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Smith? He is the least experienced of the tackles, and has issues with pass blocking and run blocking. He is the Drew Stubbs of tackles, He has the base talent but the production doesn't match his tools yet. I don't like that mock at all.
One thing I do like for the Bengals is that James Laurinaitis is slipping on these draft boards. So many Jrs and Draft eligible sophomores came out that he may be available when the Bengals pick in the second round.
My new wish list.
1. Tackle
2. Laurinaitis
3. Center
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This is a very talented draft. And the Bengals are in good position to get 2 first-round type players.
I would like to see them take a tackle as well in the first round. I'm hoping they can get a really good Center in the 2nd or 3rd round. A Defensive Lineman or Linebacker would be ideal with the other pick around the Center.
So, with that being said, I expect the Bengals to draft Beanie in round 1, a cornerback in round 2, and a WR in the 3rd. :D
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Redhook
This is a very talented draft. And the Bengals are in good position to get 2 first-round type players.
I would like to see them take a tackle as well in the first round. I'm hoping they can get a really good Center in the 2nd or 3rd round. A Defensive Lineman or Linebacker would be ideal with the other pick around the Center.
So, with that being said, I expect the Bengals to draft Beanie in round 1, a cornerback in round 2, and a WR in the 3rd. :D
I agree 100%
:D
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This is such a talented draft it's scary. I'm really curious about how the Bungles will screw it up. :)
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This is such a talented draft it's scary. I'm really curious about how the Bungles will screw it up. :)
If Kiper's pick holds true, that may be the answer.
Kiper puts way more stock into his rankings than other NFL teams. If a team bypasses one of his top rated players, that player is the focus of attention until they are finally picked. Aaron Rodgers and Brady Quinn off the top of my head, and I am sure there are others.
That being said, I think Orapko goes higher than 13th. Jermaine Gresham should go higher than Brandon Pettigrew as well.
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WVRed
If Kiper's pick holds true, that may be the answer.
Kiper puts way more stock into his rankings than other NFL teams. If a team bypasses one of his top rated players, that player is the focus of attention until they are finally picked. Aaron Rodgers and Brady Quinn off the top of my head, and I am sure there are others.
That being said, I think Orapko goes higher than 13th. Jermaine Gresham should go higher than Brandon Pettigrew as well.
I know I say it every year but if Kiper was really as good as he thinks he is he would be a player personnel guy for an NFL franchise.
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I know I say it every year but if Kiper was really as good as he thinks he is he would be a player personnel guy for an NFL franchise.
He makes more $$$$ doing what he is doing now.
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WVRed
If Kiper's pick holds true, that may be the answer.
Kiper puts way more stock into his rankings than other NFL teams. If a team bypasses one of his top rated players, that player is the focus of attention until they are finally picked. Aaron Rodgers and Brady Quinn off the top of my head, and I am sure there are others.
That being said, I think Orapko goes higher than 13th. Jermaine Gresham should go higher than Brandon Pettigrew as well.
I was under the impression Gresham stayed in school, must have missed that one.
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Could be the reason why. I hate wikipedia sometimes.:angry:
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FJM's Least Fun Annual Tradition
Mel Kiper, Jr. is Planet Earth's most famous NFL draft analyst. This is what he's done the past two years. We know because we wrote these posts.
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Monday, May 01, 2006:
Mel Kiper Jr's draft grades are in, for every team in the NFL.
For those who don't have ESPN Insider, every single grade is between a C and a B+. It's the old "on a scale of 4 to 7" spectrum. Thanks Mel! See you in 363!
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Tuesday, May 01, 2007:
OMG He Did It Again!
NFL Draft time. That's right, you heard me. NFL Draft.
Remember May 1 of last year, when dak pointed out that Mel Kiper Jr. gave every team a grade between a C and a B+?
Mel did it again. This year, no one was worse than a C- and no one was better than a B+. The article should be titled "On a scale of B to C, how gutless is Mel Kiper, Jr.?"
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So here we are. 2008. Mel Kiper Jr. sits down at his Apple Lisa (he's old-school) to write his annual Draft Day grades column -- the single most-read piece of writing he'll do all year. He digs deep in his soul to assign the most perfect letter-grade assessment of each team's performance on this, the day he was born to live, experience, and grade. Draft Day is Christmas, the Super Bowl, and 9/11 all rolled into one for Mel Kiper, Jr. Mel Kiper, Sr. put him on his knee when Mel Jr. was a boy and told him, "Son, there is a sport called football where grown men play a pushing game involving an oblong fun-ball. You will not be one of those men. There will also be men who select the best among these other men, the best 'football players.' You will not be one of those men. You will be the man who judges the men selecting the other men. You will write one article a year that anyone will read, wherein you assign a letter grade evaluating the performance of the men selecting the other men. You were destined for the role of giving these grades. Your mind will be honed like an ancient Indian arrowhead to pierce, with laser-like intensity, the precise letter grade zone that each selecting man deserves."
And Mel Kiper Jr. nodded, for he knew what his father said was true.
And then on
April 28, 2008, he would give 31 out of 32 teams between a B+ and a C-. Because everyone pretty much did an "eh" job. Like every year. Except the Chiefs. They get an A -- Mel's first A in the three years we've been tracking this!
If Mel Kiper, Jr. were a college professor, at the beginning of the year he would hand out a piece of paper explaining his grading system:
0-50%: C
50-100%: B
2008 Kansas City Chiefs: A
See you next year, Mel!
http://www.firejoemorgan.com/2008/04...tradition.html
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Dear Bengals
If Malcolm Jenkins is available please take him.
Sincerely,
Highlifeman21
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Highlifeman21
Dear Bengals
If Malcolm Jenkins is available please take him.
Sincerely,
Highlifeman21
I think Jenkins is going to be a great NFL player, but do the Bengals really need to draft another cornerback?
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I think Jenkins is going to be a great NFL player, but do the Bengals really need to draft another cornerback?
That's exactly what I was thinking. But what if the Bengals drafted Jenkins and traded Joseph or Hall for a late first round/early second round pick? That could mean the Bengals would be upgrading their CB while drafting a quality lineman later in the draft (Oher). It's just a thought.
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WVRed
I think Orapko goes higher than 13th.
The Bengals are predicted to take Orapko in one mock I saw. It might have been Sports Illustrated.
