Dalton Risner: "Would LOVE to be a Bengal"

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(04-08-2025, 01:01 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Maybe the 2 go hand in hand. THey have drafted Zeitler in round 1. There were 24 drafts in since the year 2000, and we only drafted 1 OG in first 32 picks and none in firdst 25 picks. It i sno secret draft success is a lot higher in round 1, it is where the largest pool of all pro's come from and each round after, success and great success regress.

The Bengals definitely need to hit at guard in the draft of free agency. But, the biggest need is DE/Edge because Trey is in last year of his contract. To me is second, they need an upgrade of Geno and Stone is also in last year of his contract. If they think a stud pass rushing 2 way DT is available at 17 (they have to consider it).

I think the Bengals will ignore guard until round 3 at the earliest because of other greater needs or BPA.

I disagree entirely because the entire goal of free agency and the draft should be to keep Burrow protected, especially when it only requires acquiring, via free agency and the draft, two guards that can pass protect and hopefully open some holes for Brown. 

Burrow has proven that he can be the best quarterback in the league when he is given protection, but we just have never given him consistent protection and he has still produced.

Priority number two should be improving the pass rush because that makes the secondary's life a lot easier. I've called for Walter Nolen in the first round because he can draw blocks off the ends and blitzing backers, and then a defensive end and then a safety. This draft is so weak at safety that I think we're wasting a pick taking one early, even Emmanwori. 

If I'm Zac, I'm telling Al Golden we need to stop the run and rush the quarterback before anything else because that keeps the offense in 2nd and 3rd and longs and also makes the secondary's job easier, and one of Golden's strengths is coordinating defenses to fit his players' strengths and he doesn't try and fit a square peg in a round hole.