Analyst says Bengals need sacks to justify Dexter Lawrence trade
The TV analyst agrees Lawrence is elite but questions the price tag
Analyst says Bengals need sacks to justify Dexter Lawrence trade originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Bengals get a three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle.
Giants get the No. 10 pick back. Emmanuel Acho wasn't buying it.
"You don’t trade a defensive tackle for a first-round pick unless they are an elite pass rusher. Aaron Donald… JJ Watt… or Fletcher Cox in his time, pass rusher… a Jalen Carter pass rusher… You don’t trade a top 10 overall pick who you have the rights for, cheap in the next five years, or a defensive tackle unless they can give 10+ sacks. Dexter Lawrence half a sack last year, 9.
5 the year before… But to me, I don’t think Dexter Lawrence was worth the top 10 overall pick, but he’s nice, make no mistake. " Acho said. Lawrence posted just 0.