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(09-20-2017, 04:43 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: I’m under the impression that this is a 1 year blip and that we won’t be in a spot to take a franchise type QB for quite some time.

The bust rate for top five tackles is pretty high lately. Give me a QB and then a LT at the top of round 2.

I like the potential QBs at the top of round 2 better than I like the potential OTs in the top of round 2.
I'd be worried on waiting on OT to the 2nd unless there was some assurance one of Williams, McGlinchey, or Trey Adams would be there.

I see the Bengals being no worse than the third pick in the draft. I see the Bills and Jets being for sure ahead of the Bengals and possibly the Browns, Jags, and maybe Colts if Luck doesn't return by midseason.

Sam Darnold should go 1st overall if it's Bills or Jets at 1. After him, I expect it to be Rosen or Rudolph, but I'm not a big Rosen or Rudolph guy. Rosen only completed 60% of his passes in 2015-2016. I'm also not a big fan of Mason Rudolph either, but maybe that's because I get a bad feeling he'll turn out like former Oklahoma St QB Brandon Weeden.

After those three, I think some team will fall in love with Josh Allen. But to me, Allen is too potential and not enough production against quality competition. Hard pass on Josh Allen.  Let someone else take Jamarcus Russell or Joe Flacco 2.0.

I could see Lamar Jackson taken in the back half of the draft. The running QB never appealed to me, as they very rarely work out. He's also not accurate enough for my liking (see a trend here?). I see Lamar Jackson following the same fate as RG3.

When all is said and done, I think the Bengals can nab the second-best QB in the draft class in the second round. That player is....Luke Falk. He has ideal size, he has great touch, and above average arm strength. What I like most about him though is his extreme accuracy. He's completed ~70% of his passes the past two seasons and has a plethora of other passing stats to boot. He reminds me a lot of Derek Carr, which I loved in the 2014 draft. Derek Carr also fell to the early 2nd and Oakland scooped him up. He's been better than all those other QBs in that draft class and he was the 4th QB taken.

This QB draft class is deep, and the Bengals should be able to snag a very good QB in the early 2nd round.