03-26-2020, 12:17 AM
(03-25-2020, 11:08 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: Same here. This crow I’m eating tastes horrible but I’m going to eat it with a smile on my face. I’m so excited I’m drinking beer and reheating carb-heavy mashed potatoes to make myself tired enough to sleep.
I’m half smashed by this point but I want people to understand this takes SO much pressure off the Draft. Now the Bengals have the luxury of drafting the best player available, not just filling glaring needs with rookies in hope things will work out.
Read a good article on The Draft Network earlier talking about that. Here's a few of their takeaways:
'...the Bengals, despite starting slowly with their spending, have quietly pieced together a strong offseason that will buy them the most valuable approach possible to the upcoming draft: flexibility.
The Bengals are no longer shackled by the limitations of their roster — thanks in large part to their approach in free agency to attack the defensive side of the football.
All of these signings add up to a potential nickel package that features Carlos Dunlap, Geno Atkins, Sam Hubbard, Germaine Pratt, Dre Kirkpatrick, Jackson, Waynes, Alexander, Reader, Bates and Bell; a notable collection of talent that should hold their own if the football gods allow everyone involved to stay healthy in 2020.
...the Bengals can select whoever is determined to be the best difference-maker at No. 33, a key pick that is typically highly coveted after the intermission between the draft's first and second night.
If I were the Bengals, I'd be earmarking Burrow, a possible athletic linebacker at No. 33 and then transitioning my eyes to a deep wide receiver class and hoping to pluck a potential starting guard somewhere along the way. If they walk out of the draft with an athletic linebacker and two starters on offense, it will be hard to imagine this team picking back inside the top three again in 2021.'
