sparky151

I don't remember what their max weight is, I think it's around 250. They have a height limit of 6'6" but a % of each class can exceed those limits. I lived in Annapolis when David Robinson was there. He wore the same style uniform as the rest of the brigade but wasn't hard to spot in formation.

Go seems to care a lot. It's pretty obvious that MB is still making the major decisions but Go for some reason wants to pretend otherwise.

So they use Carter as the coverage LB and Knight sits? Would have been a lot simpler to draft Rodriguez or Hill in round 2 and replace Carter with a better player. You object to starting rookie LBs but that's a broad category which includes good players and bad. After last year's draft Golden said they had Carter graded as a 2nd round player and they were happy to get him in round 4. That's precisely the problem. He's not very good and neither he nor Knight would have been close to the 2nd round in this year's class. But the Bengals draft for need so they have to take what they can get, even if it's subpar.

He made the decisions on Taylor and Tobin, speaking with the media was the unnecessary part. Are you saying he's just a figurehead for Katie and Troy? Does anyone think the team traded for Lawrence without getting Mike's approval first? lol.

Lions certainly want to re-sign Campbell and may well tag him if they have to. But they'd prefer to negotiate an extension at a lower number than 22 mil. Commies should just send a 7th and get him in OTAs.

Yeah, the team signed him in 2024 when all our DTs were hurt. He was on the roster early in 2025 then was cut at his request so he could go back to KC.

Howell isn't a good run defender, he's a designated pass rusher. One would think the team's first choice DEs on 3rd and 8 would be Mafe and Murphy. Maybe Howell beats one of them out or one of them gets hurt. But Howell doesn't have an immediate route to lots of snaps. Stewart may play inside some but none of Murphy, Mafe, or Howell have the size or power for that.

I don't like the pick, Keith Abney was still available at the time and is a much better player who would also fit better into the Bengals scheme. Davis can cover WRs on sideline routes but will get lost on crossing routes. He can match up with TEs if they don't run a rub route with another receiver. He can't cover short, quick slot guys very well. And 4.41 is average speed for a CB. Riq Woolen is taller and ran a 4.26 at his combine.

The Bengals seem to have drafted backup caliber players, even on day two. If we had a great roster with no holes going into the draft, that would be ok. As it is, we limited ourselves in free agency so we had needs for starters going into the draft and didn't get any.

IMO it wasn't a very good draft. Howell might become a good NFL player but he'll be DE4 at best this year unless they are throwing in the towel on Stewart already (which I'm sure they aren't). That's a need that could have been filled by one of the veteran DEs who are still unsigned. Bosa, Clowney, Fowler, or Jordan would give us a season to see if Murphy or Stewart can become good players. So taking Howell came with the opportunity cost of not getting a starter at another position. Ponds or Rodriguez would have walked in as immediate starters and upgrades over J Davis or Carter. T Davis is an outside CB who I guess they plan to use vs TEs in the Tre Flowers role. He isn't good in man coverage which Golden supposedly prefers. They could have had Abney instead who is a better player. Lew seems like another version of Matt Lee. He's an experienced, athletic center with questions about his strength. And is coming back from a major injury. Young in round 4 seems like a reach. Why not wait and take Caldwell instead? Endries seems pretty meh but he's a 7th rounder. I like the Parker and Robinson picks.

Parker is a good pick, especially in the 6th round.

I'll guess he was picked to cover TEs on passing downs. He's lanky but not very nimble.

At The Athletic, Brugler rated our class 24th overall, behind the other AFCN teams.

Woods was still a reach at 29th. He had a whopping 2 sacks last season and didn't test very well. Combine low production with poor measurables and he didn't belong in round 1.

Good lord, are you still riding that hobby horse where the games don't matter until we're eliminated? Bengals won their last 5 games in the 2024 season, which had exactly zero predictive value for 2025.