05-01-2017, 08:26 AM
I agree with Bfine. Obviously, it would have been great if there was the perfect Olineman for us at our 2nd or 3rd round choice, but the value just wasn't there.
I think Pocic or Elflein would have been a reach at 41/48, especially considering they would not start over Bodine. You know it's true. The Bengals coaches are very stubborn and drafting a center in the 2nd round would have been a waste of a pick.
I would have taken them in the third, but they weren't there.
There was definitely not value in the first round. We could have had Antonio Garcia in the third, but Willis is a better value and also fills a major need.
Dorian Johnson was taken 1 pick before us in the 4th round, otherwise he is likely a Bengal. Sure, we could have attempted to trade up in the 4th round to get there, but that needs 2 partners to trade and it would have likely cost us a 6th round pick.
At 4B we could have gotten David Sharpe or Julién Davenport, but neither of those guys are starting for us this year so...no improvement in the forthcoming season.
Honestly, I think the only player that I would have liked to draft that we didn't was Asiata. Other than that, it's almost exclusively guys that "got away" due to our draft position.
I think Pocic or Elflein would have been a reach at 41/48, especially considering they would not start over Bodine. You know it's true. The Bengals coaches are very stubborn and drafting a center in the 2nd round would have been a waste of a pick.
I would have taken them in the third, but they weren't there.
There was definitely not value in the first round. We could have had Antonio Garcia in the third, but Willis is a better value and also fills a major need.
Dorian Johnson was taken 1 pick before us in the 4th round, otherwise he is likely a Bengal. Sure, we could have attempted to trade up in the 4th round to get there, but that needs 2 partners to trade and it would have likely cost us a 6th round pick.
At 4B we could have gotten David Sharpe or Julién Davenport, but neither of those guys are starting for us this year so...no improvement in the forthcoming season.
Honestly, I think the only player that I would have liked to draft that we didn't was Asiata. Other than that, it's almost exclusively guys that "got away" due to our draft position.