Sutton in a trade down?

[Jpoore]

(11-13-2017, 11:14 AM)ochocincos Wrote: Yea I got where you were coming from, but I still disagree about WR. AJ becomes a free agent in 2020, so he's still got two more years with the Bengals. Taking a WR in 2018 means that WR would be WR2/3 for two years before potentially taking over for AJ assuming AJ were to even leave. You're then losing valuable cheap contract years on this WR because he's not playing what he was meant to be, which is a WR1. If there's concern with drafting AJ's future replacement, look to do that in 2019 or even 2020, as we see a good number of rookie WRs come in and do well their first year. Last, everyone is sitting here criticizing the terrible play of the WRs saying they don't get separation, but I don't fully believe that based on what I saw in previous years. They do "eventually" get separation. It takes an extremely rare talent to get separation within just a couple seconds, which is how long Dalton has before getting hit or forced to throw. Taking a WR yet again will just be more of the same until the OL can be fixed.

If the team trades down, I'd hope they address the trenches still, and here's why.
Dunlap and Atkins are set to hit FA after next season. They, like AJ, are also going to be 30+ years old once FA hits for them. And this draft has some good DE and DT prospects. I'd like to see the Bengals take a DL in the first two rounds and at least one OL in the first two rounds too. I say "at least" because of the possibility of trading down and getting an extra 2nd round pick. I'm leaning DT over DE because from what I've researched so far, there are some quality mid-round DE prospects but I'm not seeing many good pass rushing DT prospects outside of top top 5-6 DTs. None that I think would be there in Round 3 or later anyway.

While I still have some hope for McGlinchey even after a terrible showing against Miami this Saturday, I'd be fine with the Bengals not taking an OT in the first if they really felt this class wasn't very good and instead maybe used a 2nd to 4th rounder on OT to see if one could supplant one of our OTs or at least be quality depth. If that's the case, it's important to address the interior and actually give Dalton (or some other QB) an actual pocket to step into. I'm in agreement with you that Hernandez and Price would be able to provide good interior play. A guy I like as a mid-round LT then would be Bentley Spain from UNC.

I'm on the jamarco Jones in the 4th(yes also osu). I like Spain but like mcglichey he struggles with speed rushers. And I said take a we now bc I believe by 2019 aj would be wr2(ala how Fitz went from wr1-wr2) if we don't go wr, the only dt I would be okay with taking would be wilkins or Jones. De I don't see the need right now. Lawson and Willis need playing time and u know we're gonna resign Atkins and Dunlap. But I would be okay with a 4th round pick at de for depth with upside