The Cincinnati Bengals are historically content to stick and pick wherever they are in the first round of any given NFL Draft, but the math could change a little bit in the new year this April.
Armed with the 10th overall pick thanks to an abject failure of a 6-11 season, Cincinnati will have to shell out more money than usual to the lead rookie from its impending draft class.
An under-resourced scouting department that Duke Tobin confirmed won't grow in size puts the Bengals at a disadvantage as is. Ownership's penchant for hard-ball negotiations and cutting cost-related corners adds to the drama for their first-round picks.