The Bengals glance back a dozen years ago to the 2006 NFL Draft and can only hope they match it. Of the players drafted that year still in the NFL last season, the Bengals selected nearly a quarter of them in one of those quaint, pre-prime time events that quietly took place Saturday and Sunday on the last two days of April.
That draft, bannered by first-round cornerback Johnathan Joseph and second-round left tackle Andrew Whitworth with a total of six Pro Bowls, offers a glimpse of the philosophy that has pretty much run their draft room since during the franchise’s winningest stretch:
_Covet corners and tackles as the 21st century game continues to migrate to the edge.