GIVE ME YOUR BENGALS DRAFT GRADES!

[BengalFanInNJ]

Honestly, once we let go of Piano Man, got Pollack, traded for Glenn and drafted Billy Price I thought everything else was icing on the cake. Yes, I know this team has a few holes but I think the offensive line improved tremendously which will create a domino effect on the offense. Dalton will have a bit more time to throw and more importantly, Mixon/Gio/Walton/Hill should be able to see more daylight running the ball. Let's not forget (and let's hope of course) for a healthy Eifert. Barring injuries, I honestly think this offense will finish in the top-half of the NFL.

I liked them going after defense. Who is to say that Dunlap and Atkins WANT to come back next year? While I am not a huge Hubbard fan, I think he's solid and will contribute. I love the Jefferson pick as well. Jessie Bates, while perhaps picked early, is the type of steady player the Bengals crave at Safety. This was one position in which the draftniks missed on in their predictions as to when these guys were going to go. Derwin James dropping to 17, Terrell Edmunds being picked in the first round, Bates being the second (3rd if you count Minkah Fitzpatrick as a Safety) Safety taken off the board, etc. I don't remember a draft in which one magazine or scout has the same person ranked totally different than the other. NOBODY knows who is going to be a stud or a bust and for every guy we predicted was going to be a stud or bust and became just that, we overlook how many times we were wrong.

I give this draft a B+ only because I personally think we should have taken a chance on Maurice Hurst in the 5th round and didn't think RB was a great need but I did like them taking the back they took.