GIVE ME YOUR BENGALS DRAFT GRADES!

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B-, maybe C+

Price fills an obvious need, and was the best center on the board. Bates is an upgrade over what they have. I like Reid better, but the Bengals obviously didn’t. It’s fair to wonder if Eric Reid’s peaceful protest soured Mike Brown on his brother. I’m not crazy about Hubbard, although he fills a need. Kind of high to draft a low twitch DE. If the Bengals had a better LB coach Jefferson could be a steal. Too bad Haslett is not regarded highly across the league. The first true head scratcher was Walton. An undersized, mediocre athlete with injury issues? There were better backs available, and far later than Walton.

Bottom line is the team did not improve the right side of the o line, did not significantly improve the D line, and did not improve the LB corps enough. Weak points will continue to be weak points.