The Bengals Don't Invest All Their Resources Into Winning. The Steelers Do.

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(10-22-2017, 09:38 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: The Bengals don't value Guard and Center and won't invest in it financially.

Meanwhile...some NFL teams actually value Guard more than Tackle as Guards are becoming that important.

Not recently, but they have invested 2 first round picks (Johnson and Rimington) and at least a 2nd round (Blair Bush) pick over the years.

I think it's a timing thing.  But they have not spent the money in retaining good guards (Montoya, Steinbach, Zeitler) which I think is a mistake.

They also do not place a premium on safeties.   Casanova and Madieu Williams are the only highly rated safeties I think we've drafted as high as the 2nd round.  I think Sam Shade was a 3rd rounder?  Don't know.

I look at the Steelers and when they find a stud at almost any position they go for it - sometimes trading up (Pouncy, DeCastro, Polamalu).  I think we just need to really go with the best player available.  We say we do, but I'm not sure.