5/18/2019 Why Drew Sample Wasn't that Bad of a Pick and How we Might have the future at Running Back Alongside Joe MixonRead NowSo the NFL Draft has come and gone, and the Bengals got 10 more draftees. Most notable being Jonah Williams, who we took off the board at pick number 11, and also, a very underrated linebacker from NC State, Germaine Pratt. But there were also some picks that I personally liked and I feel that they haven’t been really talked about.
I might be in a bit of a minority here but I really like the Bengals picking Drew Sample, granted, we probably could’ve maybe picked him later in the draft, maybe, if we had to, trade up with one of the seven 6th round picks that we had at that point, instead of taking him after we traded down in the third round at pick number 52. A little high, yes, but I believe the new tight end from Washington will be a very key factor in the offense this year. He is one of, if not, the best blocking tight end in the draft, which opens up new opportunities for us, we can put him at fullback, basically like a new Ryan Hewitt replacement. He can also flank out wide and catch the ball from his normal tight end position. This pick personally, makes me very excited for this year, because we have seemingly given ourselves an offensive identity that we were lacking in the years with Marvin Lewis. It seems clear that this coaching staff wants to do something Marvin didn’t do in his last few years in The Jungle, and that was to feed Mixon the ball consistently. Marvin just didn’t do that last year for whatever reason, but it’s clear we have our guy at running back and, heaven forbid, he gets injured, that’s where my next sleeper pick comes in. As many of you know, we drafted two running backs, one that I’m very high on and the other who is very solid as well. Those men are named Trayveon Williams out of Texas A&M and Rodney Anderson out Oklahoma. Since we seeming to establish a strong run game, that will leave a much heavier work load on Mixon, which can be hard, but if he gets too tired or injured, we have two very capable guys to back him up. Trayveon Williams in a word was a playmaker at Texas A&M, he rushed for 1760 yards on 271 carries averaging 6.5 yards per carry as a Junior in 2018, he also had 18 rushing touchdowns. Unbelievable numbers but in his overview on NFL.com states “Williams isn't overly dynamic by NFL standards” which could change with the right coaches by his side. Rodney Anderson is another player that was very good at the colligate level, however, last season, he only played 2 games due to a knee injury suffered against UCLA. Very possible this is a minor setback for a major comeback, and the Bengals definitely seem to think this as well after drafting him at number 211 overall in the draft.
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