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Geoff Hobson 

4/1/2015

 

The second edition of the 2015 Bengals.com Media Mock Draft as our panel of reporters help make the 21st selection in the draft.

 

In honor of another trip to the NCAA’s Final Four this weekend for former Bengals associate head strength coach Ray “Rock,” Oliver, we present this year’s second edition of the Bengals.com Media Mock Draft.

 

Oliver, the head of UK's strength program, and the Wildcats are headed to their fourth Final Four in the last five years with a 38-0 record. But, alas, our Media Mock is not so Rock-solid.

 

Since the first one back on March 1, free agency has filled some holes and created others. Of the 20 teams picking in front of the Bengals, 14 have picked different players than a month ago, leaving a different universe of players available.

 

Thanks to the several re-signings the Bengals have executed the past month, anything goes. So that’s what happens at No. 21:

 

1.   TAMPA BAY:  QB Jameis Winston, Florida State;  Roy Cummings, The Tampa Tribune: Cummings makes the call even  as he’s headed to cover Winston’s pro day in Tallahassee. The Bucs still love him.  

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2.   TENNESSEE: DT Leonard Williams, USC;  Jim Wyatt, The Tennessean; Wyatt, whose NFL debut covering the Titans was the ’99 opener when the Bengals got beat at the gun, doesn’t believe the club has a gun to its head at QB and says they’ll decline to take Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota. But you could probably interest them in a trade, where they could still get Washington defensive tackle Danny Shelton. Brian Orakpo and Derrick Morgan have arrived via free agency to rush the edge for the Ray Horton-Dick LeBeau 3-4 at outside backer.

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3.   JACKSONVILLE:  DE/OLB Dante Fowler, Florida; Pete Prisco, CBS Sports.com: Prisco, the Jacksonville resident and long-time Jags observer, can’t trade down here. So he takes a guy that he thinks can play both outside backer and end. The Jaguars have some flexibility here after signing defensive end/tackle Jared Odrick and tackle Jeremy Parnell in free agency. Ideally the move is to trade down, but if not they can use a young pass rusher.  

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4. OAKLAND: WR Amari Cooper, Alabama: John Clayton, ESPN.com: Time to honor the late Al Davis with a big, fast guy that can run. The only wide receiver the Raiders have drafted the last two years is someone named Brice Butler in the seventh round in 2013.

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5. WASHINGTON: DE/OLB : DE Shane Ray, Missouri; Liz Clarke, The Washington Post: A dicey spot for them. They’re not looking for a QB who looks to be a project in a pro system and now is a good time to remember that one of the reasons Washington head coach Jay Gruden loved Andy Dalton in 2011 is because he thought he was pro ready coming out of TCU. So they desperately need a trade out of here. They need help on both lines, but it may be too high for Ray and certainly too high for an interior offensive lineman.

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6. JETS: QB Marcus Mariota, Oregon; Rich Cimini, ESPN New York: Mariota doesn’t look to be their first choice. They still need pass rushers, so if Fowler or Ray is there that’s a good fit. Nebraska’s Randy Gregory probably not so much because of his bouts with marijuana. It wouldn’t be beyond them to take a wide receiver even though they just added Brandon Marshall.   

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7. CHICAGO:  DE/OLB  Vic Beasley, Clemson: Brad Biggs, The Chicago Tribune: It’s the first time ever the Bears have a played a 3-4 courtesy of new head coach John Fox  and they need a dominant  pass rusher. Guys like Ravens refugee Pernell McPhee, Jared Allen and Lamarr Houston will get their shots, but they’re not great fits. They can use a wideout, but the draft is deep enough there to get one later.

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8. ATLANTA:  WR Kevin White, West Virginia; D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution: The Bears just crushed them with the Beasley pick, they don’t look ready to gamble on Gregory, and there’s a dropoff when it comes to edge rushers. Just a tad early for Bud Dupree? But with Roddy White turning 34 this season and Julio Jones’ foot battle-scarred, a receiver makes sense.

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9. GIANTS: OL Brandon Scherff, Iowa; Mike Eisen, Giants.com:  They’ve started to address the offensive line the past few drafts and need to finish it off after finishing 23rd in the NFL running the ball this past season.

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10. ST. LOUIS: OL La’el Collins; Jim Thomas, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Thomas admits it’s a stretch because this looks a little too high for Collins. And if the Rams sign some offensive linemen before the draft, they can look elsewhere. But at the moment they have just four offensive linemen on their roster that have started at least one NFL regular-season game.

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11. MINNESOTA: CB Trae Waynes, Michigan State; Chris Tomasson, St. Paul Pioneer Press: The successor to Bengals cornerback Darqueze Dennard in East Lansing gets former Bengals cornerback Terence Newman as a mentor in the Twin Cities as old friend Mike Zimmer drafts one of his key positions to take his up-and-coming No. 14 defense to the next level.

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12. CLEVELAND: DT Danny Shelton, Washington; Tony Grossi, ESPNCleveland.com: At some point the Browns have to stop Bengals running back Jeremy Hill. Or anyone at that point after finishing last in the loop against the run. GM Ray Farmer is adamant you don’t have to take a receiver in the first round and the team that has Josh Gordon has to stay miles from Gregory.  

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13. NEW ORLEANS: WR DeVante Parker, Louisville; Kathleen Terrell, NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune: Dupree had been the pick before free agency, but with tight end Jimmy Graham and wide receiver Kenny Still now gone, Drew Brees needs weapons. Plus, Parker is one of the top players left on the board.

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14. MIAMI: RB Todd Gurley, Georgia:  Chris Perkins, South Florida Sun-Sentinel: With Waynes and Parker gone, the Dolphins draft room is in a fix. In the last Bengals.com Media Mock, Perkins took Texas defensive tackle Malcom Brown, but the Suh signing negates that and it’s too high for a cornerback or linebacker. Miami needs a power back in short yardage and on the goal line to go along with Lamar Miller, as evidenced by free agent Stevan Ridley’s visit to South Beach.

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15. SAN FRANCISCO: WR Dorial Green-Beckham, Oklahoma; Matt Maiocco, CNSBayArea.com: They desperately need a wide receiver with Michael Crabtree on the outs and Stevie Johnson down the coast in San Diego and they may be desperate enough to take a gamble on DGB’s character because he may have the best receiver talent on the board.

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16. HOUSTON: OLB Bud Dupree, Kentucky; John McClain, The Houston Chronicle: With Brooks Reed now in Atlanta, they need a strong side 3-4 linebacker and defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel likes them big and fast and Dupree is both. And he may be more comfortable standing up. The need for corner has been negated with the re-signing of Kareem Jackson.

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17. SAN DIEGO: OLB/DE Randy Gregory, Nebraska; Michael Gehlken, U-T San Diego: Picked to go as high as No. 2 in at least one long-ago mock, Gregory is in a free fall after his marijuana history has been trending the past week. You figure, though, the drop has to stop at some point and why not here because of the value as one of the best if not the best pass rusher in the draft? The Chargers have said they’re moving on from veteran sack ace Dwight Freeney, so the fit is glaring.

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18. KANSAS CITY: OT Ereck Flowers, Miami;  Terez Paylor, The Kanas City Star: The Chiefs love to take offensive linemen high in the draft. They took left tackle Eric Fisher No. 1 two years ago, grabbed guard Jeff Allen in the second round in 2012 and center Rodney Hudson in the second round in 2011. But Allen and right tackle Donald Stephenson (third round in ’12) are in the last year of their deals and were drafted by a different regime, so Flowers could book-end Fisher.

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19. CLEVELAND: OL Cameron Erving, Florida State; Tony Grossi, ESPNCleveland.com: An All-American tackle in 2013, Erving switched to center late last season and continued to show quick feet that will help him at any line spot. The Browns can strengthen their interior line while getting a center they can develop if Alex Mack opts out of his contract after this season.

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20. PHILADELPHIA: SS Landon Collins, Alabama; Paul Domowitch, The Philadelphia Daily News: With the signing of Seattle’s Byron Maxwell, it looks like the Eagles are out of the cornerback business. But they still need help in a secondary, where last they were one of five teams to allow at 30 TD passes. Safety Nate Allen moved on after being part of an outfit that allowed the third most plays of at least 20 yards in history, so it is a crying need.

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21. CINCINNATI: DT Jordan Phillips, Oklahoma

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The edge rushers and offensive tackles are pretty well picked over.

 

Washington cornerback Marcus Peters has more baggage than Delta.

 

They just missed on Landon Collins, a guy that makes sense because they love ‘Bama players in the first round (two since ’09), he hits, and both starting safeties are in their contact years.

 

You can get receivers and linebackers all day long in a draft about a round behind, where you get third rounders in the second and fourth-rounders in the third.

 

The Michael Johnson re-signing means no panic for a defensive end.

 

And, the 6-6, 334-pound Phillips has some drawbacks. He’s coming out early after just starting one full season and back surgery cut short his 2013 season.

 

But at this point in the draft, Phillips’ size and athleticism is indeed rare. He is, very simply, a large man who knocks people off the ball and, by all accounts, has terrific agility for a guy his size. He has been compared to the Chiefs’ Dontari Poe, one of  the league’s more disruptive interior players.

 

Phillips is an AFC North guy. Bengals nose tackle Domata Peko is going nowhere for the next few years, but he does turn 31 in November and they’ve been trying to get bigger and heavier against the run, hence the Pat Sims signing.

 

In this division, anytime you get out of the first round with a lineman on either side of the ball, it’s always the safe way to go. The key to the Bengals’ draft success this decade has been staying true to the grades and this is about where Phillip falls on the big boards.

 

Gregory certainly dropped closer to them than they ever would have thought, but while the Bengals figure to check him out and maybe even bring him in for a visit, it’s doubtful they would pull the trigger on him. Besides the character issues, there is the debate over what Gregory can play in this system. It’s highly unlikely they’d take a linebacker this high.

 

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Despite being crushed DGB went #15, I would be fine with Jordan Phillips and like the pick (he's on my wish list). Although it's surprising that Hobson has the Bengals taking him with Texas DT Malcolm Brown (6'2, 320) and FSU DT Eddie Goldman (6'4, 340) still available and on the board.

 

Very few mocks if any have Phillips over Brown or Goldman, though many state that his upside based on size could lend to him being the bigger potential home run (more of a boom or bust type). Either way, I expected Hobson to screw this up, so there's that conciliation that he didn't.

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The edge rushers and offensive tackles are pretty well picked over.

 

What??????????

 

Peat is still there.

Clemmings is still there.

Humphries is still there.

 

All 3 are considered first round picks by almost everyone.

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Omg I would hate the Jordan Phillips pick. I watched two games of him and he looked soft as hell and played really high. had no impact bOth games. His college production sucked as wel . Hes no where near Poe or Ngata as prospects. And Malcolm Brown will probably go top 15. He's too good of a player.
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Bengals nose tackle Domata Peko is going nowhere for the next few years, but he does turn 31 in November

 

Interesting considering he's in the last year of his deal with 0 dead money and most think he's losing his skill because of age and therefore he was one that was pinned up as a possible cut cap savings.

 

 

Extension coming? 

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Despite being crushed DGB went #15, I would be fine with Jordan Phillips and like the pick (he's on my wish list). Although it's surprising that Hobson has the Bengals taking him with Texas DT Malcolm Brown (6'2, 320) and FSU DT Eddie Goldman (6'4, 340) still available and on the board.

 

Would kinda be a reach based on draft ratings at this point not sure how accurate those are but Phillips is typically found in the 30/40s.

 

Malcolm Brown has been mocked to the Bengals plenty of times at 21.     Goldman just had a great pro day supposedly.

 

 

DT at 21 is going to be a questionable pick IMO,  could have had your pick of proven NFL Vets a reasonable cap hits.    Then IF it happens someone already signed is going bye bye but Hobson says Peko going to be here for a while.   Drama, Drama, Drama.

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Interesting considering he's in the last year of his deal with 0 dead money and most think he's losing his skill because of age and therefore he was one that was pinned up as a possible cut cap savings.

 

 

Extension coming? 

 

I thought he recently signed an extension.

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I don't want to have to take a T at 21 but the way the draft seems to be lining up it does keep presenting itself as a safe, plan for the future kind of pick. 

 

My point: no way do I take Phillips over Peat, who is a legit franchise LT (he has some of the same issues as Whit so I feel comfortable with him under that tutelage).

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Would kinda be a reach based on draft ratings at this point not sure how accurate those are but Phillips is typically found in the 30/40s.

 

Malcolm Brown has been mocked to the Bengals plenty of times at 21.     Goldman just had a great pro day supposedly.

 

 

DT at 21 is going to be a questionable pick IMO,  could have had your pick of proven NFL Vets a reasonable cap hits.    Then IF it happens someone already signed is going bye bye but Hobson says Peko going to be here for a while.   Drama, Drama, Drama.

 

 

Getting the old gang back together is all fine and good but if means no competition for their roster spots what's the point, really.  We can use competition pretty much everywhere on the roster except CB, but that's because it's already there.

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You could have had the 2011 Draft Class No. 1 DT for a 1 year 5 mil.      A couple months later settling for this year's 4/5 best DT at 21 is a good move?   Not sure about that.

 

 

 

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It doesn't matter what the guy was 5 years ago.

 

Shit, Gresham was the #1 TE from the 2011 draft class (over Gronk and Graham). I'm sure you'd be excited and calling him the #1 TE from 2011 if the Bengals sign him to a deal...

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I haven't paid too much attention to Phillips because I always assumed he was kind of in "no man's land" between our 21 and 53, but here's a scouting report on him:

 

STRENGTHS: Naturally large man with good overall weight distribution. Tall, broad shouldered, long-limbed player with a thick lower half. Surprisingly athletic for a player of his size, exhibiting good initial quickness, lateral agility and impressive straight-line speed. Occasionally explodes off the ball and can ruin plays before they have a chance to work.

 

Possesses quick hands to slap away the attempts at opponents to latch on and control him and uses an effective swim move to slip free. Alert to the quarterback and shows good effort to gets his hands into passing lanes. Powerful. Can knock centers back onto their heels with his initial surge and shows good upper-body strength to lock out and shed. Anchors effectively due to his size and strength and shows good effort in pursuit in the tackle box. 

 

Appears to be just scratching the surface of his potential. 

 

WEAKNESSES: Not yet the sum of his parts. Too often stands up at the snap, negating his own power and while very quick for a man of his size, too rarely makes plays at the point of attack, as ballcarriers are often able to avoid him. 

 

Inconsistent hand usage. Too often latches onto blockers and reacts to what he sees, rather than penetrating. Despite his length, has just two passes broken up in 27 career games.

 

Underwent back surgery in October of 2013 in an attempt to correct issues that had bothered him for a few years. As head coach Bob Stoops said at the time of Phillips' surgery, the procedure wasn't due to "one specific injury." Has only one full season of starting experience at the collegiate level. 

 

COMPARES TO: Dontari Poe, Kansas City Chiefs: Because of their similar build and eye-popping athleticism, Poe is the easy comparison for Phillips. While Poe has emerged as one of the NFL's most intimidating nose guards, many others with similar talents have struggled with consistency in the NFL. 

 

Phillips could just as easily wind up the second coming of Marcus Stroud or Albert Haynesworth, who lacked the requisite work ethic to take full advantage of their talents. Given Phillips' history of back issues, former first rounders turned early NFL retirees Marcus Tubbs (Seattle) and Justin Harrell (Green Bay) could unfortunately prove valid comparisons, as well. 

 

--Rob Rang

PLAYER OVERVIEW Skill position stars may get the headlines, but football remains a big man's game and they don't get much bigger than the Sooners' Phillips. 

 

The massive defensive tackle was a five-star recruit and turned down offers from virtually every other program in the country to sign with Oklahoma. After redshirting his first year on campus and recording 12 tackles in 11 games as a reserve in 2012, Phillips won a starting role as a redshirt sophomore. 

 

Unfortunately, a back injury ended Phillips' 2013 season after just four games. Phillips recorded seven tackles, including two for loss and 1.5 sacks during that time. 

 

Phillips started all 12 games for Oklahoma in 2014, recording 32 tackles, seven tackles for loss and two sacks, earning a spot on the coaches' Second Team All-Big-12 squad. Despite the fact that he has the equivalent of just one NFL regular season of starts under his belt, Phillips elected to forego his final year of eligibility and enter the 2015 draft. 

 

Phillips' blend of size and athleticism is certainly intriguing and teams operating out of traditional three- and four-man fronts, alike, will be interested. He commands double teams in the middle and makes the occasional splashy play, demonstrating surprising quickness for a man of his size. He comes with obvious red-flags, however, not the least of which is his relative inexperience and the back injury which ruined his 2013 campaign.

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I'm curious to read more about Phillips. I don't mind the risk all that much this year as I will make the same argument I did in favor of drafting DGB, which is that I would not mind seeing the Bengals take a bit bigger risk than normal with their 1st rounder. We're stuck in neutral to some extent and it's worth chancing a potential bust as long as the upside is there to balance the scales. In past years, it seemed like we didn't need a home run. Just a solid single or double in the early rounds to keep the momentum going. 

 

Instead of taking the Jermaine Gresham type guy at 21 who projects as a solid-ish starter for 4 or 5 years, swing for the fences with the Demaryius Thomas or Dez Bryant wild card who could blow up in your face or could be an All Pro type.

 

 

21 Cincinnati Bengals Jermaine Gresham TE Oklahoma 22 Denver Broncos Demaryius Thomas WR Georgia Tech 23 Green Bay Packers Bryan Bulaga T Iowa 24 Dallas Cowboys Dez Bryant WR Oklahoma State
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It doesn't matter what the guy was 5 years ago.

 

Shit, Gresham was the #1 TE from the 2011 draft class (over Gronk and Graham). I'm sure you'd be excited and calling him the #1 TE from 2011 if the Bengals sign him to a deal...

 

Bullshit it doesn't matter.    Fairley is a much better option for 2015 at this point than Jordan Phillips,lol.

 

That pick screams future.    Jordan Phillips (if the pick) would be destined for those repeat November threads about "Why isn't he playing?"     

 

Oh yeah,  I would take Gresh the no. 1 TE from 2010 over the 4/5 best TE in this class because I want them to fire their best shot for a Supberbowl not roster plan for 2020.

 

 

What the hell?  Your are 0-4 in the playoffs and using the 21st pick for a  3rd/4th rotational DT so you are set when Peko finally leaves 3 years from know when you could have had instant upgrade starter in Fairley.    This pick screams epic fail on that level and that's not even discussing if he's the best DT at 21 given this mock.

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Bullshit it doesn't matter.    Fairley is a much better option for 2015 at this point than Jordan Phillips,lol.

 

That pick screams future.        

 

Oh yeah,  I would take Gresh the no. 1 TE from 2010 over the 4/5 best TE in this class because I want them to fire their best shot for a Supberbowl not roster plan for 2020.

 

He may or may not be a better option than Jordan Phillips. But where he was ranked or drafted 4 or 5 years ago is fucking irrelevant to what type of player he is now. Keith Rivers was the #1 LB in his draft class but is damn near out of the league at this point. We signed Derrick Harvey who was the #1 DE his class and he never even sniffed the 53 man roster. Maybe we can go get the #1 QB Jamarcus Russell?

 

Personally, I'd take one of these 1st round rookies who may or may not be great over a guy who was a 1st round bust like Fairley who's old team didn't even want to pick up his $5M option year.

 

Same with the TEs. We already know Gresham is mediocre, these rookies could end up being good. But of course if the Bengals actually did re-sign Gresham you would be whining like a bitch about status quo, this guy has sucked in the playoffs, blah, blah. We get it. You are against every single move the Bengals make. Bring a guy back? Whine about status quo. Don't bring a guy back? They aren't trying to win now. 

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His athleticism is ridiculous. The guy can do a standing backflip @ 330 for pete's sake. That being said, I wouldn't take him, at least in the first. I've heard a few murmurs that he left early because the back issue isn't going to get better & he wants to get paid before it gets worse, kind of like Malcolm Kelly (bad knee) did a few years back. If the docs clear him, then fine, but as of right now, I'd pass. If I were to take any OU guy w/ a question mark over his head it'd be DGB. From everything I've heard, he's been a model citizen in Norman, & considering that he was only on scout team & thusly had a little extra free time than what he normally would have had, that's not lost on me. He to me though, would be somewhat of a luxury pick as I would like to see if Jones can rebound at that spot first.

 

There are only 2 OU guys that I'd like to see us take a shot on. 1 is Daryl Williams, & that's if for whatever reason Smith can't get a deal worked out. DW is a mauler & I think he'd be a solid replacement there, say, around the 3rd round. The other is Blake Bell, if he's still around in the 5th or 6th. If we can get an Alex Smith-ish TE in on a one year hold the fort type deal, & let BB develop (his strength mainly, after all he was a QB the majority of his time @ OU ), I think the return on that investment would be worth it. He's not going to be Jimmy Graham or the like, but I'd be very surprised if he doesn't become a player along the lines of say, a Heath Miller (yeah, I know, you can kick my arse later) & for that point in the draft, I'm all in. His hands are excellent & he was really catching on to the blocking techniques as the season progressed. You'd never have to hear anything about the flaky type issues that have been discussed about Gresham either. Bell is one of, if not the best team-oriented guy I've seen in my 30+ years of watching the team.

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I don't want to have to take a T at 21 but the way the draft seems to be lining up it does keep presenting itself as a safe, plan for the future kind of pick. 
 
My point: no way do I take Phillips over Peat, who is a legit franchise LT (he has some of the same issues as Whit so I feel comfortable with him under that tutelage).



I agree with your take on the OT situation. The more I read about possibilities with pick #21, it seems more and more obvious that the Bengals will end up taking an OT there. The value is better relative to other positions (like DT) and it puts them in better shape heading into 2016 when both starters will be free agents and Whit is nearing the end of the line even if he is re-signed. Planning ahead for the loss of one or both seems like a no-brainer. Personally, I would prefer to use the pick elsewhere if someone unexpectedly falls, but I think OT will be the best bang for the buck provided that doesn't happen.
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His athleticism is ridiculous. The guy can do a standing backflip @ 330 for pete's sake. That being said, I wouldn't take him, at least in the first. I've heard a few murmurs that he left early because the back issue isn't going to get better & he wants to get paid before it gets worse, kind of like Malcolm Kelly (bad knee) did a few years back. If the docs clear him, then fine, but as of right now, I'd pass. If I were to take any OU guy w/ a question mark over his head it'd be DGB. From everything I've heard, he's been a model citizen in Norman, & considering that he was only on scout team & thusly had a little extra free time than what he normally would have had, that's not lost on me. He to me though, would be somewhat of a luxury pick as I would like to see if Jones can rebound at that spot first.

 

There are only 2 OU guys that I'd like to see us take a shot on. 1 is Daryl Williams, & that's if for whatever reason Smith can't get a deal worked out. DW is a mauler & I think he'd be a solid replacement there, say, around the 3rd round. The other is Blake Bell, if he's still around in the 5th or 6th. If we can get an Alex Smith-ish TE in on a one year hold the fort type deal, & let BB develop (his strength mainly, after all he was a QB the majority of his time @ OU ), I think the return on that investment would be worth it. He's not going to be Jimmy Graham or the like, but I'd be very surprised if he doesn't become a player along the lines of say, a Heath Miller (yeah, I know, you can kick my arse later) & for that point in the draft, I'm all in. His hands are excellent & he was really catching on to the blocking techniques as the season progressed. You'd never have to hear anything about the flaky type issues that have been discussed about Gresham either. Bell is one of, if not the best team-oriented guy I've seen in my 30+ years of watching the team.

 

Thanks for the insider info :)

 

I haven't checked out either of those guys yet but have been meaning to...

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He may or may not be a better option than Jordan Phillips. But where he was ranked or drafted 4 or 5 years ago is fucking irrelevant to what type of player he is now. Keith Rivers was the #1 LB in his draft class but is damn near out of the league at this point. We signed Derrick Harvey who was the #1 DE his class and he never even sniffed the 53 man roster. Maybe we can go get the #1 QB Jamarcus Russell?
 
Personally, I'd take one of these 1st round rookies who may or may not be great over a guy who was a 1st round bust like Fairley who's old team didn't even want to pick up his $5M option year.
 
Same with the TEs. We already know Gresham is mediocre, these rookies could end up being good. But of course if the Bengals actually did re-sign Gresham you would be whining like a bitch about status quo, this guy has sucked in the playoffs, blah, blah. We get it. You are against every single move the Bengals make. Bring a guy back? Whine about status quo. Don't bring a guy back? They aren't trying to win now. 

Whatever the pick, you'll love. That's what it boils down to.

This pick would a great sign of not getting shit done in free agency.

There is no may or may not. Fairly was the better option for 2015.

IF this happens its a sign of them not filling holes and needing to spend picks to do so.

This is so classic homer, Jordan Phillips hasn't been on anyone's first round radar in here. Hobson mocks him and now he may or may not be better than Fairly a Free agent visitor that had this board buzzing. GTFO.


There is a strong case that he isn't even the best DT at 21 available given Hobs mock.

By the way questioning the status quo should be done considering they are 0-6 in the playoffs. It's not like they've filled up a trophy case or anything.
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I've been vocally opposed to Jordan Phillips long before we were sniffing Fairley.  I just don't see anything to get excited about with him.  I feel the same way about Malcolm Brown and Eddie Golman, to a large degree.  

 

Danny Shelton or Carl Davis for 1-tech to replace Peko or Grady Jarret or Xavier Cooper to replace Still.  Those are guys that are going to be good picks in their spots.

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