Double-dip at WR this year?

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(01-21-2020, 10:55 AM)ochocincos Wrote: That's been the Bengals philosophy. The problem is they look for more mid-tier veterans just to be stopgaps for a year or two until the drafted player comes along. And the really big thing that's caused the Bengals to get where they are now is a lack of that drafted talent to actually develop into good, reliable players.

With that said, I think someone drafted in the 1st round needs to have the talent to be a starter Year 1. They don't have to be an outstanding starter yet, but they need to not be atrocious out there.
From there, I see basically a year going by for each round. So if you're a 2nd rounder, I'm perfectly ok seeing you take a year to develop before starting. 2 years for 3rd rounders. 3 years for 4th rounders.

It depends a lot on the position group for me.  If you're drafting an OL to be a plug and play starter outside of the Top 10 anymore, you're in deep trouble.  A lot of guys get by on size and strength in college and just can't cope with guys who've had years in NFL weight rooms.  A lot of guys also come from relatively simple blocking schemes and can't mentally jump right in, either.