Welcome Shamar Stewart

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(6 hours ago)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Whatever, whatever. You are missing the point. 

There were plenty of guys with great tape and great RAS scores who have proven they were good at football. Stewart has poor football instincts. He tries hard, but just doesn't get it. 

Duke is arrogant enough to keep picking these guys because ye thinks we can fix them. Despite the long track record of failure. 

Most ootimistic grades are Bs. Many C/C-. I'd go F/D. 

https://bengalswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2025/04/25/bengals-draft-grades-shemar-stewart-pick-extremely-mixed/83270018007/

I think you're the one that's missing the point.

The only offensive prospects the Bengals met with that were projected to go in the 1st were the elite guys(Warren, Loveland, and Jeanty), aside from Egbuka (whom was probably off the table when Tee resigned).  They were not drafting offense unless one of those guys fell, which didn't happen.  You were obviously willing to take an OL that would have gone Day 2 in a normal class.  They weren't, and never explored that possibility.  And seriously, do you really want to spend the 17th pick on the 2nd G off the board in a bad OL class?

Campbell and Johnson are injured.  One of the complaints against Stewart is that he will probably need time to develop and folks want immediate help...but we want to draft injured guys in the 1st?  And they haven't looked at many CB's or LB's that are slotted to go early, either.  Apply that to Barron.

Harmon didn't test...so how are you saying he has both traits and production?  Similarly, a 5.49 RAS for Starks is bad.

Emmanwori has traits and production, but also lacks effort in a chunk of his film.  So, a guy who has traits and production, but doesn't always play hard vs a guy with traits that plays hard, but technique issues keep him from getting individual production?