We're you surprised we didn't pick a LB at some point in this draft as many good ones were falling. Also is it good idea to pick a kicker who has never Kicked in cold weather on the 5th as the cold effects how a ball travels. Thanks! Joe Pate, Bangkok, Thailand
JOE: After they took three linebackers at the top of three rounds in the 2020 draft, it didn't surprise me they didn't take one last weekend. The fact they didn't take one shows you may be why there were falling. Plus, most NFL defenses play a hybrid nickel with two linebackers on the field at the same time. With Germaine Pratt, and last year's rookie law firm of (Logan) Wilson, (Akeem) Davis-Gaither & (Markus) Bailey, they stuck to their board and drafted the highest graded players.
As for the kicker, well, the greatest Bengals kicker of all- time, Jim Breech, kicked his entire life in California before he showed up in Cincinnati in 1980. If Evan McPherson's big leg is solid, the pick is worth its weight in gold because they drafted a guy who has the chance to win games.
Why on earth do we draft a kicker? And in round 5 when so many potential contributors are still available. Like Trey Smith and Deonte Brown. Do the bengals understand how bad their current IOL is? Marc Fillmer, Richmond, VA
MARC: All I can say is your board is not their board. They apparently didn't have Smith and Brown as highly rated as you.
I also think after the fourth round they didn't believe there was a guy there as good as last year's sixth round pick, guard-tackle Hakeem Adeniji. I would say the fact they used a No. 2 pick on a guy they're going to start at guard this year, used a No. 4 pick on a tackle that showed good guard versatility at the Senior Bowl and used a No. 6 pick on a guy that can played all three interior spots indicated they're aware of their situation inside.
There weren't half the prospects this year as there has been in past years as they went deep into the draft. That said, if they don't pick up two extra fourths, they don't draft a kicker.
Love Chase & his abilities. Do not like the 1 pick. Why trade back with Jenk/Eich on the board? Help me, why do we put our QB at risk again? Draft/league have quality at WR, little quality at OT. I DONT UNDERSTAND??? RIP JOE BURROW Dean Sutton, Surrey, BC
DEAN: Same answer. Your board is not their board. And you can throw in Walker Little in this thing, too.
If they wanted him or Liam Eichenberg or Teven Jenkins badly enough, they would have sat at No. 38. So, apparently their grades were lower on those guys, and they focused on drafting three other offensive linemen on their board in Carman, D'Ante Smith and Hill. I struggle with how drafting three linemen plus signing veteran Riley Reiff is seen as not addressing the O-Iine.
Carman was the guy they wanted and if he wasn't there, they had another guy in mind and he was there briefly after Carman. The fact they got the offensive linemen they wanted and were able to pick up another tackle with high-end traits in D'Ante Smith shows they are trying to protect this guy. You just had different grades. And that's OK.
Let's look at the bigger picture up front. They re-hire a respected NFL offensive line coach and give him the title of run game coordinator, knowing a better run game helps the quarterback. They sign a well-regarded veteran right tackle in agency. Left tackle Jonah Williams is back and healthy. They spend two high picks on offensive linemen, plus, for the second straight free agency they commit more than $100 million to the defense, which helps the quarterback too.
So there's no need to send condolence cards to the quarterback. The effort has produced tools.
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