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If you see anything mentioning the Bengals talking to specific players at the Senior Bowl, post in this thread. Post a profile of that player as well.

From NFL Draft Countdown:

"Cincinnati was also making the rounds and was seen with Brian Iwuh, Jon Alston, Davin Joseph, Darryl Tapp and Nick Mangold."

"Travis Williams was pretty popular, drawing attention from Baltimore, Cincinnati and the Giants."

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Brian Iwuh could be the best project in the draft (I hear from the experts at Maddenmania.com), like Matt Jones last year.

I have heard that Mangold has had a pretty decent week, as well.
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"Cincinnati went linebacker heavy and mingled with Freddie Roach, Travis Williams and Gerris Wilkinson"

[url="http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/features/seniorbowl/reports/south125.html"]http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/features/...s/south125.html[/url]

Weird. Maybe a replacement for Simmons???
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I wouldn't think we'd be after a replacement for Simmons this early on. He had a decent year, even winning Defensive Player of the week honors @ Baltimore.

I have a hard time seeing us start a rookie, Thurman, and Pollack in the LBing corps, when LBer experience seemed to be one of our defensive problems this year.
I think the possibility of moving Pollack back to his natural position is still not out of the question.
Freddie Roach is a teammate of DeMeco Ryans as well, so we may be planning a 2 player from the same college plan again.
Hard to say though. We may just be doing this to frighten people.
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[center][size=3]If we take a LB and want to convert him into a saftey then we need to take the Man-Monster Ernie Sims LB Fla State .... [/size]

[img]http://www.kaptainklak.com/sims.jpg[/img]
[img]http://vmedia.rivals.com/uploads/1061/181386.jpg[/img]

:bowdown: :headbang: :bowdown: [/center]

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Scott Wright's NFL Draft Countdown website listed some players
on his practice reports that Bengals staff were talking with after
Senior Bowl practices.

The Bengals talking with a trio of LBs -- Jon Alston of Stanford,
Brian Iwuh of Colorado, and Travis Williams of Auburn. Iwuh
has been knocked around as a better safety prospect than LB
and is the heaviest of the 3 at 227. Alston is 6-0/218 and Williams
is 5-11/217.

Maybe Marvin is looking at these guys as safety prospects ?
Come to think of it...they might be looking at Rashad Jeanty
(from the CFL) as a safety prospect too...

Wright also had the Bengals talking with Darryl Tapp DE Va Tech,
Nick Mangold C/G Buckeye, and Davin Joseph G/T Oklahoma.

[url="http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/features/seniorbowl/reports/south124.html"]http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/features/...s/south124.html[/url]

[url="http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/features/seniorbowl/reports/north124.html"]http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/features/...s/north124.html[/url]



Thanks go to schweinhart of BengalsZone.com for the info and links...
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In my serious draft, I have us with Bing at #24.

Wonder if Marvin is looking at a "Tweener's" LB/Safety in order to find a Bing typeplayer (late first early second) in say the 4th or 5th. [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons//39.gif[/img]

:blink: Maybe BJ will get his fatass DT.

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[quote name='oldschooler' post='208775' date='Jan 26 2006, 10:50 AM']Maybe Marvin is looking at these guys as safety prospects ?
Come to think of it...they might be looking at Rashad Jeanty
(from the CFL) as a safety prospect too...[/quote]


Jeanty is a defensive end... :blink:

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[quote name='Matt_Six' post='208779' date='Jan 26 2006, 10:54 AM']If we draft another interior offensive lineman... we're going to be loaded from guard to guard.[/quote]

Yeah, I was happy and pissed at the same time yesterday when I seen Charles Spencer OG/OT Pitt on the field. His draft stock will probably rise after the Senior Bowl. <_<

This guy started as a DT and they converted him to an O'lineman. A "where do you need me coach" player.

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1. DT
2. FS
3. OLB
4. FS
5. CB
6.OG/C
7. DE

While I was typing that little draft thing right there ^^^, I thought of something.

There's been a lot of talk about Marvin looking at linebackers at the Senior Bowl. Could this be because we are moving to a 3-4? It makes sense to me if Pollack stays at OLB...
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[quote name='Bengals1181' post='208788' date='Jan 26 2006, 10:02 AM'][quote name='oldschooler' post='208775' date='Jan 26 2006, 10:50 AM']
Maybe Marvin is looking at these guys as safety prospects ?
Come to think of it...they might be looking at Rashad Jeanty
(from the CFL) as a safety prospect too...[/quote]


Jeanty is a defensive end... :blink:
[/quote]



He`s a tweener...and he weighs 230 pounds.

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[quote name='Bengals1181' post='208788' date='Jan 26 2006, 11:02 AM'][quote name='oldschooler' post='208775' date='Jan 26 2006, 10:50 AM']
Maybe Marvin is looking at these guys as safety prospects ?
Come to think of it...they might be looking at Rashad Jeanty
(from the CFL) as a safety prospect too...[/quote]


Jeanty is a defensive end... :blink:
[/quote]

The guy is only 230 lbs. So if he has good speed and maybe could get cut up a little more...on a downside, I bet at DE he isn't very great at coverage! :lol:

[quote name='Matt_Six' post='208790' date='Jan 26 2006, 11:04 AM']1. DT
2. FS
3. OLB
4. FS
5. CB
6.OG/C
7. DE

While I was typing that little draft thing right there ^^^, I thought of something.

There's been a lot of talk about Marvin looking at linebackers at the Senior Bowl. Could this be because we are moving to a 3-4? It makes sense to me if Pollack stays at OLB...[/quote]


Matt you don't have any TE's in that draft. :o

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[quote name='oldschooler' post='208791' date='Jan 26 2006, 11:05 AM'][quote name='Bengals1181' post='208788' date='Jan 26 2006, 10:02 AM']
[quote name='oldschooler' post='208775' date='Jan 26 2006, 10:50 AM']
Maybe Marvin is looking at these guys as safety prospects ?
Come to think of it...they might be looking at Rashad Jeanty
(from the CFL) as a safety prospect too...[/quote]


Jeanty is a defensive end... :blink:
[/quote]



He`s a tweener...and he weighs 230 pounds.
[/quote]

he's a DE/LB tweener, but DE to safety????

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[quote name='Matt_Six' post='208790' date='Jan 26 2006, 11:04 AM']1. DT
2. FS
3. OLB
4. FS
5. CB
6.OG/C
7. DE

While I was typing that little draft thing right there ^^^, I thought of something.

There's been a lot of talk about Marvin looking at linebackers at the Senior Bowl. Could this be because we are moving to a 3-4? It makes sense to me if Pollack stays at OLB...[/quote]
You would think that by looking at our linebackers, but there's not a single player on our defensive line that fits a 3-4 defense.
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[quote name='Spor_tees' post='208793' date='Jan 26 2006, 10:07 AM'][quote name='Bengals1181' post='208788' date='Jan 26 2006, 11:02 AM']
[quote name='oldschooler' post='208775' date='Jan 26 2006, 10:50 AM']
Maybe Marvin is looking at these guys as safety prospects ?
Come to think of it...they might be looking at Rashad Jeanty
(from the CFL) as a safety prospect too...[/quote]


Jeanty is a defensive end... :blink:
[/quote]

The guy is only 230 lbs. So if he has good speed and maybe could get cut up a little more...on a downside, I bet at DE he isn't very great at coverage! :lol:
[/quote]


[quote]CENTRAL FLORIDA (March 3rd) defensive end/linebacker RASHAD JEANTY ran between 4.64 and 4.72 in the 40... 4.3 short shuttle... 6.9 three-cone.[/quote]

[url="http://www.neworleansprofootball.com/030605nextlevel.html"]http://www.neworleansprofootball.com/030605nextlevel.html[/url]

David Pollack`s numbers were 4.75 in the 40...3.90 short shuttle


I was just saying "maybe" ...and "maybe" he is faster than he
was during those workouts...

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[quote name='Bengals1181' post='208798' date='Jan 26 2006, 10:09 AM'][quote name='oldschooler' post='208791' date='Jan 26 2006, 11:05 AM']
[quote name='Bengals1181' post='208788' date='Jan 26 2006, 10:02 AM']
[quote name='oldschooler' post='208775' date='Jan 26 2006, 10:50 AM']
Maybe Marvin is looking at these guys as safety prospects ?
Come to think of it...they might be looking at Rashad Jeanty
(from the CFL) as a safety prospect too...[/quote]


Jeanty is a defensive end... :blink:
[/quote]



He`s a tweener...and he weighs 230 pounds.
[/quote]

he's a DE/LB tweener, but DE to safety????
[/quote]



I said "maybe"...and "maybe" since he is so young
and versatile coupled with his pass rushing skills,
we could at least give him a "look" at safety...

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[quote name='oldschooler' post='208802' date='Jan 26 2006, 11:13 AM'][quote name='Bengals1181' post='208798' date='Jan 26 2006, 10:09 AM']
[quote name='oldschooler' post='208791' date='Jan 26 2006, 11:05 AM']
[quote name='Bengals1181' post='208788' date='Jan 26 2006, 10:02 AM']
[quote name='oldschooler' post='208775' date='Jan 26 2006, 10:50 AM']
Maybe Marvin is looking at these guys as safety prospects ?
Come to think of it...they might be looking at Rashad Jeanty
(from the CFL) as a safety prospect too...[/quote]


Jeanty is a defensive end... :blink:
[/quote]



He`s a tweener...and he weighs 230 pounds.
[/quote]

he's a DE/LB tweener, but DE to safety????
[/quote]



I said "maybe"...and "maybe" since he is so young
and versatile coupled with his pass rushing skills,
we could at least give him a "look" at safety...
[/quote]

Old I wasn't trying to rain on your parade, but the point I was making is that size and speed isn't the only thing it takes for a certain position. A guy has to have specific skills. If the guy has never played DB in his career he is going to need some major coaching to get that down. If the guy this year would be the equivelent to a junior coming out of college, 2-3 years of coaching would put him on pace to be (if he had stayed in school) a first year or second year guy. As long as the guy can provide some great special teams play, I can see Marvin keeping him on the team long enough to teach him the position. Problem is, we need a guy that can step in and contrubute at that position like yesterday.


:ninja:

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[quote name='Spor_tees' post='208804' date='Jan 26 2006, 10:21 AM'][quote name='oldschooler' post='208802' date='Jan 26 2006, 11:13 AM']
[quote name='Bengals1181' post='208798' date='Jan 26 2006, 10:09 AM']
[quote name='oldschooler' post='208791' date='Jan 26 2006, 11:05 AM']
[quote name='Bengals1181' post='208788' date='Jan 26 2006, 10:02 AM']
[quote name='oldschooler' post='208775' date='Jan 26 2006, 10:50 AM']
Maybe Marvin is looking at these guys as safety prospects ?
Come to think of it...they might be looking at Rashad Jeanty
(from the CFL) as a safety prospect too...[/quote]


Jeanty is a defensive end... :blink:
[/quote]



He`s a tweener...and he weighs 230 pounds.
[/quote]

he's a DE/LB tweener, but DE to safety????
[/quote]



I said "maybe"...and "maybe" since he is so young
and versatile coupled with his pass rushing skills,
we could at least give him a "look" at safety...
[/quote]

Old I wasn't trying to rain on your parade, but the point I was making is that size and speed isn't the only thing it takes for a certain position. A guy has to have specific skills. If the guy has never played DB in his career he is going to need some major coaching to get that down. If the guy this year would be the equivelent to a junior coming out of college, 2-3 years of coaching would put him on pace to be (if he had stayed in school) a first year or second year guy. As long as the guy can provide some great special teams play, I can see Marvin keeping him on the team long enough to teach him the position. Problem is, we need a guy that can step in and contrubute at that position like yesterday.


:ninja:
[/quote]



Oh I totally agree. I just think with his size and him being so versatile
and young that he would be worth at least a "look" at safety.


But I really think they`re looking at him to take Marcus Wilkins'
or Hannibal Navies' spot...

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NFL Draft Countdown - Today

"Marvin Lewis and a couple of Bengals scouts paid a lot of attention to the defensive backs"

1. Nice to see Marvin and Co. stay when everyone else has pretty much left.

2. Nice to see us looking at something other than LBs.

3. Bye Bye Tory James.

I want Jonathan Joseph. He's Chad Johnson's twin brother!!

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