Kat Terrell article on John Ross says no teams willing to trade up to 9

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(11-09-2017, 02:04 PM)Benton Wrote: Agreed with both. 

Other nearby picks got traded. Those trading in went QB, QB, DE. Either the Bengals 1- weren't trying to trade back; or 2- wanted too much. Either way, Marvin isn't being completely honest, either with himself or with everyone else.

And what a crappy move to basically tell Ross "Yeah, we weren't super interested, but nobody else wanted to help us get who we wanted... sooo... here's a clip board."

I'd bet more on the bolded. The Bengals never seem to be aggressive on anything. They probably just sat back hoping someone would call and if no one did, they just figured "oh well" and made their selection.

Also, I don't know if I believe that the Bengals were not super interested and wanted someone else. I think if anything they viewed Ross as not a top 10 pick but still really liked him, and they were hoping someone would call to trade up and they could still get Ross later in the round while also getting another pick. But for one reason or another, they had to pick someone at 9 and decided on Ross. If they really wanted someone else, they would have taken that person instead.