The Cincinnati Bengals sat out the first round of the NFL Draft for the first time since 1989. Only two players on the Bengals active roster, quarterbacks Joe Flacco and Josh Johnson, were even alive at the time.

When someone uses the phrase “when pigs fly,” it’s usually because they’re describing an idea so far-fetched, it borders on the impossible. Like the idea that the Cincinnati Bengals would trade for Dexter Lawrence. Wait...you're saying that happened?

Delane may be great, but he isn't solving the Bengals defensive issues. Mansoor Delane is a terrific player. He isn't a tremendous athlete, but he’s technically and fundamentally sound – to an extreme extent. He was penalized exactly zero times, and didn't allow a touchdown in all of 2025. He projects as the kind of corner you can leave on an island. He can do it all: man or zone, press or off coverage. But for the Bengals, drafting a corner at #10 is a major long-term inv