Thread: Elway Inquired About Number 1 Bengals Pick.......? Why?

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Exactly. I can’t think of a single reason not to ask every season.

Yep, I would be calling the #1 the #32 and any team that has mulitple 1sts, and any team that does not have a 1st. Every single year.

Originally Posted by Krugan

Just because i rarely post and in most cases my views arent of the popular side of things.

It would be a terrible idea not to at least check on the #1 pick, we havent been competitive for 4 years, Drew Lock has had 1 decent game in 5(4 ill throw out the snow game against the chiefs) and as much as we need to stock up on talent in several areas(for the love of god, please work on this shitty oline) having a top spot talent in a pretty solid draft would be a good start to getting there.

So although im not sold on Burrow, I think his upside is above Lock, so ya, its worth the call.

See I'm not certain his upside is higher. They are comparable athletically and It's hard to say what drew does if he played for an elite SEC squad surrounded by future NFL players. All that said I do understand the phone call. if you can get a generational talent like Young then you need to at least look at it.

Elway has a track record of being rumored for trading for top picks, even though he hasn’t done it. I think it’s solely that. I forget where the initial report came from now, but whoever it is asked someone in the Cincy organization who they’ve talked to and Elway came up because I think Elway does that every year. I like that.

Originally Posted by Elevation inc

Darnay Holmes--- rd 2-3
Troy pride--- rd 3-4
Reggie Robinson----rd 3-4

1 of 3 guys I would like to draft at CB other than Okudah......who we wont have a shot at. Holmes and Pride improved their stock at the Senior bowl.

Ellie compare that to the abundance of depth at WR. Its not even close. I also like Fulton in the first.

Originally Posted by Jsteve01

Ellie compare that to the abundance of depth at WR. Its not even close. I also like Fulton in the first.

I think we should go OT, WR, CB personally. I'm just saying we have 3 3rd rd picks and they are a couple guys that will be good in that range.....I don't like any of the CB's except for Okudah in the 1st, the others with rumored 1st round value seem to have some tackling issues especially henderson, who has ball skills but is soft as shit in my eyes, Fulton is better, but I'm not convinced him and diggs will be anything special.

Personally I think we need to go big in FA at CB and also grab one in the 3rd rd this off-season.


I even think trading back into later 1st and grabbing Biadasz at Center, then taking a OT and WR in rd 2 with the extra draft capital would be a huge win for us as well.....

I think people get way to worked up about GMs asking about the price what it would cost to move into the number one overall pick. Its not criminal to ask and no it doesn't necessarily mean they're interested in Burrow. There is strong possibility but it isn't only legitimate possibility.

If I was a GM I would ask every year in case I came across a dumb GM with a below market asking price.....and then I could work the return in my favor.....lets be real plenty of incompetent GM's out there.....

Originally Posted by Elevation inc

If I was a GM I would ask every year in case I came across a dumb GM with a below market asking price.....and then I could work the return in my favor.....lets be real plenty of incompetent GM's out there.....

Hypothetically then, Elway gets that kind of a deal, then who does he draft? Burrow or is there someone else who is there anyone else who could be the overall number one pick in the draft?

Originally Posted by TXBRONC

Hypothetically then, Elway gets that kind of a deal, then who does he draft? Burrow or is there someone else who is there anyone else who could be the overall number one pick in the draft?

The best player in this draft is Chase young he is the only other option you could realistically take at 1 I would think. You could make a case for Thomas or Brown. The most hilarious thing about this draft is that Before burrow had his past season, he was likened more to Dalton and Carr then any elite type QB......Majority of teams felt he was a 3rd-4th rd pick with the potential to go in rd 2 now all of the sudden he goes Number 1? If I was cincy and Tua checks out medically I might go that route over Burrow. Personally I don't feel that Burrow will bring back 1st overall value, but very few Qb's do, so I won't blame them for drafting him there, I just dont think its going to pan out.....

your top 5 Board today for me is

Chase Young
Derrick Brown
Andrew Thomas
Jeff Okudah
Tua Tagovilia (If he is good medically)

I personally would prefer any of those 5 over burrow at 1.....

Originally Posted by Elevation inc

I think we should go OT, WR, CB personally. I'm just saying we have 3 3rd rd picks and they are a couple guys that will be good in that range.....I don't like any of the CB's except for Okudah in the 1st, the others with rumored 1st round value seem to have some tackling issues especially henderson, who has ball skills but is soft as shit in my eyes, Fulton is better, but I'm not convinced him and diggs will be anything special.

Personally I think we need to go big in FA at CB and also grab one in the 3rd rd this off-season.


I even think trading back into later 1st and grabbing Biadasz at Center, then taking a OT and WR in rd 2 with the extra draft capital would be a huge win for us as well.....

We have a verified number one receiver. Do we even have a number 2 corner?

Originally Posted by Elevation inc

The best player in this draft is Chase young he is the only other option you could realistically take at 1 I would think. You could make a case for Thomas or Brown. The most hilarious thing about this draft is that Before burrow had his past season, he was likened more to Dalton and Carr then any elite type QB......Majority of teams felt he was a 3rd-4th rd pick with the potential to go in rd 2 now all of the sudden he goes Number 1? If I was cincy and Tua checks out medically I might go that route over Burrow. Personally I don't feel that Burrow will bring back 1st overall value, but very few Qb's do, so I won't blame them for drafting him there, I just dont think its going to pan out.....

your top 5 Board today for me is

Chase Young
Derrick Brown
Andrew Thomas
Jeff Okudah
Tua Tagovilia (If he is good medically)

I personally would prefer any of those 5 over burrow at 1.....

Crazy that Okudah and young are both osu alums and potentially generational players at their respective positions

Originally Posted by TXBRONC

Hypothetically then, Elway gets that kind of a deal, then who does he draft? Burrow or is there someone else who is there anyone else who could be the overall number one pick in the draft?

Or he could turn around and flip it for a bevy of picks.

Originally Posted by Jsteve01

We have a verified number one receiver. Do we even have a number 2 corner?

Bausby or Calahan. no true true number 1 in my eyes at this point.....

Will agree on young.

What a nice addition that would be.

We didn't have a number one corner last year...