02-07-2021, 04:34 PM
Found this on Facebook and posting from my phone, so it doesn’t have the quoting function, but Bengals insiders don’t think we’ll take Pitts:
You know Mike Brown’s completely out of the picture if they’re talking about a full draft strategy with trading down to still get their guy and acquiring more picks, and also about paying linemen in free agency. They’re also talking like AJ is gone, which is sad to see because I’d love him for at least one more year to make a playoff run and get him a win. I know that we don’t have a Randy Moss, but I feel like he could play the Chris Carter role where he could still be a consistent piece of the offense to move the sticks and occasionally make the big play.
If we were to address the line in FA, I think Pitts could be a solid pick because he could take attention off the guys on the outside and be a great red zone threat. I would prefer if he were a bit thicker, but I guess I’m still in the old school NFL mentality where tight ends bang more and are tougher, but he could also be bulking up in preparation for the draft.
He’s dangerous down the seam, which, like I said, will keep safeties off of the receivers on the outside, and that would also help Burrow tremendously to give him a safety valve and an easy target.
We need to pick up at least one lineman in FA, but then I think that I’d be on board with the pick!
Thoughts?!
Quote:The Cincinnati Bengals could end up choosing to go the luxury route with the fifth pick in the 2021 NFL draft.
That luxury could be Florida tight end Kyle Pitts.
Pitts, a 6’6″ weapon who scored 12 times over eight games last year, figures to come off the board over the first 10 picks no matter what the Bengals do.
But for Dave Lapham, Pitts just isn’t a good value in the top five, as he noted on the latest “Bengals Booth Podcast” episode:
“At number five I think that’s a little bit rich to consider the tight end position….But taking a tight end at the fifth spot, I don’t know, to me that’s just a little bit too rich. This kid’s really good.”
Bengals team reporter Geoff Hobson followed up with this: “I don’t think they would take him even if they traded back.”
It’s an easy line of thinking to get behind when the objective of the offseason is better protecting Joe Burrow. Paying a free agent, then using a top-five pick or top 12ish after a trade back to take another lineman is a safe, smart way to go about things.
But the Bengals also need a complimentary piece to Tyler Boyd and Tee Higgins. It’s why mocks have Pitts going to the Bengals and we’ve argued the front office needs to target the Florida star.
The nice part about the conversation surrounding the fifth pick? This is a good problem for the Bengals to have and the team has plenty of time to go through the paces and upgrade the roster.
You know Mike Brown’s completely out of the picture if they’re talking about a full draft strategy with trading down to still get their guy and acquiring more picks, and also about paying linemen in free agency. They’re also talking like AJ is gone, which is sad to see because I’d love him for at least one more year to make a playoff run and get him a win. I know that we don’t have a Randy Moss, but I feel like he could play the Chris Carter role where he could still be a consistent piece of the offense to move the sticks and occasionally make the big play.
If we were to address the line in FA, I think Pitts could be a solid pick because he could take attention off the guys on the outside and be a great red zone threat. I would prefer if he were a bit thicker, but I guess I’m still in the old school NFL mentality where tight ends bang more and are tougher, but he could also be bulking up in preparation for the draft.
He’s dangerous down the seam, which, like I said, will keep safeties off of the receivers on the outside, and that would also help Burrow tremendously to give him a safety valve and an easy target.
We need to pick up at least one lineman in FA, but then I think that I’d be on board with the pick!
Thoughts?!
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