Green - torn hamstring

[Be Weary of Query]

Good night folks. The postmortem on the Bengals 2016 campaign is now official.

 

[Be Weary of Query]

 

[BKBroiler9000]

Time to fold up shop. Shut it down. Let's go home

 

[cincygrad]

This team never got started. A bunch of underachieving bums all year. The only guys that cared were Dalton and AJ and now AJ is gone.

 

[DanBengalfan]

yep

 

[BKBroiler9000]

Precisely. Damn shame

 

[alf8478]

On the bright side, he won't get hurt in the pro bowl

 

[cincygrad]

So, which cornerback will we be taking in the top 10 picks?

 

[alf8478]

So, which cornerback will we be taking in the top 10 picks?

Its gonna be an OT to replace Whit

 

[BKBroiler9000]

I'm thinking a kicker in the 2nd.

Nugent is an absolute douche canoe.

 

[ckhokie]

So, which cornerback will we be taking in the top 10 picks?

whoever it is, I'm sure he'll chip in on special teams in 2 or 3 years.

 

[cincygrad]

whoever it is, I'm sure he'll chip in on special teams in 2 or 3 years.

Well, this year's first rounder will be our primary 'gunner' next season..... Because he missed a year, he won't be able to play defense until at least year 3 of his contract. He'll struggle as a starter in year 4, making it somewhat controversial as to why we picked up his 5th year option. He'll likely be fantastic in year 5 and then a FA.

 

[cincygrad]

I saw an early mock that give us Jabril Peppers from UM...... Our staff would never figure out how to use that guy.

 

[ckhokie]

I saw an early mock that give us Jabril Peppers from UM...... Our staff would never figure out how to use that guy.

I might totally lose my shit of that's the case. he's good, but not top 10 pick good. ESPN pimps the shit out of him unnecessarily.

 

[cincygrad]

I might totally lose my shit of that's the case. he's good, but not top 10 pick good. ESPN pimps the shit out of him unnecessarily.

I'm mixed on him. On a team with a creative defensive coordinator, he could be a major weapon. He would be amazing in the slot in nickel packages either on the blitz or covering the slot/tight end. But again, you would need to have some creativity to make him worth a top 10 pick. Marvin and the boys would probably only use him on ST before making him into an undersized linebacker that basically plays Danby's position.

 

[futballiscool]

Peppers seems like a tweener to me. That brings about the obvious comparisons to Tyrann Mathieu, but Mathieu is a ball hawk. He also went in the 3rd Rd (I know there were off the field issues but still). I like Peppers in the late teens but not with a top ten pick.

 

[cincygrad]

Peppers seems like a tweener to me. That brings about the obvious comparisons to Tyrann Mathieu, but Mathieu is a ball hawk. He also went in the 3rd Rd (I know there were off the field issues but still). I like Peppers in the late teens but not with a top ten pick.

I'm not a draft expert like the rest of the former posters on this board, but I can see arguments both ways for the guy. He's definitely a tweener - I'm uneasy about a guy that doesn't have a defined position. My thinking is that a good coaching staff (with some creativity) could really maximize his potential. He could be a Troy P. sort of roving safety. But there's also a high probability of a tweener being a bust. If he came here, it's pretty easy to see what would happen.

 

[DanBengalfan]

my prediction is that we will draft 3 'hybrid' players who kinda fit in between rolls

whatever 3 year plan we can devise on a player with a 4 year contract.