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My Board for Rd 2 is below. Green are guys I really like, Orange are guys I didn't have but who are added based on value. Johny Newton-Illinois (1) Jackson Powers-Johnson-Oregon (2) Cooper DeJean-Iowa (2) Kool-Aid McKinstry-Alabama (2) Zach Frazier-WVU (2) Ladd McConkey-GA (2) (C) Adonai Mitchell-Texas Max Melton-Rutgers (2) Ennis Rakestraw-Missouri J'Tavion Sanders-Texas (2) Cooper Beebe-K St (2) 2C Braden Fiske-FSU (2) Patrick Paul-Houston (3) C

lol...why

Good thing we didn't draft this Squeeler trash instead 💩 ...

this is a good list of guys that would be intriguing on day 2. Some good interior OL, CB, DT, or WR. They’re gonna get some good players! Days 2 and 3 are my favorite days.

That's the kind of "wide zone scheme" I want to see

Made a list (for my own edification) of 18 guys still on the board that I wouldn't mind the Bengals taking in Round 2 (in order of my personal preference). That means at least one will be there when we pick. The should be several more there too because there were 8-10 possible 2n d rounders I didn't see as Bengals fits/ RB & WR are also positions where we could still find decent guys later, so a mini-run on those before us could hrlp with quality of need positions as well. There's a deceny chance at least a couple are still there at 80. - maybe even 97 DT Jer'Zahn Newton IOL Jackson Powers-Johnson NT T'Vondre Sweat IOL Zach Frazier CB Cooper DeJean CB Kool-Aid McKinstry CB Ennis Takeshaw WR Ladd McConkey WR Malachi Corley WR Tony Franklin WR Adonai Mitchell TE Ja'Tavion Sanders DT Kris Jenkins DT Michael Hall IOL Christian Haynes RB Jonathan Brooks RB Jaylen Wright RB Trey Benson

Mel Kiper on Mims ...

Correct picks in submission order: 103 BlackJesus 110 sparky 169 AmishBengalFan 86 Clapton 107 HereSince68 Looking at the tiebreaker, I -think- this is how the spread table looks: 1-94 Clapton 95-105* BlackJesus 106-108 HereSince68 109-139 sparky 140+ AmishBengalFan *tie goes to the earlier pick? note: this is not my pool, so this post about how tiebreakers are applied is purely speculation.

Chris Simms pre-draft had Mims ranked as his 3rd best OT Simms on Mims.mp4

Good businesses understand they're not the only hot dog stand in Hungrytown. There are 31 other teams out there for whom success means working to make sure everyone else fails. There are a handful that are trainwrecks no one should try to emulate but for the most part it's an open competition for talent. An individual owner's moral code or ideas about what's fair & right or wrong don't amount to shit. If even a handful of those other teams are willing to pay someone X amount, that's the standard. If they're willing to spend X amount on scouts, coaching, facilities, or free Gatorade then that is the standard everyone else has to try to match. How ownership feels about it doesn't matter. It has at times seemed like the Bengals FO were trying to win a merit badge that doesn't exist. There are Superbowl trophies and then there's whether everyone thinks Mike Brown is a smart businessman & swell guy. It's not always been clear which of those 2 things were the goal.

I like the spin. They could only get him because of the limited game time. That's genius!

Pollack a few days ago when asked about Mims (foreshadowing)

To put Mims' 87" wingspan into perspective, it's the same as the 6'11 Greek Freak (Giannis Antetokounmpo) in the NBA. 😲

James Rapien's reaction

CBS Sports gives their grade

Mims interview at the Combine

Now it's time for Stover watch 👀

The injury stuff does concern me but I have to assume the difference between NFL strength & conditioning vs college is dramatic, even at a program like Georgia. The fact that he (apparently) tried to come back while still hurt says a lot. Good on the Bulldog coaches for having the sense to pull him before he made things worse but I'm confident this guy will be on the field if he's at all able. No more of these OTs that seem to keep coming up with mysterious muscle strains every time they have to jog a lap. Still wouldnt mind seeing 2-3 more OL picks in this draft but what a relief to see them do the obvious thing and invest in what should be a long term answer at OT.

Bengals need to replace some of the locker room bath towels with beach towels. 🥷

For those that missed the announcement ...