1 versus 2

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(12-01-2020, 01:54 AM)bfine32 Wrote: One could make an argument that throughout their history Bengals have done better in RD 2 than 1. Imay research a little more, but off the top of my head. Bengal greats taken in RD 2:

Boomer Esiason

Chad Johnson

Corey Dillon

Andrew Whitworth

Bill Bergey

Carlos Dunlap

Dan Ross

Carl Pickens

Kenny Irons

I agree they've done a wonderful job in rd 2, at least from the 80s on. Don't know about the rest, haven't looked it up.

I disagree if the reason you asked this was to "confirm" that the Bengals would be better off trading back because they're better in the 2nd than they are in the 1st. Technically, it's true but it's not a be-all-end-all, when the guy in rd 1 is rated as highly as Sewell is. 

Jonah Williams was a good pick but i wouldn't call him so good that the Bengals couldn't have moved down and gotten more picks. Sewell is too good to move down for an extra pick or two because the ROI is lower, based on the overall projection of talent. 

https://247sports.com/Article/Oregon-Ducks-football-Penei-Sewell-best-tackle-prospect-ever-NFL-Draft-2021-150837657/#:~:text=%22His%2095.8%20overall%20grade%20last,Sporting%20News%2C%20Sewell%20goes%20No.

https://www.pff.com/news/college-football-oregon-offensive-tackle-penei-sewell-is-one-of-the-best-tackle-prospects-we-have-ever-seen

https://uga.rivals.com/news/fact-or-fiction-penei-sewell-is-the-best-ol-entering-2020