03-16-2017, 06:10 PM
(03-16-2017, 10:53 AM)depthchart Wrote: The Bengals tend to Draft with the idea of getting players in place that will be replacements for current players that they expect will be leaving the team soon. Decisions to pay or not to pay Jeremy Hill and Tyler Eifert bigger contracts in 2018 may drive the first few picks they make in the 2017 Draft. The Bengals may look at it as solving the Tyler Eifert higher dollars in 2018 issue with one pick of OJ Howard and they still have 10 picks left after round 1. A sound Business decision in their minds and they take what many Analysts consider to be the Safest pick in the Draft.
This couldn't be farther from the truth. If there's one thing that we have seen with Cincy in the last 10 years, it's that they consistently draft the BPA on their board. They have ignored needs on several occasions and stayed true to their board.
