Don't worry...the draft is only 6 months away!

[lone bengal]

(10-14-2019, 12:56 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: You're right. With the model that the Bengals use...they basically have to hit on 3-4 drafts in 5 years to be competitive...and keep hitting to maintain that.

That's where Model Model breaks down.

Yup plus I feel like the rate they were hitting on picks wasn’t sustainable and the Bengals front office thought it could be. The chances of you ever drafting a Geno Atkins type player in the 4th round again is slim to none. We robbed the Raiders for a 1st and 2nd round pick for Palmer, don’t see us pulling of a trade like that anytime soon. Used those Picks to draft Kevin Zeitler and Bernard. We traded Keith Rivers to the Giants for a 5th round pick and drafted George Iloka with it. We traded Chad Johnson to the Patriots for a 5th round pick and drafted Marvin Jones with that pick. They traded David Jones and a 7th round pick to Jacksonville for Reggie Nelson.

[THE PISTONS]

(10-14-2019, 01:21 PM)lone bengal Wrote: Yup plus I feel like the rate they were hitting on picks wasn’t sustainable and the Bengals front office thought it could be. The chances of you ever drafting a Geno Atkins type player in the 4th round again is slim to none. We robbed the Raiders for a 1st and 2nd round pick for Palmer, don’t see us pulling of a trade like that anytime soon. Used those Picks to draft Kevin Zeitler and Bernard. We traded Keith Rivers to the Giants for a 5th round pick and drafted George Iloka with it. We traded Chad Johnson to the Patriots for a 5th round pick and drafted Marvin Jones with that pick. They traded David Jones and a 7th round pick to Jacksonville for Reggie Nelson.

Now we draft 4th Round talent in the 2nd Round.

[WhodeyRay]

(10-14-2019, 01:10 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: And they lost a lot of guys to free agency.

What is this free agency you speak of? Why can they take our good players but we can't take theirs?