Bengals Fans give Opinions on Draft

ESPN wanted to know what the fans thought about how their beloved Bengals did in this years NFL Draft, and for the most part, they were very satisfied with what the team was able to accomplish on draft day:

"Fans’ grade: A (42 percent in the SportsNation poll)Fans’ comments:Adam from Dayton: Bengals Draft Grade: A — I thought that the Bengals did an excellent job in adding depth. The one “head scratcher” that seemed to come about this year was trading their second first round pick when they could have got David DeCastro, the highest-rated guard. Granted they received an extra pick and still grabbed a very big and strong guard a few picks later in Kevin Zeitler with that trade, I think it really boiled down to the fact they could have got the best guard, instead all of Bengal Nation saw him go to the Steelers. All-in-all, everyone knows the AFC North is an old-school run -first division, so beefing up the D-Line with a couple of huge, strong, and athletic linemen was a sound way to go and I for one am happy to see the new blood that the team has. These Bengals have tapped into the fountain of youth rather quickly, yet they are getting better and being built for the future.Andheez: I went for an A. Kirkpatrick is solid. Zeitler is a beast. Some publications had Still as the top DT pre-combine. Not sold on Sanu, but I think the Charles pick was fantastic. I am not one to ostracize someone for a DUI. Prater, Iloka and Herron probably won’t stick, but sounds like Jones was a nice find.mann_usmc: I give the Bengals a C. Here we go drafting a CB in the first round again. Keep Johnathan Joseph and you can fill other spots (safety). The next four picks draw a big question mark. If you’re going to draft an OG, then why not take the best prospect in a decade in DeCastro? You pass on him and allow the Steelers to draft him and all you gain is a third-round pick. That is a big miss in my opinion. Secondly, you draft two DTs when you already have Domata Peko and Geno Atkins. Sure these guys provide depth, but I would think that with my second-round and third-round picks to be a contributor. I wouldn’t use draft picks that high for backups."

You can’t really penalize a teams’ drafting because of past free agents they lost. Sure losing Jo-Jo hurt, but free agency and the draft are two different things. The Bengals repeatedly drafted the best value on the board, and that is typically want the most successful NFL teams do.

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