11-30-2020, 06:17 PM
(11-30-2020, 06:43 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: You’re assuming we will hit on every single pick that we receive. The odds on that are extremely low. When’s the last time we drafted “4 great players” in one year? 2012 we got Kirkpatrick, Zeitler, Sanu, and Marvin Jones. Good draft, but idk that any of them were “great.”Looks like we nailed this last draft out of the park. Pro bowl is a popularity content and we all know it. Bates likely won’t even make the pro bowl. Ur assuming we don’t hit. Say we trade back have 4 picks in top 60. If even 2 of those players turn out to be top 10 at their positions? It’s a win.
We haven’t drafted a single Pro Bowler since Tyler Eifert in 2013. Bates will make it this year, but 6 years in between is a really long time. We could pass on Sewell, and then end up with another 2015 type draft. Sorry, but if Sewell goes somewhere else and lives up to his potential, and we end up with our best players from from an entire draft class being guys like Uzomah and Kroft I’d be pretty upset.
If we take Sewell and he doesn’t work out so be it. At least no one can argue with the choice.
(11-30-2020, 10:56 AM)t3r3e3 Wrote: Your strategy implies a competent front office and scouting department that does not get cute with those picks. I’d counter with Cedric Ogbuehi, Billy Price, John Ross, Jake Fisher, Drew Sample, etc. This team does well with obvious picks, and not so well when they have to think.People keep talking about the price ced fisher etc drafts. Those were regarded a slow end drafts with few high end talent players. That is far from the case this year. This year the draft has extremely high set of top end talent. We knocked this last draft out of the park. We could do it again. Give us 4 top 60 picks and see what we do.
I’d also argue that in this division, calling the Bengals a serious playoff threat under your scenario is a bit optimistic. Burrow will likely miss a few games at minimum next year. Thinley and Brandon Allen aren’t winning games.
