Franchise's Biggest Blunders

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(07-18-2017, 04:46 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Not many people thought Bell would be as good as he has been. I sure didn't. Bell's biggest issue entering the draft was he was really big. The weight loss really helped him become the RB he is today. But I'm not so sure Bell would have been the same RB in Cincy as he became in Pittsburgh because of potentially a different usage, less/different emphasis on strength/conditioning, etc.

The problem with Gio was he was drafted to be a tandem RB to BJGE, not a bellcow starter. In that role, he was drafted properly. But the Bengals really should have been looking for someone to replace BJGE completely, not just a COP guy. I expect Gio to be a nice complementary piece to Joe Mixon.

Regarding the playoffs, I get what you're saying in that perhaps that's not fair to Palmer because the defense played a huge part in the Dalton-led Bengals getting to the playoffs. But I view it as Dalton + Kirkpatrick + Bernard was about as good or even better than Palmer + [2011 2nd round draft pick]. Palmer just doesn't seem hands-down better than Dalton to me.

Meanwhile Hill came in at 233 and is now listed at 235 (is probably more). Amazing how that happens. Do you think Bell would have a much worse career on the Bengals, and Hill have a much better one on the Steelers?

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Replace BJGE? No way that was going to happen...


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Sure Palmer + 2nd rounder for Dalton + Kirkpatrick + Gio is most likely a net improvement or at least a wash, but wouldn't have been interesting to see what Palmer could have done with AJ Green, Marvin Jones, Tyler Eifert, Jermaine Gresham, and Zimmer's defense?


(Besides, with no Gio pick, they probably don't a luxury pick like Hunt in the 2nd round for 2013, and instead end up with Eddie Lacy to fill their RB need.)