Months of prognostication and debate centered around who the Bengals will select with the ninth overall pick in the
NFL Draft, which begins tonight in Philadelphia.
The highest pick the Bengals have selected since 2011 will be deserving of scrutiny and analysis.
Yet, three years from now, when the 2017 draft and consequential health of the franchise is properly judged, the conversation won’t be about Thursday night. It will be about Saturday.
With eight picks in the third day of this draft – one extra in each of the four rounds – the Bengals have a chance to not only re-energize the depth of their roster but make up for missing in recent seasons.