How and Why.

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(08-25-2017, 12:46 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Does it really? You do realize the other 50% of starters come via other than 1st round picks, trades (not many trades) or free agents. If a Burfict become a stud starter, it negates a 1st round bust. If a second,3rd or 4th rounder becomes an all pro like Geno or Dalton it can negate a 1st round bust (1st round pick and non starter within 3 years is a bust to me).

2008
9
Keith Rivers - Starter
LUS2009
6
Andre Smith - Starter
OT
Alabama

2010
21
Jermaine Gresham - Starter
TE
Oklahoma
2-time Pro Bowler[20]
2011
4
A. J. Green Starter
WR
Georgia
6-time Pro Bowler[21]
2012
17
Dre Kirkpatrick  Starter
DB
Alabama

27
Kevin Zeitler Starter
OG
Wisconsin

2013
21
Tyler Eifert Starter
TE
Notre Dame

2014
24
Darqueze Dennard -Not a starter.
DB
Michigan State
Jim Thorpe Award winner[22]
2015
21
Cedric Ogbuehi Projected starter . TBD

OT
Texas A&M
2016
24
William Jackson III - Projected starter TBD

DB
Houston



I say the Bengals have it on starters. We can argue all day long about how good of a starter, but the reality is we have 1 of 10 that may not be a starter from round 1 the last 10 years or 90% success rate versus the league average only 50% success rate. 2017 is not included yet so we also only picked in the top 10 in drafts three times over the ten year span (30% ony 1 top 5 pick) and drafted in the 20's a lot.


I know it is easy to trash our Bengals FO and the owner who many claim we suck drafting due to a small scouting department, but compared to the league our scouting department seems to have outperformed those with much bigger scouting departments.

All these guy would have been drafted in the 1st rd by another team in a heartbeat. Why we get beat up so much by fans for drafting these guys is beyond me. You'd have an argument if coaching was brought up but it can't be blamed on "small" scouting department.