What to do with Pick #6?

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(12-29-2020, 01:54 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: Price was a total consensus pick by experts and bengals fans, Cedric also was projected in 20s, that draft experts felt we got a steal getting 2 tackles with first round grades. Ross was a reach pick with ?? Marks

I remember the knee jerk reaction on Price was that he was predicted to go in the 2nd round. Before the draft he was projected to go around the 10th or so pick in the 2nd round. Many thought we should have traded down. We came around to the pick after some convincing. It didn’t work out.

John Ross was a pick that a lot of people didn’t like right off the bat. A lot of people liked it because of his 40 time and college production. But he just isn’t tough enough to play this game by the looks of it. Classic Raiders style pick. A pass rusher would have been better.

Cedric was not projected to go that high. Many on the boards thought it was a reach. We were convinced of his value after the fact. It didn’t work out. I remember wanting Bud Dupree as my BPA at that spot.

Like I said, I just want the best player available drafted. I don’t want us to reach for a need, unless it’s a future pro bowler. The only position I’d be okay with reaching a little bit would be pass rusher because they are always drafted higher than expected. If a guy has the right intangibles and character as a pass rusher, I’d be good with the pick.

Right now—sitting at 5–I’m thinking Parsons is probably BPA if available, otherwise Chase or Surtain. But I could be convinced of a pass rusher—his production better back it up though. Obviously if Sewell somehow fell, he should definitely be the pick. Don’t see that happening though. Only way we are looking at another offensive lineman is if we fall in the draft order or trade down (unless someone really rises up the boards between now and the draft).