happyrid Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Looking over the list of measurments from the combine (http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2013/2/22/4016994/2013-nfl-combine-measurements-for-offensive-linemen), Barrett Jones actually has better size and length than I was expecting. I kind of assumed that the reason he might be falling a little bit was that he maybe had short arms or something. But 6'4 with 34+ inch arms is pretty ideal for an OG... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texbengal Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I have not seen him play. My question is this. Is he better enough than Hawkins to warrant taking him as high as he is expected to go? Yes. He is one of the best open field guys I've ever seen. Unreal - can do it all. I like Hawk a lot but Austin is a lot better, IMO. He's definitely confident, but not a knucklehead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiliMVP Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Looking over the list of measurments from the combine (http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2013/2/22/4016994/2013-nfl-combine-measurements-for-offensive-linemen), Barrett Jones actually has better size and length than I was expecting. I kind of assumed that the reason he might be falling a little bit was that he maybe had short arms or something. But 6'4 with 34+ inch arms is pretty ideal for an OG... He lind of looks like Chris Farley :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted February 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Eric Edholm @Eric_Edholm Marcus Lattimore said he met with NFL doctors for 4.5 hours looking at his knee. All 32 teams represented. "I think it went well." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 He lind of looks like Chris Farley :lol: Does he live in a van down by the river? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Looking over the list of measurments from the combine (http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2013/2/22/4016994/2013-nfl-combine-measurements-for-offensive-linemen), Barrett Jones actually has better size and length than I was expecting. I kind of assumed that the reason he might be falling a little bit was that he maybe had short arms or something. But 6'4 with 34+ inch arms is pretty ideal for an OG... Here is a list for comparison taken from Bengal's players prior to the draft; ---Jones: Height: 6-4 Weight: 305 Boling: Height: 6-5 Weight: 308 Cook: Height: 6-4 Weight: 291 Whitworth: Height: 6-7 Weight: 334 Smith: Height: 6-4 Weight: 332 Zeitler: Height: 6-4 Weight: 314 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicoli Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 6'8 Reid Fragel with 33 reps today....that's a pretty impressive number for the former TE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 6'8 Reid Fragel with 33 reps today....that's a pretty impressive number for the former TE. Even more impressive with 34.5 inch arms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 And DJ Fluker with a measly 21. Didn't Andre Smith have something pretty bad as well? EDIT: Just looked it up. He had 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicoli Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Even more impressive with 34.5 inch arms. I'm willing to bet that he ends up being a bigtime steal for somebody, the kid's a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 FWIW Walterfootball is saying the Bengals met with Lane Johnson at the Combine. I've only seen highlites but it was enough to tell he plays with an edge. Pancakes guys and then stands over them. Picks up the safety blitz and then follows the beaten player towards the defensive huddle...jaw bumping the whole way. After the snap points at the guy he blocked and says who knows what while the other guy tries his best to ignore him. In short, very aggressive and demonstrative for an offensive lineman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I've only seen highlites but it was enough to tell he plays with an edge. Pancakes guys and then stands over them. Picks up the safety blitz and then follows the beaten player towards the defensive huddle...jaw bumping the whole way. After the snap points at the guy he blocked and says who knows what while the other guy tries his best to ignore him. In short, very aggressive and demonstrative for an offensive lineman. So do the draft Lane Johnson and move Whitworth to RT (or LG) conspiracies start now? :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicoli Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 even if we needed an OT Johnson would be a pipe dream, he'll end up in the top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texbengal Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 even if we needed an OT Johnson would be a pipe dream, he'll end up in the top 10. He's rising up quickly to be in the same conversation with Joeckl and Fisher. He's very athletic and should have a good Combine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicoli Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 He's rising up quickly to be in the same conversation with Joeckl and Fisher. He's very athletic and should have a good Combine. he might be the first one off the board before it's all said and done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I have not seen him play. My question is this. Is he better enough than Hawkins to warrant taking him as high as he is expected to go? I don't think you let Andrew Hawkins keep you away from drafting the most explosive player in the draft. You could put both guys on the field at the same time as well, with Tavon having ability to play running back. Plus Tavon Austin can return both kicks and punts. You could pretty much eliminate B.Scott from the team if you took Austin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 You could pretty much eliminate B.Scott from the team if you took Austin. You could pretty much do that anyway. In fact, he's been pretty much eliminated from the team the last few years, as far as I can remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Tavon would bring a crazy dynamic to this team. Game breaker is an understatement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Even more impressive with 34.5 inch arms. Yeah. Dude is going to climb at the combine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengaled Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 love the way he plays, but unless you give him one of the RB spots, I'm not sure how you put a 5'8 Austin and a 5'7 Hawkins on the same team, and I don't see Hawkins going anywhere. Josh Norris @JoshNorris Three pounds over listed weight RT @BryanBroaddus: Tavon Austin WR of West Virginia measured 5084 174 this morning. yeah, i'd have to totally agree with that one. one is enough, plenty enough. keep one for gadget type plays and you've filled your quota. i just don't think it's smart to lean on size disadvantaged players for the bread and butter of your offense. once they're overused, it tends to limit their effectiveness. also, i think it's important to surround this particular QB with big targets, guys with a huge catching radius. mother nature eliminates size disadvantaged guys from qualifying to those standards, much as we experienced last year with baby hawk and several throws he just couldn't get to...drive killing throws. i'm not saying cut him, just reduce his role and our reliance on him and i think we'll see our offense function at a better clip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AAWC5t0trY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 ^ Watch that and tell me he's baby hawk. No way no how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcat Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 I have never understood or agreed with this line of thinking. If the man has proven that he can't do the job, I don't care if his salary is 10 million or the league minimum, he shouldn't be on the field for the Bengals. A cheap failure is still a failure. Can he do Skuta's job, though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengaled Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 I'm just not sure he's that much better of an option than Sanu. Big and strong, but word on Rogers is that he may lack explosiveness/top-end speed. why would it have to be an either/or situation? use them in conjunction with each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocalBengalEd Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 I don't think you let Andrew Hawkins keep you away from drafting the most explosive player in the draft. You could put both guys on the field at the same time as well, with Tavon having ability to play running back. Plus Tavon Austin can return both kicks and punts. You could pretty much eliminate B.Scott from the team if you took Austin. Agree. I don't think Hawkins is anything special but Austin just seems to be a gamebreaker at about four different positions. Dude is bad ass with the football in his hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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