals rushing offense looked awful this year, but when Rex got his chance it looked pretty solid.  How much of it was the RB and how much of it was the line?  Clearly, a combination of the two, but a running back like Dalvin Cook is a transcendent talent.  He fits our scheme perfectly.  

If the top 3 DEs are gone, and the Bengals slide to something like 15 or 16 and Cook is still there, he has to be given strong consideration.  Would I take him over a top 5 overall talent OT if he was still there?  No, but there will be scenarios where the Bengals should take Cook over reaching for a LB.