03-28-2020, 01:36 PM
(03-28-2020, 12:09 AM)Whatever Wrote: I'm in the minority, but I dig the Swift pick. At #33, we need to get a 1st round talent, and Swift is definitely that. He's also a true 3 down back, while Joe is really more of a 2 down player that is somewhat pedestrian as a receiver. Gio can't carry the load if Mixon goes down, Williams didn't get a single touch on offense last year, and Anderson makes Ross look like an iron man. With a rookie QB, the position needs stabilised and it would be a huge mistake to give a big money extension to a RB that isn't a big time receiving threat.
I think back to back mid round T's is a bit of overkill. I think Prince and Bartch are good developmental prospects, but neither is going to beat out Hart in year one. Fred Johnson showed promise last year, so unless we're keeping 5 T's, we're cutting a young guy with upside. Similarly, I don't see both O'Grady and Parkinson making the roster.
I'm not too hung up on not taking a LB. It's not ideal, but there are always vet LB's you can sign on the cheap for depth. However, based strictly on the current depth chart, you can see 2 LB's paying off more than a 2nd T and a 2nd TE. If you're not grabbing a LB at some point, I think the picks need to be "OMG, I can't believe he's still there" type value picks.
In this class, I think you really have to go WR on Day 2 or double dip on Day 3. AJ and Ross are injury prone and in contract years, Tate is limited within the offense and also injury prone, and Boyd is a good #2, but no #1. As stacked as this class is, it would be good to find Burrow his Chad/AJ.
You lost me at Mixon is pedestrian as a receiver. Go watch some college tape on his receiving skills. The Bengals haven't taken advantage of how good he can be in the passing game, mostly because he has needed to stay in for protection to help a bad offensive line.
