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“Fatal error”??? 💀 That’s a bit harsh. I prefer the Bengals trade back a few slots in round 1, still get a really good player and get an extra 3rd round pick; then use other draft capital to either move up in rounds 2 , 3, or 4 to get the guys they want, and/or to get even more picks in the sweet spot. However, what is likely to happen: SOMEONE will unexpectedly still be available at 18 that they just can’t get themselves to pass on. “The player we have ranked 13th is still available…!!!” We then spend the next few rounds waiting and hoping that certain players fall to us…being disappointed a time or two, and lucking out a time or two. …at least it won’t be fatal. 😎 It will be what it will be…and after each pick, this board will be live with discussions (and sometimes disgust) about the players that we should have taken instead. I’m looking forward to seeing what most of you have to say…😎

Read the rules and re-enter with tie-breaker included.

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What do you mean by “IF”??? 😎

It would be interesting to see how Goodberry’s rankings last year aligned with the actual selections. 😎

Rams / Bengals Super Bowl coming up right now on NFL Network…in case anyone is a glutton for punishment.

Strange wording. Why not just say, “…with the first four picks coming in the top 100.” ??? 🤨

I thought the worst draft decision they are referring to was not trading that pick for ALL of New Orlean’s picks.

Say it ain’t so…

I would visit go-bengals.com on a regular basis and formulate each year’s draft strategy based on posts made there. 😎

…and I thought of that exchange while I typed in that word. 😎

The Broncos have to play the Chiefs twice, while the Chiefs play the Broncos twice.

Based upon the plethora of mock drafts, and the knowledge of the potential players spewed forth in this forum, I would recommend trading back a few spots in Round-1, still getting a coveted player plus some additional draft capital. THEN using our draft capital to move up in Round-2 and/or get a second Round-2 pick…or Round-3 pick. Let’s have more picks in “the sweet spot”, wherever that might be. 🦗

Probably meant to say “…more than one of them” and just didn’t bother to proofread it.

…but I’m sure glad he was wearing stripes when the Ravens blitzed Joey B. a couple years ago. 😎

FWIW, which isn’t much, Mel Kiper is predicting 7 WRs will be selected in Round 1, and 8 WRs will be selected in Round 2. Seems like a lot of WRs…almost one out of every four picks. 😳

Thank you! 🤡

A question arises: For each player that rises up the draft boards, which player (or players) is falling? There frequently is a player or two that unexpectedly falls in the draft.

Paul Brown said that Dan Marino would never win a Super Bowl. 🥷

[Caveat: My opinions on players are shaped almost exclusively by what you guys say, the articles you post, and the videos that you link.]. Wow, look at who is still available when we pick. Bowers, Murphy II, Mims, Newton, De Jean, Guyton at 18; Fiske and Paul at 49 (I haven’t heard much buzz about Rosengarten). I think we would be “okay” with any one of those six I listed at 18, so a trade-back (4 or 5 spots) might be desirable…to still get one of those guys PLUS pick up an extra 2nd or 3rd round pick . We could then package some picks to move up, or get an extra pick, in the 2nd or 3rd…and go after other quality players. [I also think the most painful part of the first-round draft will be seeing Pissburg get a coveted player at 20.]

Baldinger’s (ESPN) Power 5: KC Baltimore NY Jets Houston Pittsburgh 😕

Minor request: Would BlackJesus or a mod please change the first word in this topic to “Draftable”?

I have seen mock drafts that have a few seemingly coveted players still available at 18, so trading back a few spots and picking up an additional 2nd or 3rd might make sense. Since we already have ten picks, I would hope that we would also be aggressive in packaging those later-round picks to move up and snag “players we want” instead of hoping they fall to us. [Obviously, any trade requires a willing partner, so it is not a simple matter.]

I choose to bitch about or praise draft picks on a pick-by-pick basis. There are just so many factors that come into play, including who is ahead of them at that position on the team and who else was available at that point in the draft. 😎