03-28-2017, 03:27 PM
(03-28-2017, 12:37 PM)kevin Wrote: People saying Fournette and Foster are not Top 10 worthy are just wrong. People saying Mixon is Top 10 worth are just wrong. The Bengals say they intend to come away with one of the Top 10 players, so they will not be reaching down for a Mixon who could be there in round 2 or 3. .....Now if at Bengals pick # 9, if Fournette and Foster already drafted, that means the boards have gone wild. If Cleveland Browns or some body draft a QB when no QB is Top 10 worthy, that changes things. That means DE- Myles Garett, DE- Solomon Thomas, DT- Jonathan Allen or DE Derek Barrett have slid down and our CINCINNATI BENGALS grab a rare top of the draft D Lineman. So if not Fournette or Foster due to picked already as some say, that means a TOP TEN D Lineman has slid to us. We still make out like bandits.
There is no true Top 10 WR or QB...I'm hoping Bengals do not draft DB or TE yet again. ...Yes we got Minter but dumped Maualuga and Dansby gone. Burkhead gone and Gio suppose to be still pretty gimpy. Fournette or Foster would be genuine valid Select 10 Pro Bowl type Upgrades, and if they are picked before us it only means a Select 10 Defensive Lineman has fallen to us and you grab that guy. It's not rocket science. You have the Top 10 and then you have everybody else. We pick in the Top 10. Bengals have already said they like Fournette and will take him if there, but they like Foster also. Bengals say they pick in Top 10 and will get a TOP 10 impact player. They refuse to trade up or down and will not take a lower pick player at Pick 9. Bengals intend to walk away with an elite Top 10 Player. They will not reach down for a Mixon who many do not have in first round.
The Bengals Head of Player Personnel said on Bengals.Com, " I want Fournette at 9. I want pick 9 to be a game changing elite player like him "........If Fournette and Foster go before 9, it means one of the top D Linemen has just fell to us making losing Peko and Hunt very easy to take. ..No matter what, Bengals get a Top 10 because they refuse to draft down or reach down for a player not around Top 10.
With Burkhead gone and Gio still gimpy you need more than one RB in Hill ....and with Maualuga and Dansby gone, even with Minter we need a linebacker.....but with Peko and other D linemen gone, a D Lineman slipping to us in Top 10 ......So these top ranked players other than DB and TE are a good fit, Founette, Foster or a D Lineman that slides down to us. It's really just that simple.
The only reason Mixon is "reaching down" is due to his "incident", not his ability. MJD says he the best back in this draft....
