(12-27-2021, 04:04 PM)DTWD4∞ Wrote:

(12-27-2021, 03:22 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: I know this is just a pipe dream, but watching Higgins play yesterday, made me believe how much better he could make Trevor Lawrence. There was one long pass where Higgins was blanketed by 2 defenders and he went up and out-jumped both guys to come up with an amazing contested catch. He had a career day yesterday and almost single-handedly eliminated me from my fantasy football playoffs. The Bengals have 3 really, really good receivers and we have none. It's just sooooooooo depressing.

We MUST get Trevor some better receivers, but as time goes on, I'm not so sure that's gonna happen. I just don't see us attracting any really good free agent WR's. I am staunchly in the corner of drafting the BAP with our first pick in round 1, regardless of position and that means taking a pass rusher. I'm not gonna change my mind on that. What I'm worried about is what kind of receivers will be left when we pick in round 2? I'm seeing more and more mocks that have a ton of WR's taken in round 1. I just saw one with Jameson Williams going to Cleveland, Drake London going to New Orleans, Treylon Burks going to Tampa Bay, Garrett Wilson going to Tennessee, Chris Olave going to Kansas City and Jahan Dotson going to Green Bay. If something like this happens, it's really gonna put us in a bad spot.

I know that this is still a very long shot, but now that we have all but guaranteed the #1 overall pick, I wonder what the Bengals would say to a deal where we offered the #1 overall pick, Laviska Shenault and a 2023 2nd round pick for the Bengals first round pick in 2022 and Tee Higgins. I'd do that in a heartbeat, but would they? I doubt it, but at least I would try. At this point, it's almost like being in desperation mode. We HAVE to get Lawrence some help one way or another. I don't wanna waste this kid's talents, because we surrounded him with garbage.

So Viska, 2022 #1 and 2023 #2 for their 2022 #1 and Higgins? You are giving away too much for one player. That is not a smart trade for us. I understand we need a number one but that is 3 players by us for 2 of theirs if you count the picks as players. The #1 pick in the draft alone should be worth their #1 and current WR3. I respect your opinions a great deal but this is not a good take my friend. We need so many players that we should stockpile picks if we trade away the first pick, not the other way around. This kind of trade flies right in the face of your BAP approach to the draft.

You must not watch many Bengals games, because Higgins is anything but, a WR3. He is their #2 receiver, almost a #1. He and Ja'marr Chase are like 1A. and 1B. Higgins is a budding superstar who has gone for over 100 yards receiving in 4 of his last 5 games and has outplayed Chase by a wide margin during this stretch. He just had a career day going for almost 200 yards receiving and 2 TD's. This kid is only in his 2nd year in the NFL and is on the precipice of greatness. It is imperative that we get Trevor Lawrence some good receivers and currently, given our situation, I just don't see that happening. Higgins was Lawrence's "go to" receiver in college, so they have a built in chemistry. There would be no adjustment period. I just don't see us landing a significant WR in free agency and I don't think a "difference making" WR will be available in round 2 at this point. If these things happen, I don't know how we upgrade the passing game? I'd rather overpay for a proven commodity at WR who already has a connection with my franchise QB, rather than gambling that a good WR falls to us in round two of the draft. 

Yes, we have many needs on this team, but none outweigh WR. I prayed for us to finally land a franchise QB and now that we have him, we're ruining him, because he has no talent around him. I don't wanna ruin this opportunity, because we can't find him good receivers to throw to.

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