Board mock draft

[Tubbs1518]

Williams will be 31 when the season starts. He isn't there to be a starter. I fully expect them to take a LB.

 

[Tubbs1518]

Unless Austin falls, then I expect them to take him.

 

[vancelot23]

For god's sakes, the Bears are paying DJ Williams less than a million a year.... They signed the dude for depth and to fill a position if they couldn't fill it anywhere else. It doesn't mean they plan to make him a longterm solution at the position. Just because you sign an FA at a position doesn't mean that position comes off the draft board.

Agreed, but their offensive line cost them their season last year. It was horrible. Like Arizona, it has to be priority one. Their defense is still good. Urlacher wasn't exactly dominant, so Williams is probably about an equal replacement to what they had. MLB is nowhere near as big a need as offensive line.

 

[vancelot23]

Williams will be 31 when the season starts. He isn't there to be a starter. I fully expect them to take a LB.

Wanna bet.

 

[DanBengalfan]

before the modern movie, chicken little was a popular kids bed time story.
chicken little kept saying "the sky is falling, the sky is falling"

 

[augustisback003]

Round 1
1. Kansas City - Luke Joeckel* OT 6'6" 306 Texas A&M
2. Jacksonville - Geno Smith QB 6'2⅜" 218 West Virginia
3. Oakland - Sharrif Floyd* DT 6'2⅝" 297 Florida
4. Philadelphia - Dee Milliner* CB 5'11⅞" 201 Alabama
5. Detroit - Eric Fisher* OT 6'7¼" 306 Central Michigan
6. Cleveland - Jarvis Jones* OLB 6'2⅜" 245 Georgia
7. Arizona - Lane Johnson* OT 6'6" 303 Oklahoma
8. Buffalo - Matt Barkley QB 6'2½" 227 USC
9. New York Jets - Ezekiel Ansah* DE 6'5¼" 271 Brigham Young
10. Tennessee - Desmond Trufant CB 5'11⅝" 190 Washington
11. San Diego - Dion Jordan OLB 6'6¼" 248 Oregon
12. Miami - Barkevious Mingo* DE 6'4¼" 241 LSU
13. Tampa Bay - Bjoern Werner* DE 6'3¼" 266 Florida State
14. Carolina - Star Lotulelei DT 6'2½" 311 Utah
15. New Orleans - Kenny Vaccaro S 6'0" 214 Texas
16. St. Louis - Tavon Austin WR 5'8½" 174 West Virginia
17. Pittsburgh - Chance Warmack OG 6'2" 317 Alabama
18. Dallas - Sheldon Richardson* DT 6'2½" 294 Missouri
19. New York Giants - Alec Ogletree* ILB 6'2½" 242 Georgia
20. Chicago - Manti Te'o ILB 6'1¼" 241 Notre Dame
21. Cincinnati
22. St. Louis
23. Minnesota
24. Indianapolis
25. Minnesota
26. Green Bay
27. Houston
28. Denver
29. New England
30. Atlanta
31. San Francisco
32. Baltimore

Manti Te'o 5 votes | D.J. Fluker- 2 votes | Jonathan Cooper- 2 votes

 

[augustisback003]

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9. Jonathan Cooper OG 6'2⅛" 311 North Carolina (up 1 spot)
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16. Tyler Eifert TE 6'5½" 250 Notre Dame (up 1 spot)
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19. Sylvester Williams DT 6'2⅝" 313 North Carolina (up 1 spot)
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21. D.J. Fluker* OT 6'4⅝" 339 Alabama
22. Keenan Allen* WR 6'2" 206 California (down 3 spots)
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25. Johnathan Jenkins DT 6'3⅝" 346 Georgia
26. Kawann Short DT 6'2⅞" 299 Purdue (up 1 spot)
27. Justin Hunter* WR 6'4" 196 Tennessee (up 5 spots)
28. Blidi Wreh-wilson CB 6'0¾" 195 Connecticut (up 1 spot)
29. Justin Pugh OG 6'4½" 307 Syracuse (down 1 spot)
30. Menelik Watson* OT 6'5⅛" 310 Florida State (up 4 spots)
31. Cordarrelle Patterson* WR 6'1⅞" 216 Tennessee (down 9 spots)
32. Jamar Taylor* CB 5'10⅝" 192 Boise State (no ranked in top 50)
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34. Zach Ertz* TE 6'5" 249 Stanford (down 1 spot)
35. Margus Hunt* DE 6'8⅛" 277 Southern Methodist (up 6 spots)
36. Dj Hayden* CB 5'11⅛" 191 Houston (up 14 spots)
37. Cornellius (tank) Carradine DE 6'4⅛" 276 Florida State (up 9 spots)
38. Xavier Rhodes* CB 6'1½" 210 Florida State (up 2 spots)
39. Sam Montgomery* DE 6'3¼" 262 LSU (down 9 spots)
40. Matt Elam* S 5'9⅞" 208 Florida (up 23 spots)
41. Ed Lacy* RB 5'11" 231 Alabama (down 10 spots)
42. Quinton Patton* WR 6'0" 204 Louisiana Tech (down 3 spots)
43. Kevin Minter* ILB 5'11¾" 246 LSU (up 3 spots)
44. Tyler Wilson QB 6'2⅛" 215 Arkansas (down 9 spots)
45. Ryan Nassib QB 6'2⅛" 227 Syracuse (down 3 spots)
46. D.j. Swearinger* S 5'10½" 208 South Carolina (not ranked in top 50)
47. Johnathan Hankins* DT 6'2⅞" 320 Ohio State (down 10 spots)
48. Damontre Moore* DE 6'4½" 250 Texas A&M (down 10 spots)
49. DeAndre Hopkins* WR 6'1" 214 Clemson (down 6 spots)
50. Travis Frederick* OC 6'3⅝" 312 Wisconsin (down 6 spots)

QB's
20. (up 4 spots)
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44. Tyler Wilson QB 6'2⅛" 215 Arkansas (down 9 spots)
45. Ryan Nassib QB 6'2⅛" 227 Syracuse (down 3 spots)
73. Landry Jones QB 6'4⅛" 225 Oklahoma (down 22 spots)

Wild Cards
59. Johnthan Banks CB 6'2" 185 Mississippi State (down 6 spots)
60. John Cyprien* S 6'0¼" 217 Florida International (up 7 spots)
61. Arthur Brown OLB 6'0⅜" 241 Kansas State (up 4 spots)
65. Khaseem Greene OLB 6'0¾" 241 Rutgers (down 5 spots)



Fell out of top 50
52. Brandon Williams* DT 6'1¼" 335 Missouri Southern State (down 3 spots)
53. Gavin Escobar* TE 6'5⅞" 254 San Diego State (down 6 spots)
54. Sio Moore* OLB 6'0¾" 245 Connecticut (down 6 spots)

 

[augustisback003]

The moment we've all been waiting for..... the Cincinnati Bengals are on the clock!

 

[bengaldoug]

21. D.J. Fluker* OT 6'4⅝" 339 Alabama

This is assuming Andre is either gone or still unsigned by draft day. If he re-signs then I would pick

16. Tyler Eifert TE 6'5½" 250 Notre Dame (up 1 spot

Since Gresham sucks, and Eifert would give us another red zone threat who might actually catch the fucking ball.

FYI I realize conditional picks are unacceptable, so I am going with Fluker for the record.

 

[augustisback003]

This pick can go in a number of directions. If Jonathan Cooper is available I think the Bengals will think long and hard about selecting the potential All-Pro guard which would solidify their line for the next 10 years. I also believe Justin Hunter, who's currently moving up the boards, is also on the list as the Bengals opt to give Andy Dalton another play-maker on offense. I think the uncertainty of Andre Smith's status brings D.J. Fluker's name into the conversation as the team has worked hard to build continuity this off-season and losing Smith without finding an adequate replacement would undermine all their hard work. I also believe the Bengal's inactivity during Free Agency may hint that they wish to upgrade the safety position through the draft so that may mean that Matt Elam, who's also flying up the board, could be a possibility. The only sure thing is that this isn't the Bengal's draft rooms of old where they would reach for a player at a position of need but have recently opted to select the best player on the board regardless of position.

 

[Tubbs1518]

BTW reports have come out that have said the Bengals like Collins at RT.

 

[augustisback003]

My vote is for Jonathan Cooper.

I think the real draft will play out a lot differently as I don't believe Cooper gets past Dallas at the 18th pick but in this one the Bengals opt for the best player available and that player is Jonathan Cooper. Ps. I'm starting to believe when all is said and done that the real pick is going to come down to Justin Hunter and Matt Elam as Cooper, Alec Ogletree and D.J. Fluker will probably all be off the board by the 21st pick.

 

[vancelot23]

I just don't see the Bengals taking a G again. Mike Brown doesn't like drafting guards high. They like Boling on top of that. IMO:

Fluker: They could look at him him, but I think Flucker is a decoy to pressure Andre into signing.

Hunter: I think there's too much depth to draft a WR. They can get a first round talent in the 2nd round. It's too high for Hunter anyway. Austin, Patterson, Keenan Allen are all certainly ahead of him. Woods and DeAndre Hopkins are right with Hunter. I would wait til the 2nd at the earliest. They'll get a good one there.

Elam: See WR. The safeties as a whole are dropping. Vaccaro might be the only one selected in the 1st, and it might be in the 2nd half of the round. Rankings vary, but I have Vaccaro, Cyprien, Reid, then Elam.

Ogletree: A definite possibility. If they go LB, it will be Ogletree (Georgia, go figure) or Brown, who they are visiting with today.

Eifert: They love Gresham. He's probably not even under consideration.

A surprise pick could be somebody like Werner if he were to fall, or another DE like Tank Carradine, maybe even Alex Okafor, though it's a little high for him.

 

[augustisback003]

Bengals Offseason Moves

Players signed/re-signed
Bengals franchise DE Michael Johnson
Bengals claim QB John Skelton
Bengals re-sign CB Terence Newman
Bengals re-sign TE Dick Quinn
Bengals re-sign KR Brandon Tate
Bengals re-sign OT Dennis Roland
Bengals sign QB Josh Johnson
Bengals re-sign CB Pacman Jones
Bengals re-sign ILB Rey Maualuga
Bengals re-sign DE Robert Geathers
Bengals re-sign DE Wallace Gilberry
Bengals re-sign K Mike Nugent
Bengals re-sign P Kevin Huber
Bengals re-sign RB Cedric Peerman
Bengals tender S Jeromy Miles


Players lost (starters highlighted)
49ers sign OLB Dan Skuta
Raiders sign DT Pat Sims
Giants sign K Josh Brown
Steelers sign QB Bruce Gradkowski
Bills sign OLB Manny Lawson
Buccaneers sign FB Brian Leonard

Players cut


2012 Depth Chart
Cincinnati Bengals Depth Chart at NFL.com

 

[vancelot23]

I'm not casting a vote, because I didn't vote for the rest of the teams, but of those listed, with Ogletree gone, Brown would be my pick.

 

[Tubbs1518]

I just don't see the Bengals taking a G again. Mike Brown doesn't like drafting guards high. They like Boling on top of that. IMO:

Fluker: They could look at him him, but I think Flucker is a decoy to pressure Andre into signing.

Hunter: I think there's too much depth to draft a WR. They can get a first round talent in the 2nd round. It's too high for Hunter anyway. Austin, Patterson, Keenan Allen are all certainly ahead of him. Woods and DeAndre Hopkins are right with Hunter. I would wait til the 2nd at the earliest. They'll get a good one there.

Elam: See WR. The safeties as a whole are dropping. Vaccaro might be the only one selected in the 1st, and it might be in the 2nd half of the round. Rankings vary, but I have Vaccaro, Cyprien, Reid, then Elam.

Ogletree: A definite possibility. If they go LB, it will be Ogletree (Georgia, go figure) or Brown, who they are visiting with today.

Eifert: They love Gresham. He's probably not even under consideration.

A surprise pick could be somebody like Werner if he were to fall, or another DE like Tank Carradine, maybe even Alex Okafor, though it's a little high for him.

They are meeting with Brown Wednesday and Thursday

 

[vancelot23]

You're right. I'm off a day. It's tomorrow, not today.

 

[augustisback003]

The Bengals are already on record stating the Burfict is staying at ROLB, the only position Arthur Brown would be able to play. It's highly unlikely they draft him.

 

[Tubbs1518]

The Bengals are already on record stating the Burfict is staying at ROLB, the only position Arthur Brown would be able to play. It's highly unlikely they draft him.

Link?

 

[vancelot23]

The Bengals are already on record stating the Burfict is staying at ROLB, the only position Arthur Brown would be able to play. It's highly unlikely they draft him.

I don't necessarily believe that. If they go LB, they should take the best available, and Brown is that. He's a top 20 talent and should be the pick if he's there. Brown-Burfict-Maualuga with Lemur and the others as depth.