Tecmo Mock 2.0 Draft: Offense it is!

[TecmoBengals]

My 1.0 mock draft conceptually took shape as Duke, Zac, and the organizational leaders drafting defensive players who play for big time programs in big time games along with adding offensive depth: http://thebengalsboard.com/Thread-Tecmo-Not-so-Super-Mock-Draft-1-0.

Mock 2.0 was a fluid approach to take the best player available. Resulting, the offense added more talent.

Round 1, pick 31: Tyler Linderbaum, C from Iowa
The Bengals don't pass on an opportunity land a starting Center and move Karras to G. Last year's second rounder, Carman, affords the OL some needed depth.



Round 2, pick 63: Trey McBride, TE from Colorado St.
Hurst is on a one year deal, picking McBride gives the Bengals a TE for years to come on a rookie contract.



Round 3, pick 95: Calvin Austin III, WR from Memphis
This pick is about adding a special teams starter in the return game.



Round 4, pick 136: Dominque Robinson, Edge from Miami (OH)
The first defensive pick of the draft. The Bengals are happy to add him as a depth piece; it's not often the Bengals draft a guy from the local university.



Round 5, pick 174: Damarri Mathis, CB from Pittsburgh.
The Bengals add depth to the CB position.



Round 6, pick 209: Justin Shafer, G from Georgia
The OL gets more depth.



Round 7, pick 226: Tyrion Davis-Price, RB from LSU
This is a surprising pick, but the Bengals look to add some depth to the RB position and go with an LSU guy.

[*ochocincos*]

If the goal is make the offense so good that the defense doesn't have to see the field as much, I think this helps get there lol.
Otherwise, I'm not a fan of waiting until Day 3 to take DB and DL.
Other than possibly pushing out Carman for starting reps, I think there's more opportunity to impact defense as a rookie than offense. CB and rotational IDL specifically.

[TecmoBengals]

(04-22-2022, 09:53 AM)ochocincos Wrote: If the goal is make the offense so good that the defense doesn't have to see the field as much, I think this helps get there lol.
Otherwise, I'm not a fan of waiting until Day 3 to take DB and DL.
Other than possibly pushing out Carman for starting reps, I think there's more opportunity to impact defense as a rookie than offense. CB and rotational IDL specifically.

I agree about my mock waiting too long to help with the defense, but I decided to go with a best player available mentality with the exception of Austin for pick 3. My make-believe Darrin Simmons won the draft room with that pick. 

[*bengalfan74*]

I wouldn't be upset with that draft.