Cincinnati Bengals havde ingen førstekreds-pick sidste uge på grund af handlen med defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence. Det betød, at holdet gik glip af muligheden for at hente spillere som safety Caleb Downs eller edge rusher Rueben Bain – talenter, der kunne have udviklet sig til nøglespillere i forsvaret på sigt.
Men ifølge Duke Tobin, direktør for spillerpersonale, var Lawrence et bedre valg end at satse på unge spillere. "Det er en af de attraktive sider ved at bytte en 10. pick for en All-Pro," sagde Tobin under et pressemøde mandag. "Man ved præcis, hvad man får. Og man får en øjeblikkelig effekt. Det var en afgørende faktor for os. Vi prioriterede en øjeblikkelig effekt frem for en gradvis udvikling."
Bengals har de seneste år fokuseret på erfarne spillere som Boye Mafe, Jonathan Allen og Bryan Cook i free agency. Denne strategi fortsatte med Lawrence-handlen og understøtter holdets ambition om at maksimere chancerne for succes i quarterback Joe Burrows primeår. Udfordringen bliver nu at omsætte potentialet til sejre, da Burrows tålmodighed kan slippe op, hvis holdet igen fejler i 2026.
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