One of the oldest clichés in the aftermath of any draft involves referring to the team getting younger and faster. Every year, those two almost impossible to avoid characteristics attach to a team’s draft analysis.
This year the Bengals got faster. Only, this was not a cliché. This was a referendum.
This is not coming up with a nondescript way to encapsulate the class. By the numbers, the Bengals procured one of the fastest draft classes in the NFL and used it to power what will be the most dramatic roster influx of young talent since the Andy Dalton-A.