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If I was Marvin Lewis (or the Cincy GM), here's what I'd do:
It's looking likely that I won't be able to trade down in the draft. There's just not that one player out there that a bunch of GMs are salivating over. Still, I make every attempt to trade down.
BUT considering the fact that I won't be able to move down, I select CHARLES ROGERS, WR, MSU at #1 overall.
I haven't seen this projected in many (if any) mocks, but it makes perfect sense to me.
If I'm Cincy, I'm wary of taking another QB at #1. Jon Kitna played adequately at that position last year as well.
So I take the one player who I think will have the biggest impact in his rookie year. Unlike most WRs, I think Rogers will be great from the get-go. So I'm going for immediate production.
The next part of my strategy is to take a QB with my second pick. This draft is DEEP in QBs, so this move allows me to draft a QB of the future while improving the team immediately with an impact WR AND not risking a #1 and a whole boatload of money on a potential QB bust.
If Cincy DOES draft like this, it will make their offense incredibly potent.
QB - Kitna
WR - Charles Johnson, Charles Rogers
RB - Corey Dillon
With the solid signings they've already made on Defense, following the draft strategy I just laid out could turn Cincy into a contender. But then again, this is Cincinatti we're talking about.
Thoughts?
It's looking likely that I won't be able to trade down in the draft. There's just not that one player out there that a bunch of GMs are salivating over. Still, I make every attempt to trade down.
BUT considering the fact that I won't be able to move down, I select CHARLES ROGERS, WR, MSU at #1 overall.
I haven't seen this projected in many (if any) mocks, but it makes perfect sense to me.
If I'm Cincy, I'm wary of taking another QB at #1. Jon Kitna played adequately at that position last year as well.
So I take the one player who I think will have the biggest impact in his rookie year. Unlike most WRs, I think Rogers will be great from the get-go. So I'm going for immediate production.
The next part of my strategy is to take a QB with my second pick. This draft is DEEP in QBs, so this move allows me to draft a QB of the future while improving the team immediately with an impact WR AND not risking a #1 and a whole boatload of money on a potential QB bust.
If Cincy DOES draft like this, it will make their offense incredibly potent.
QB - Kitna
WR - Charles Johnson, Charles Rogers
RB - Corey Dillon
With the solid signings they've already made on Defense, following the draft strategy I just laid out could turn Cincy into a contender. But then again, this is Cincinatti we're talking about.
Thoughts?
) I can't pass up Palmer.
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