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[CJD]

(01-06-2021, 12:21 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: I don't think that guys that suddenly climb the board at the end of the season/after the season is over are very safe #5 picks. I don't dislike the Jonah pick, but if they had picked him 5th overall while Chase/Pitts caliber players were there, I would absolutely hate it. I don't know if I see the super high ceiling in him that I would like from a top-5 pick.

Sometimes I feel some of these late climbers are just being thrown into the conversation because the writers have months of time to fill, and simply agreeing that one guy's way better than others isn't particularly time consuming. Limited amount of words that can be written about that.

Also something just doesn't feel right using the 5th overall pick for the 2nd best player at his position when that position isn't QB.

I'll trust the Bengals addressing the OL in FA when they don't sign 1 career backup (XSF) and call it a day.

I'm fairly against using the 5th overall on defense. No matter who you add on defense, it's going to be a trash defense. Lou is going to make doubly sure of that, even if he had all the players he needed. At least if they add more talent on the offense it can help out Burrow, and that's really the key. Score points and put your QB in a position to succeed, that's the path in today's NFL.

In the interest of helping Burrow, I think a good LT/RT (even if we think Darrisaw or Slater will never become elite like Sewell may) would be more beneficial than another WR. Especially if, as you suspect, we address the Oline poorly in free agency. I know that the Burrow - Chase connection can be intoxicating for a lot of fans, but I think we have bigger needs and would prefer we address those with our most premium picks.

If we can trade down (assuming Sewell isn't there), that'd be fantastic. Picking up an early 2nd round pick and maybe 1 other lower round pick to move down 4 or 5 slots and still get either Slater or Darrisaw would be the ideal choice if Sewell is unavailable, in my opinion. There are a lot of players that teams may want to trade up for too, especially if the top 2 are Lawrence and Fields, with Wilson and maybe Lance being the only "elite" QBs remaining on the board from the 3rd pick onwards. Hell, if a team is desperate enough we may even be able to get more first round picks for trading down, which is what Miami did to become a force so quickly in the AFC east.