02-17-2020, 02:47 PM
(02-17-2020, 12:57 PM)TJHoushmandzadeh Wrote: We wouldn't get the compensatory pick until 2021 and it would be towards the end of the third round.
The last five second (i.e. extra) 3rd round picks the Bengals have had: Malik Jefferson, Paul Dawson, Brandon Thompson, Brandon Ghee, Chase Coffman.
I'd rather roll the dice on AJ's fitness than on a late 3rd round pick in 2021.
Well I was told that it would essentially be a 4th rounder. Players we've picked up in the 4th round over the last decade:
Geno Atkins
Clint Boling
Russell Bodine
Andrew Billings
Carl Lawson
We also have a lot of good 3rd round picks in that span:
Sam Hubbard
Nick Vigil
Shawn Williams
Mo Sanu
Jordan Shipley
These 3rd-4th rounders are why I said "we've taken some good players in that range".
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...and you have to consider the amount of money we're using to "roll the dice" on AJ. If he's sitting on IR, that's roughly $15 million wasted. $15 million that isn't being used elsewhere. It's a huge loss. The pick is just an extra to consider...and 2021 is literally next year. I'm sure we'd all be happy to have an extra 3rd when that rolls around.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
