Back in the 2011 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals could have gone a number of ways with their No. 4 overall pick.
Quarterback Carson Palmer quietly proclaimed that he was not going to play for the team anymore, so Marvin Lewis was definitely in the market for another franchise guy in a class that seemed to be ripe with them.
Instead of taking a massive gamble on someone like Blaine Gabbert, Jake Locker or Christian Ponder, though, the Bengals went with the “can’t-miss”, or sensible route with Georgia wide receiver, A.