***2024 NFL DRAFT THREAD***

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(04-27-2024, 03:58 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: We just took a 24 year old slow CB in round five. 

We've been sitting on our hands this entire draft, with a plethora of picks, as we continue to take inferior talent because we are scared to death to leverage picks to move up. 

I'm tired of letting the board fall and taking sloppy seconds while everyone else gets the talent, especially when we are in win now mode.

It started with missing on Murphy and Newton and has continued this entire draft. 

Bengals are whiffing while they continue to hoard their precious later picks. 

I get it. Thank you for sharing and you’re one of my favorite posters; I respect your opinion.

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Here’s my thinking for what it’s worth. This isn’t the Marvin Lewis version of the Bengals anymore. This team is a perennial Super Bowl contender. After the horrific 2020 season let’s look at the record: 31-19 in the regular season, 5-2 in the playoffs, and two AFC Championship appearances. That’s elite. Don’t forget the Bengals were in the Super Bowl recently.

Elite teams draft differently than mere playoff contenders and those who stink and need immediate impact. Elite teams take a mixture of immediate starters at positions of need, others who add depth to various rooms, and finally some projects for the future.