PFF on draft success '06-'16

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(03-10-2020, 12:31 AM)impactplaya Wrote: The Rams also are much more active in free agency.
The Bengals philosophy is to build their roster through the Draft 
And add a couple pieces in FA who are 3rd tier FA. 
In this day and age of the NFL.your 2nd RD pick  is expected to 
Play Meaningful snaps right away. Not wait and see 3 years down the road 
If you need a couple years to see if it validates your 2nd RD pick
Then he wasnt really worth the pick anyway 
At best Sample is a 3rd TE in jumbo red zone package 

With Eifert and Uzomah on the roster, Sample was obviously not drafted to play a lot as a rookie.  He was drafted to develop.  Just because you think they should have drafted a guy to play a lot of snaps immediately doesn't mean it's a bad pick.  We'll see in a year or two. If Sample makes 3 straight All Pro  teams, are you still going to say he wasn't worth the pick because he didn't make an impact as a rookie?