03-16-2017, 06:59 PM
(03-16-2017, 06:10 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: 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.
What I said shouldn't be taken in a Vacuum. The Bengals do as you say in taking the BPA on their Board but what Drives their Board? They are a Draft & Develop Organization that likes to keep Costs low while creating a Player Pipeline. They Planned for the Zeitler/Whitworth possible departures a few years back with Ogbuyei and Fisher. It was no BPA accident. It was Planning for the Pipeline that Shaped their BPA Board. Getting William Jackson III in place knowing Dre leaving was a possibility & Pac Man was aging. Having a Servicable player in place at a position may Shape the Board to drive that position down the Board. For example, having Jeremy Hill in place may have caused the Bengals to pass on a better back in recent drafts. Now with the knowledge that Jeremy Hill may be a Free Agent in 2018 the running back position will likely RISE up their Board looking for as you say BPA but in earlier rounds at running back. Needs also come in to play at times in how their Board is shaped. For example, they needed a QB when they drafted Dalton which drove QB into a higher round than say the year they took McCarron with less of a need in round 5. Future and present needs, finances and other factors SHAPE their Board. Then as you say they go BPA from there.
