Twenty Years Ago

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(12-02-2019, 02:25 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: The mistake wasn't taking a QB, the mistake was taking the wrong one.  The bigger mistake was passing on the Saints offer.

If some team wants to give up their entire draft plus another 1st rounder for the #1 overall pick, then its a mistake to pass on it again.

This team doesn't need defense or offense, it needs a bunch of things.  The one thing that it truly needs is a solution at QB moving forward - it makes the rebuilding process much easier.

If the Bengals don't blow it and win another game     they might face a similar debate:   Miami will likely finish third, behind the Bengals and Giants, and if they offered the Bengals something like their #3 overall, one of their 1st rounders in the 20s, and a first rounder next year (I think that is roughly what Washington had to give up to move up to get RGIII) then what do the Bengals do?

You would be giving up on Burrow AND Chase Young in that scenario, but you could draft a player like Jeudy to replace Green, and get another stud around pick 20 that you could use on Tua, or another QB,  or a defensive player.  Next year, you would have two draft picks in the first round as well.

That sounds hard to pass up, but if I am betting my mortgage, the Bengals turn it down and just draft Burrow.  

Regardless of which way they go, I sincerely hope (and pray) that they will sign some serious additions in FA at positions like G, S, and LB.