Try to sell me on O.J. Howard.

[*ochocincos*]

(04-03-2017, 06:37 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: Kittle reminds me of Heath Miller. Great Blocker, can catch when called up on, just needs to develop more consistency in that area and I wouldn't call him a back up TE, if you want that type of TE, then he's a future number 1 for your squad. He's never going to the big name guy, but he should be plug 'n' play for 10 years.

Funny though, If we are replacing Eifert, do we need that player to be NFL ready right now (Eifert wasn't known for his blocking ability when he was drafted either)? or do we have any time at all to develop one? 

Oh wait, if we have to replace Eifert next year, then we would have to pick one in the first round right next year as well. So wouldn't it be better to get a guy that needs a little time and polish to be ready to replace him next year? We all know the Bengals aren't going to do 2 TE sets, so stop wasting a 1st Round draft pick by having him on the bench.

Small school talent? Talent comes from everywhere nowadays. You take it where you find it even if it comes from Assumption College.

Strangely enough, as of April 2015, Cincinnati was the only team that didn't have a D2 player on it's team.
as of this time, we have:
Jake Kumerow Wisconsin-Whitewater
Tony McRae NC A&T

Take it for what it's worth, but we need to change somewhere.

The goal for the Bengals should be to not only potentially replace as early as a year from now (when Eifert hits FA) but also improve the team immediately.
Plus, the Bengals typically draft a replacement a year or two early to groom. They don't wait until there's a hole.

Do you think a first-round WR would see the field on offense more than a first-round TE? I don't see it because TE would only have to wait for Eifert to go down or the Bengals try using two-TE sets more often. If WR, that player must wait behind AJ Green, Brandon LaFell, and Tyler Boyd, who are all less injury-prone than Eifert and approaching FA at least a year later than Eifert. Plus, the reason I am liking TE more and more is because the Bengals will need to keep an extra blocker in to help the OL. A WR doesn't help as much in that department as a complete TE would.

You mention Kumerow and McRae, both of which didn't make the 53-man last year. They landed on the PS. They really shouldn't even be considered. The Bengals prefer to get their players primarily from a Power 5 conference and then occasionally dip into the other FBS conferences for players.

If we're going to be technical, the Bengals have all of their starters set for the start of the season anyway, so any player drafted is going to be a depth player as a rookie.
Assuming no injuries to the starters, a DE is going to see just limited snaps as a situational pass rusher. A WR is going to be used in 4-WR sets. A TE is going to be used in 2-TE sets, which is more likely if they continue the trend from last year and forego the H-B in favor of another TE to help with blocking. No other position that's drafted would probably even see the field at all barring injury.

Why don't we just trade out of the first round and get multiple second and third rounders since it seems all we really need are players that need to be groomed?