Mock of the day, using Goodberry's concensus big board

[Sox]

I know there's a draft forum, but very few go there. I'd like to start a thread where we can all make fun of each others mocks. Here's mine.

[spicoli]

I’ll take that! 

[sparky151]

3 hours ago, Sox said:

I know there's a draft forum, but very few go there. I'd like to start a thread where we can all make fun of each others mocks. Here's mine.

 

I'd be happy with that. Ratledge and Brown won't be there at those picks. Probably not Williams or Johnson either. 

[-GoBengals-]

I like Will Johnson but it isnt that much of a room upgrade i dont think. also wierd to have 3 michigan DB's in the room but whatever..

 

Pros: I guess youre locked in for CB's for a while, WJ being the #1, CTB should be a great #2, Turner/Hill being the #3 and slot guys.. thats a very very solid group...

 

Cons: CTB coverage wise was in the top 20-ish range in 2023, can the new coaches and scheme get him back there? or better? if so your upgrade is marginalized.

 

The risk isnt worth not adding a body, i was expecting more of a reliable veteran like Awuzie-type guy in free agency..

 

I keep expecting DT but also keep hearing DT is filthy deep this draft so the 17th range and second round isnt a huge drop off... so why go with them at 17

[MichaelWeston]

6 hours ago, GoBengals said:

I like Will Johnson but it isnt that much of a room upgrade i dont think. also wierd to have 3 michigan DB's in the room but whatever..

 

Pros: I guess youre locked in for CB's for a while, WJ being the #1, CTB should be a great #2, Turner/Hill being the #3 and slot guys.. thats a very very solid group...

 

Cons: CTB coverage wise was in the top 20-ish range in 2023, can the new coaches and scheme get him back there? or better? if so your upgrade is marginalized.

 

The risk isnt worth not adding a body, i was expecting more of a reliable veteran like Awuzie-type guy in free agency..

 

I keep expecting DT but also keep hearing DT is filthy deep this draft so the 17th range and second round isnt a huge drop off... so why go with them at 17

I think by the end of last year CTB had bounced back. I could be wrong on that. 

 

I don't expect a major investment at CB

[sparky151]

12 hours ago, GoBengals said:

I like Will Johnson but it isnt that much of a room upgrade i dont think. also wierd to have 3 michigan DB's in the room but whatever..

 

Pros: I guess youre locked in for CB's for a while, WJ being the #1, CTB should be a great #2, Turner/Hill being the #3 and slot guys.. thats a very very solid group...

 

Cons: CTB coverage wise was in the top 20-ish range in 2023, can the new coaches and scheme get him back there? or better? if so your upgrade is marginalized.

 

The risk isnt worth not adding a body, i was expecting more of a reliable veteran like Awuzie-type guy in free agency..

 

I keep expecting DT but also keep hearing DT is filthy deep this draft so the 17th range and second round isnt a huge drop off... so why go with them at 17

 

Johnson is a top 10 player and much better CB than we currently have. I doubt he's on the board at 17 but if he is, we should grab him. We do need upgrades at DT and DE but should be able to sign some journeymen types in free agency and a good player at 49 or 81. Bengals don't like to pay top dollar for impact players from other teams with Orlando Brown the notable exception. I don't expect the team to go after Sweat or Williams or DJ Reed or Carlton Davis. Those guys will get at least 15 and maybe 20 mil per year. Too rich for the Bengals and I'm ok with that. 

 

5 hours ago, MichaelWeston said:

I think by the end of last year CTB had bounced back. I could be wrong on that. 

 

I don't expect a major investment at CB

 

My guess is the Bengals won't go after a top tier CB in free agency. We have pretty good depth there and Dehner said it's a near certainty the team picks up Hill's 5th year option. So we might lose CTB after this season. But we can deal with that next offseason. I could see a draft pick used at CB depending on how the D-line is restocked.

 

[|BlackJesus|]

Ratledge isn't going to last to pick 81 in my view ... we will need to take him at pick 49 (or trade down from 2, or up from 3?).

 

And I am ok with that. He will start week 1, if we do. 

[sparky151]

Agree Ratledge won't be on the board at 81. But we should just sign a couple of veteran guards that's we're comfortable starting. We can draft a guard if one of our vets is older (Zeitler, Scherff) but we shouldn't want to start a rookie. I'm more interested in drafting the Karras successor this year than a replacement for Volson or Cappa.

 

 

[Sox]

1 hour ago, BlackJesus said:

Ratledge isn't going to last to pick 81 in my view ... we will need to take him at pick 49 (or trade down from 2, or up from 3?).

 

And I am ok with that. He will start week 1, if we do. 

 

Agreed. He might not be there when we pick in the 2nd round.

[|BlackJesus|]

1 hour ago, Sox said:

He might not be there when we pick in the 2nd round.

 

At the speed Ratledge is rising up draft boards we may have to take him at pick 17. 

 

I think he could realistically go between 25-35 myself. 

[I_C_Deadpeople]

5 hours ago, BlackJesus said:

 

At the speed Ratledge is rising up draft boards we may have to take him at pick 17. 

 

I think he could realistically go between 25-35 myself. 

I have not seen any boards where Ratledge is climbing a lot, Booker is though. 

[sparky151]

No, Booker is falling after his terrible combine performance.

 

[PatternMaster]

13 hours ago, sparky151 said:

No, Booker is falling after his terrible combine performance.

 

 

that would be ideal for us, he may not be a workout warrior or an impressive physical specimen but he's a damn good football player so hopefully teams discount his play because he didn't test well.