08-23-2018, 12:02 PM
(08-20-2018, 11:49 AM)fredtoast Wrote: For years I have been pointing out that after we got Dunlap and Atkins in 2010 we had a bad stretch of drafting D-linemen (many with high picks)
'11....Dontay Moch in 3rd
'12....Devon Still in 2nd, Brandon Thompson in 3rd
'13....Margus Hunt in 3rd
'14....Will Clark in 3rd
'15....Marcus Hardison in 4th
Then we took Billings in the fourth round of the '16 draft. One of the most overhyped picks ever by some people here, but it looks like he will develop into a solid player.
In '17 we took Jordan Willis in the 3rd and Carl Lawson in the 4th. Lawson was an instant impact player. Willis got a good bit of playing time, but only one sack. But this year it looks like he has taken that next step that we waited for Still, Hunt, and Clark to make after their rookie seasons. We also took Glasgow in the fourth and he played a lot of snaps, but that could have just been because we were so thin at DT.
This year we took Hubbard in the 3rd and he is looking good so far.
When you depend on the draft to build your team as much as the Bengals do you just can't miss on as many D-line picks as we did from '11 through '15. Hopefully we have gotten over that problem.
draft is a crap shoot they all did it in college but not everyone makes the transistion to the pros.
