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Sweat seems to have other issues too. A lot of teams wonder how dedicated Sweat might be to reach his full potential in terms of conditioning and effort. What makes this arrest even more stupid is that every draft prospect should know to be extremely careful this close to the draft where their future gets determined. The fact that Sweat was this careless at this time calls into question his decision-making in general. It's about more than just one DUI.

He’ll end up in RatLand and be all-pro.

Could be . Hope the Bengals get him now. Double team gap plugger to let Rankens and Hill tee off at 3T. Isn't that the plan.?

6 linemen you choose I'm all n on that but are they worthy in those draft spots? I think it would be a mistake to pass on Sweat in Rd2 even if McConkey is there. Draft is saturated with wide outs. Very few NTs..

I mean he was behind Chase, Higgins, and Boyd. I'm fine with letting Yoshi, Jones, and Irwin battle it out for the 3 spot, if none or them produce then we know we need more than one WR early next draft, this one feels like there are bigger needs than who WR3 will be.

What a choice between Alt, Harrison Jr, Bowers and Nabors! A much as Hairball likes linemen I think he gets an outstanding target for Herbert here. * consensus is MHJ.. I go Nabors..like you... A Chase clone .. .

I keep telling myself to stay away from the draft speculation stuff. NOT a dis toward anyone. Just confuses me more. As far as the draft personally... 1. I ordered draft tee shirts for my son and me simply because they are cool and won't be around long. 2. Starts too late, work too early. I'll catch up on ESPN's tracker or here the next day. 3. What if Mims is gone? Along with Bower and Murphy. I think other teams are liking him, too. 4. As far as inexperience... I remember when the Bengals drafted an OT who had missed his entire senior season except for a bowl game. I think Anthony Munoz turned out OK.

I thought that required a minimum weight of 320 lbs?

I would swap Wiggins for Cooper DeJean. The only CB worth pick 18 in my view.

Never read him being lazy in the field. If he was a lazy ass that was over hyped why does every draft board have him as the top NT? Kid made a mistake. It's not a life sentence.. He's the force we need at NT. You know it.

Not the plan if the guy is lazy but yeah that would normally be the plan

Forget him then

First it’s “baggage”…now it’s “attitude”. Give it a few days and he’ll be Aaron Hernandez.

It's a different time.

Byron Murphy lined up in the A gap almost as often as Sweat last year. Kris Jenkins has a better run stop percentage than Sweat. Both much cleaner prospects and I imagine there’s a much higher probability one of those guys will be on the team than Sweat next year.

He's not going to fall any further than what his slot was . 2nd rd.. Hopefully to us.

That's a huge man . We need him here.

I am sure his agent will be in contact with teams to do damage control

"Off the field, team sources say Sweat is a good kid overall, but has some issues with a poor work ethic and likes to party. Sweat is going to have to work much harder in the NFL and definitely will have to keep his weight in check."

Just the way the value at that round went. Everything else when I got to that pick was largely WR, LB, or S. Didn't think I needed those.

Brat never had any say in the draft. Mr Obvious play caller..

2am maybe? Whatever, not important. Again, maybe the guy is going to be shit anyway, maybe not. If not…and gets passed over by the Bengals soley due to this incident…watch him get swiped up by the Stealers or the Rats. Then everyone can complain as to why the Bengal offensive line can’t move him out of the way and run the football.

To be honest, each and every draftee—those exposed to the big man on campus limelight’s anyway—have “character concerns”. Being a dumbass getting caught while driving is really just being a dumbass getting caught. All these dudes party—and in a town like Austin with its many watering holes—I’m surprised more dumbasses don’t get caught.

Many sights have noted he had some questions about his dedication. The DUI situation is even worse given it happened at 2 in the afternoon. His character flags are well known in the draft pages, whether they are all true or not.

What other issues are those? Just weight? Seen the clips of him on the field. He doesn’t look like he takes plays off. Motor looks sound. Like I said, he may not be everything and a bag of chips. Might be what is so desperately needed as an interior run stopper. Might not. But to give some 22-year old college dumbass a “baggage” moniker after this, is a tad harsh.

Makes no difference. It’s 100% gonna drop him down a round or two.

Mock Draft Monday...... Sweat was there but McConkey is too good to pass up

Bo Callahan had character concerns. These days, teams have to be very careful with prospects who have shown immaturity (for the record, at that age I was VERY immature, thankfully there were no cell phones in the day). Given the money awarded players they need to be fully committed to football and to the craft of thier position. Maybe Sweat is, maybe he is not. But even earlier in the year there were flags raised about his weight and 'party' habits. Problem is, he can come out and say he made a mistake and learned his lesson, blah, blah, blah. But he has no chance to provie it before the draft. It is literally an idiot move he made. As in dumbass. I say he will fall to at least round 3 and perhaps further. Could be wrong, one team could take an earlier gamble.

Iosivas is an athletic receiver with a little game experience now. What's not to like about his limited production last season? As you mentioned an early pick to add a WR as well.

I wouldn’t be shocked if he were available in round 3. That’s about as dumb a thing as you can do, three weeks leading up to the draft. Just… idiotic. Those athletes at UT are pampered like no other… SMH.

I doubt this drops Sweat very much. He's more likely to still be on the board at 49 but I'd be surprised if he lasts until pick 80. Remember that Paul Brown once drafted a guy who was in prison because he had a parole date before camp opened.

It shows determination ...

Other fan bases getting the Sweat DUI news

I would not even make the trade,unless JJ,agrees to a contract,with the Bengals before they make the deal.

I would be fine with Fuaga,Murphy or Newton,at 18.

I guess the Texas NIL money isn't enough to cover an Uber... He's still the best NT in the draft. Perhaps this arrest will take him off the boards of some teams who might have picked him before 49. But the Bengals are living dangerously if our draft depends on getting Sweat at 49. Options after him would be Jenkins, Taylor, Jackson, Boyd, Rogers, and Anderson. Only Jenkins of those is a day 2 player.

Jefferson will certainly get more than Hill is making. Chase probably will too. Financially it would make sense to trade Tee for fair value, give Uno his 32 mil per year deal, and use an early pick at WR. But that means another need is unaddressed and we're breaking in a rookie WR2.

My guesses as to who is off the board before 18. 4 QBs for sure, maybe 25% chance of 1 more and 10% chance of 6 being taken. 0 RBs, Safeties, LBs. 70% chance Bowers is gone Mitchell and Arnold will be gone, maybe another CB Verse and Turner will be gone, maybe Latu Big 3 WR, 30% Thomas also 20% 1 DT is taken ahead of us Alt, Fuaga gone. Probably Fashanu, Latham, maybe Lautanu

That may be true but did those players even want to play here? They weren't going to overpay.

Imo 4 QBs go, 3 WRs, Bowers. Likely at least 1 to 2 CBs. At least Alt. That's 11 guys. I also only like 5 OTs (Alt, Fuga, Fashanu, Mims, Lathem) From there I think probably only 1 of the 2 DTs are gone That's 12 You figure at least one DE will be gone too That's 13 That's where I start getting nervous. If all that's gone.

The wildcard that would send fans into a rage 🤬 would be if one of the top DEs slides (Jared Verse? who Cincy met with) and the Bengals took him with RTs and DTs on the board that most fans want. I guess another pick that would blow up Bengals twitter would be if they took Duke's Graham Barton (who they met with) while Mims or Murphy were on the board. I think he's a solid prospect, but since he's less known most fans would be angry.

Bengals have needs at 2 positions with good depth in this draft class, WR and OT. Probably could also use a C and this is a good year for them. We also need a NT, TE, and CB early but this isn't a good year for those positions. It partly depends on which current vets the team plans to move on from. Karras, Hill, and Hilton are going into their last year contractually. Maybe Boyd's lack of market brings him back on a 1 year deal. Etc. I'll assume they re-sign Scharping, Tupou, Bailey, and Bachie before the draft though they don't influence the early picks. I'm fine with them taking any of several players or positions at 18 as long as they get a high end player who adds a lot of value. Preferably from a position where the talent drops off faster than others. I'm ok with trading Tee if we add a high end player or at least an early 2nd round draft pick. I like the Trent Brown signing but am not confident he'll be healthy all year. I like adding Rankins but neither he nor Hill nor Murphy or Newton are nose tackles. Turner was ok as a rookie but I'm not comfortable handing him a starting job at CB. Our run defense was poor last year, even with Reader. Adding Bell and Stone should get everyone lined up properly and Bell is a much better tackler than Nick Scott. On the O-line we don't have any depth. The 5 starters look decent but we had very good health on the line last year but can't expect that to continue again. Trent Brown isn't very likely to play every game. Ford is a barely adequate guard/tackle backup. Scharping is ok at C/G, but not under contract currently. Carman, Smith, and Hill are going into the final year of their rookie deals with not much shown for 3 years of development. Some of them shouldn't even make the roster this year. I'll post later what my big board would be at 18.

Most media mocks have the first OT Joe Alt going off the board for the Titans at pick 7, but I'm watching the Chargers at pick 5. Could turn out to be misdirection, but it sounds to me like Harbaugh with the Chargers wants an OT at pick 5. Most mocks have the Chargers taking a WR, but if they take Alt it could start OL going off quickly on the board before the Bengals at 18. A team like Tennessee with huge OL needs likely takes the second best OT off of their the board. We all know how position runs can get started earlier than expected once the first guy goes off the board. Could easily be 5 or so OL off the board by pick 18. Along with 4 or 5 QBs, 3 or 4 WRs, 3 or so defensive players (EDGE/CB) plus maybe Bowers. There won't be any RBs/LBs/safeties taken in the first 17 picks. I also think no DTs will be taken before the Bengals select at pick 18.. So Murphy and Newton would likely be there if they wanted to go in that direction.

This photo of Mims sitting next to a regular size human ... Look at the thighs 😳 ... Might have to nickname him 'Green Mile'

As far as Inbreds drafting Mims I don't think they'll have move up for any particular olineman unless Alt and that won't happen. They may go with JPJ and be good with it. He may be the next Creed Humphries and they like to have a dominant C in place.. I too want Mims above any player . Will he be there? Dunno

"Take less to play together," A glitch..because that's not going to happen.

Naw I'm further left than Biden Like I said enjoy your seclusion, personally I like having running water and a flushable toilet. But fuck me right?