Predict the Bengals draft 2010

[Mario-Rijo]

I know we all have our favorites and I presume so does the team. How accurately can you predict what the Bengals will do with each selection? I posted this on a Bengals board and figured it might be a good exercise here as well.

1 point for any correct player drafted regardless of where he is drafted
1 point for correct position drafted in any slot
1 point for correct player drafted in any slot
2 points for correctly predicting a trade of any picks
3 points for correctly predicting to what team and for what pick(s) or player we trade for
10 points for correctly predicting the entire draft

So for example if you guess Taylor Mays with the 21st pick you'll get 1 point for predicting drafting Mays, 1 point for guessing a Safety with that pick and 1 point for nailing the player with the correct pick. If you guess Mays with the 21st pick and they trade down to pick 25 and then take him you still get 1 point for guessing Mays selection but no other points since you selected him 21st. If you correctly predict that trade you'll get all 3 points and an additional 2 points for correctly predicting a trade, plus 3 more for predicting the right team and pick. If you predict Mays with the 21st pick but they select Earl Thomas you will still get 1 point for correctly predicting the Safety position being addressed with that pick at that spot.

1st Rd. - select TE Jermaine Gresham OU with the 21st pick
2nd Rd. - select S Reshad Jones UGA. with the 54th pick
3rd Rd. - select WR Carlton Mitchell USF with the 84th pick
3rd Rd. - select OG Ciron Black LSU with the 96th pick
4th Rd. - select CB Donovan Warren Michigan with the 120th pick
4th Rd. - select DT Jeff Owens UGA with the 131st pick
5th Rd. - select RB LeGarrette Blount Oregon with the 152nd pick
6th Rd. - select K Leigh Tiffin Alabama with the 191st pick
7th Rd. - select QB Daryll Clark PSU with the 228th pick

[WVRed]

1.Jermaine Gresham(TE-Oklahoma)
2.Mardy Gilyard(WR-Cincinnati)
3a.Major Wright(FS-Florida)
3b.Jacoby Ford(WR/KR-Clemson)
4.Javier Arenas(CB/KR-Alabama)
5.George Selvie(DE/LB-USF)
6.Leigh Tiffin(K-Alabama)
7.Corey Peters(DT-Kentucky)

[Kingspoint]

If someone correctly predicts the entire draft, I'll give him free tickets to the Super Bowl.

I'm in. I'll give you my picks on Wednesday or Thursday morning.

[Benihana]

1st round - Maurkice Pouncey C Florida
2nd round - Mardy Gilyard WR Cincinnati
3rd round - Lamarr Houston DT Texas
3rd round - Major Wright S Florida
4th round - Anthony McCoy TE USC
4th round - Ben Tate RB Auburn
5th round - Dan LeFevour QB Central Michigan
6th round - Clifton Geathers DE South Carolina
7th round - Aaron Pettrey K Ohio State

[bucksfan2]

I will give this try but after the first few rounds I am putting position because I have no clue as to names of players into the weekend.

1st round - Earl Thomas/Taylor Mays S
2nd round - Mardy Gilyard WR Cincinnati
3rd round - DT
3rd round - Kurt Coleman S or OT
4th round - TE
4th round - RB
5th round - QB
6th round - K
7th round - WR

[Oxilon]

1st round: Kyle Wilson CB
2nd round: Carlos Dunlap DE
3rd round: Chad Jones S
3rd round: Jevan Snead QB
4th round: Anthony McCoy TE
4th round: Blair White WR
5th round: Leigh Tiffin K
6th round: Sam Young OT
7th round: Geno Atkins DT

[Mario-Rijo]

If someone correctly predicts the entire draft, I'll give him free tickets to the Super Bowl.

I'm in. I'll give you my picks on Wednesday or Thursday morning.

I'm gonna hold you to that. :D

[KoryMac5]

1st Rd. - select S Taylor Mays
2nd Rd. - select WR Mardy Gilyard
3rd Rd. - select CB Akwasi Owusu-Ansah
3rd Rd. - select DE Alex Carrington
4th Rd. - select DT Arthur Jones
4th Rd. - select FS Kurt Coleman
5th Rd. - select G Brandon Carter
6th Rd. - select TE Garrett Graham
7th Rd. - select FB John Conner

There it is folks the winning draft!

[Kingspoint]

Not a single Linebacker, yet, by anyone in any round.

[TC81190]

I hope this thread is right, as far as Gilyard goes.

[HeatherC1212]

I'm more anxious to see if the Bengals can get Mardy in the second round than I am about anyone they get in the first round. I'd really like to see him in orange and black this year! :D

[WVRed]

I'm more anxious to see if the Bengals can get Mardy in the second round than I am about anyone they get in the first round. I'd really like to see him in orange and black this year! :D

IMO, he is the perfect receiver pick, but for different reasons.

I'm not a UC fan, but I was extremely impressed with the way he carried himself representing the team when BK left for Notre Dame. I believe he really loves the city and people of Cincinnati and would be a great ambassador for the program.

[GIDP]

Mardy Gilyard said that Palmer compared him to TJ and that of all ther recievers that visited the Bengals he was the only one Palmer personally threw to.

[SeeinRed]

Mardy Gilyard said that Palmer compared him to TJ and that of all ther recievers that visited the Bengals he was the only one Palmer personally threw to.

I don't really see the TJ comparisons. Maybe it is just me, but Mardy was more of a big play reciever than third down guy at UC. TJ was a very good possesion reciever especially over the middle. It takes a tough gritty player to do what TJ does. I'm not sure Mardy is in that mold. I love Mardy and I think he can really help any team, but I don't think TJ is a good comparison. I don't know why Palmer would say that if it is in fact what he actually said.

Having said that, I'd love to see Mardy with the Bengals next year. The fact that he loves Cincinnati is just icing on the cake as far as I'm concerned. It'd be great to have him close to the UC program. That is however a completely homer point of view. Mardy is one of the greatest stories and best personalities to come from the UC Football team. No matter how many times you hear his story, I never get tired of it. Hopefully it keeps him grounded throughout his career.

[GIDP]

Mardy profiles as a slot receiver in the NFL. One that gets under and grabs the YAC. I can see how they comp.

[SeeinRed]

Mardy profiles as a slot receiver in the NFL. One that gets under and grabs the YAC. I can see how they comp.


Profiling as a slot reciever is really where the comps stop IMO. TJ is a much stronger WR with the ability to take the big hits. He was able to get yards even after the contact. Mardy doesn't have the body to do that right now. Like I said, maybe it is just me, but I just don't see it.

[GIDP]

Profiling as a slot reciever is really where the comps stop IMO. TJ is a much stronger WR with the ability to take the big hits. He was able to get yards even after the contact. Mardy doesn't have the body to do that right now. Like I said, maybe it is just me, but I just don't see it.

I think you taking the comp a lot more literal than I took it. I think he was comping like he could fit that roll and is good at getting YAC. Of course they arent the same body types.

[SeeinRed]

I think you taking the comp a lot more literal than I took it. I think he was comping like he could fit that roll and is good at getting YAC. Of course they arent the same body types.


Maybe, but when I think about TJ, I don't just think typical slot reciever. Comping someone to TJ to me means that they are going to be a hard nose possesion reciever willing to take the big hits and getting yards after contact, not just someone who sneaks under coverage and then tries to make people miss which is where I think Gilyard will fit in best. TJ wasn't your typical slot reciever. Thats where the comp is lost on me.

[Edd Roush]

I would not mind a Mardy Gilyard pick in the second round, but I think I would much prefer to wait for a receiver until the third round unless Dez Bryant falls to us in the first. I think the Bengals have to look at Iupati, Pouncey, Bryant, Mays, Earl Thomas and Pierre-Paul with their first round pick and then pick up a guard or safety in the second round. There are a lot of good receivers in this draft and one of them will be there in the third round.

[Benihana]

I would not mind a Mardy Gilyard pick in the second round, but I think I would much prefer to wait for a receiver until the third round unless Dez Bryant falls to us in the first. I think the Bengals have to look at Iupati, Pouncey, Bryant, Mays, Earl Thomas and Pierre-Paul with their first round pick and then pick up a guard or safety in the second round. There are a lot of good receivers in this draft and one of them will be there in the third round.

If Golden Tate or Arrelious Benn somehow fall to the Bengals in the 2nd round, you have to be all over it.

Otherwise hope that Gilyard, Damian Williams or Brandon LaFell fall to the 3rd. Or take Jordan Shipley or Jacoby Ford in the 4th.

[bucksfan2]

I would not mind a Mardy Gilyard pick in the second round, but I think I would much prefer to wait for a receiver until the third round unless Dez Bryant falls to us in the first. I think the Bengals have to look at Iupati, Pouncey, Bryant, Mays, Earl Thomas and Pierre-Paul with their first round pick and then pick up a guard or safety in the second round. There are a lot of good receivers in this draft and one of them will be there in the third round.

Wow. I want nothing to do with Pouncey or Pierre-Paul. I think the Bengals are fine with Cook at C and Pierre-Paul really has had a handful of good games during his entire college career. IIRC during his one D1 NCAA season he missed a couple of games as well.

[Mario-Rijo]

Wow. I want nothing to do with Pouncey or Pierre-Paul. I think the Bengals are fine with Cook at C and Pierre-Paul really has had a handful of good games during his entire college career. IIRC during his one D1 NCAA season he missed a couple of games as well.

We are fine with Cook but our guard situation is tentative at best. Pouncey could be an excellent pulling LG, for us right now. The fact he can also be a future Center as well is just icing on the cake. Say Cook gets hurt down the road here and Luigs doesn't pan out, we still would have Pouncey on board. Pouncey is one of the wiser selections at that point IMO, if he is even still there. I can see a team like Pittsburgh value him a great deal. On Pierre Paul, well it's hard not to like the talent level, I could see worse happening than to pick him.

On Gilyard, I don't mind him after the 3rd round prior to that I'm not enamored with him. He's not big, not particularly fast so other than him being a loyal UC player I don't see the draw.

[LoganBuck]

I think back to the end of last season and think about what all of us were upset with. It wasn't depth at safety or corner, it wasn't the offensive line. It was the total ineffectiveness of the offense. Now adding Antonio Bryant helps, but this team has not done anything else to upgrade the offense. I am not going to pretend that picking Iupati, or Pouncey is going to help this team in 2010. Go get me a weapon for Carson Palmer. I want to see Dez Bryant or Jermaine Gresham and it really isn't open for debate for me, if either is available. I can't go into the season with a TE/Backup receiver group of Coats, Coffman, Simpson, Caldwell, Jones, Cosby, plus lower round picks. You can't tell me that this team can compete without another playmaker who can catch the ball.

That is all. Thank You.

PS, I could also live with a pass rushing DE/OLB

[Mario-Rijo]

I think back to the end of last season and think about what all of us were upset with. It wasn't depth at safety or corner, it wasn't the offensive line. It was the total ineffectiveness of the offense. Now adding Antonio Bryant helps, but this team has not done anything else to upgrade the offense. I am not going to pretend that picking Iupati, or Pouncey is going to help this team in 2010. Go get me a weapon for Carson Palmer. I want to see Dez Bryant or Jermaine Gresham and it really isn't open for debate for me, if either is available. I can't go into the season with a TE/Backup receiver group of Coats, Coffman, Simpson, Caldwell, Jones, Cosby, plus lower round picks. You can't tell me that this team can compete without another playmaker who can catch the ball.

That is all. Thank You.

PS, I could also live with a pass rushing DE/OLB

Playing Devils Advocate even without Henry but with TJ we didn't have problems moving the ball methodically down the field. If Bryant can both stretch the field and play underneath (i.e. get open consistently and catch the ball) then we can go with primarily blockers at the TE position. Sure we complained about the offense and a part of it was a lack of playmakers, but Carson was also part of the equation and his play did indeed have some correlation to the play of the line. No it wasn't awful, but it could be and can be improved and it would help. They do not have to take a WR or TE with the 1st pick for them to address the issues we have. I don't even know how Dez Bryant is supposed to help while sitting on the bench on 1st and 2nd down. And yeah Safety was an issue remember Dustin Keller, amongst other TE's who handled us all season long?

[LoganBuck]

Playing Devils Advocate even without Henry but with TJ we didn't have problems moving the ball methodically down the field. If Bryant can both stretch the field and play underneath (i.e. get open consistently and catch the ball) then we can go with primarily blockers at the TE position. Sure we complained about the offense and a part of it was a lack of playmakers, but Carson was also part of the equation and his play did indeed have some correlation to the play of the line. No it wasn't awful, but it could be and can be improved and it would help. They do not have to take a WR or TE with the 1st pick for them to address the issues we have. I don't even know how Dez Bryant is supposed to help while sitting on the bench on 1st and 2nd down. And yeah Safety was an issue remember Dustin Keller, amongst other TE's who handled us all season long?

I expect Thomas and Berry to be gone. I don't want Mays at 21 if it means passing on Gresham or Bryant.

[joshnky]

I expect Thomas and Berry to be gone. I don't want Mays at 21 if it means passing on Gresham or Bryant.

I think it will be Gresham with the first pick. They might prefer Bryant but it seems unlikely that he'll drop past several WR-needy teams. In the end, I think it will be one of those three unless all are inexplicably picked before the Bengals.

Edit: I think we'll find out with the first pick if the Marvin Lewis is still all in on his plan to win with defense and running the ball. Gresham won't help the running game and Bryant won't get on the field much in two tight end sets. If they stick with that plan then it is likely Mays.

[Mario-Rijo]

I'm 1 for 1. :cool:

[WVRed]

I'm 1 for 1. :cool:

Me too.

[Benihana]

1st round - Maurkice Pouncey C Florida
2nd round - Mardy Gilyard WR Cincinnati
3rd round - Lamarr Houston DT Texas
3rd round - Major Wright S Florida
4th round - Anthony McCoy TE USC
4th round - Ben Tate RB Auburn
5th round - Dan LeFevour QB Central Michigan
6th round - Clifton Geathers DE South Carolina
7th round - Aaron Pettrey K Ohio State

So far I'm 0-4! Very Drew Stubbs of me :p:

[Mario-Rijo]

So far I'm 0-4! Very Drew Stubbs of me :p:

WVRF and I picked Gresham, Oxilon nailed Dunlap and I did at least nail a WR in the right spot in the 3rd just not on the same wavelength as the Bengals as to who. Still think Carlton Mitchell will be one of the steals of the draft.

[Sea Ray]

So is Oxilon the winner with Dunlap and Atkins? Shows what a crapshoot these drafts are