So, picture this: Green Bay, 2025. Draft weekend. It’s like Christmas for NFL teams—or maybe like a garage sale, where you’re hoping to find a hidden gem but might end up with a broken lamp. The Cincinnati Bengals? Yeah, they came out with Kiper slapping them with a “C”. Ouch, right? Something about their choices didn’t exactly thrill him.
Now, Mel Kiper’s opinions—love ‘em or hate ‘em—they’ve been around forever. This time he’s calling the Bengals’ draft “ho-hum,” like they picked the lineup for a middle school talent show instead of the next football phenoms. The new recruits? A defensive end, two O-linemen, a running back, and a couple of linebackers. Sounds solid, but Kiper wasn’t buying it. Not his cup of tea.
Anyway, here’s why Kiper wasn’t all about Cincy’s choices. I stumbled across this tweet — or wait, maybe it was a dream? Nope, definitely a tweet. Someone ranting about it being an “incompetent performance” by the Bengals’ management. Couldn’t tell if they were more upset about the picks or because their coffee was cold.
So, they needed an edge rusher, a linebacker, a safety, and a guard. Logical, right? And with the 17th pick, big news flash, they picked up Shemar Stewart, a DE from Texas A&M. But Kiper? He had Stewart pegged as the 27th-best guy. It’s all so subjective sometimes. Like trying to rank ice cream flavors.
The Bengals landed Demetrius Knight next, and he’s got some years on him, turning 25 soon. Team captain, impressive, right? Then they snag Dylan Fairchild from Georgia—a two-time champion, no less. But this is where it gets odd: Kiper’s “ho-hum” vibe. Okay, maybe these guys weren’t first on his fantasy draft board, but still.
But here’s the kicker—what everyone’s not talking about. Remember last year or the year before when Kiper had Shedeur Sanders at QB1? Yeah, that didn’t pan out. So who knows, maybe those Bengals rookies will surprise everyone. It’s the NFL. Anything can happen, like, the stars lining up, or finally nailing that pancake flip on the first try. We’ll watch, wait, and see how this all unfolds.
