I'm having a hard time working up any real interest in this draft let alone actual enthusiasm. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure we'll get a solid, serviceable player at 31. Unless Zac has a brain fart I'm confident we're done with the "Junior" Samples type of picks. I expect we'll get some decent players in each round. A CB, a WR, a Safety, some O-line depth etc...
But by virtue of picking at 31 there are soooooo many variables in front of us God alone knows who will drop and who will be left when we come around. It's virtually impossible to predict selecting that far back. I'm good with Linderbaum if he falls to us (most experts don't think he will anymore).
We currently have Karras penciled in at Center but he's played Guard before so if he starts the season at Center but gives way to Linderbaum mid-way thru the season and moves to Guard that's fine with me. That would give us four new O-lineman in front of Burrow. What more can you realistically ask for?
if they go CB instead I don't blame them. Safety's fine too. Edge? Good with that move too.
I'll stick with my original prediction of several weeks ago and say they trade back when the pick comes. Some QB is likely to fall and some team picking early in the second round will want to move up to secure their future and offer us a 3rd and 5th and a 3rd next year, something like that, to move up to 31. As many experts have said, the talent level of players at 25-32 spots isn't significantly different than those at 33-36.
We may all sit thru 3 hours of boring draft picks just to find out the Bengals don't even make a pick Thursday night....
