SHRacerX Mock 11.0: How I think the Bengals do it

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(04-08-2020, 10:20 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: No trades, and not overwhelmingly sexy, but solid finds by round that meet the Bengal's criteria:

Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 1: Joe Burrow, QB, LSU (A+):  No shit

Round 2 Pick 1: Patrick Queen, ILB, LSU (A-):  I don't believe they would trade back if he is there.  He may be a bit lighter than ideal for a Bengal LB, but the game is changing and speed is the name of the game.  Far from a finished product, and an immediate starter.

Round 3 Pick 1: Kyle Dugger, SS/FS, Lenoir-Rhyne (A):  Though I couldn't believe he was still here, a small school safety could slide since there are other bigger-school options.  This kid is the alpha-dog I want in the middle of the secondary.

Round 4 Pick 1: Van Jefferson, WR, Florida (A+):  A great Senior Bowl week didn't pull him out of the really deep WR class.  His QB sucked, or he would have gone higher.  I am praying he is there...Bryan Edwards is another guy the Bengals like.  One of them should be here.

Round 5 Pick 1: Saahdiq Charles, OT/OG, LSU (A+):  Has surprisingly slid due to character issues.  Played a solid RT at LSU, but I see him as a RG here.

Round 6 Pick 1: Evan Weaver, ILB/OLB, California (A+):  Savvy tackling machine.  Won't wow with the traits but always finds the ball.  Solo tackling numbers are insane.

Round 7 Pick 1: McTelvin Agim, DT, Arkansas (A+):  Only one year at DT, but a strong fire-plug with some athleticism from his DE background that helps spell Geno from time to time.  

I could see our draft looking a  hell of a lot like this one.

There is no way this is what the Bengals are doing.  

Dugger is a pipe dream.  The last time the Bengals spent a Day 2 pick on a D2 prospect was when they took Jerome Simpson back in 2008.  On top of that, they are loaded at S, so there's no need to gamble on him.  They are also not spending both day 2 picks on defense after signing 5 starters and 6 total UFA's on defense.  There's also no way they are spending 4 of 7 draft picks on defense.

Literally every player on Day 2 and 3 of this draft has serious flags.  Queen's a one year starter with only 2-3 good games.  Dugger is a small school project player.  Jefferson just had surgery on a broken foot and has no workout numbers.  Charles has character issues.  Weaver has a weight problem.  Agim is inexperienced at his position. You can slide 1-2 of these guys into a draft, but all of them together is insanely high-risk.

Not to mention that you're doing nothing to help Burrow.  "Yeah, Joe, we got your college teammate a a backup T.  We drafted an injured WR in the 4th to go with our 3 other WR's that are always hurt.  We signed a 3rd tier G in FA, though.  Oh, and we got Mike Thomas...oh no, not THAT Mike Thomas. We think he can help on ST's, though.  Go out there and win us that SB."