2 first round draft picks? Possibly.

[SunsetBengal]

(12-14-2016, 10:55 PM)Whatever Wrote: The Rimington Trophy is a poor indicator of NFL success.  Of the past 10 Rimington Award winners, 7 are out of the league(Dan Mozes, Jonathan Luigs, Jake Kirkpatrick, David Molk, Barrett Jones, Bryan Stork, Reese Dismukes).  AQ Shipley has been a journeyman backup his entire career.  Maurkice Pouncey is the only Pro Bowl/All Pro caliber guy, and Ryan Kelly is starting as a rookie.  Picking a C based on the Rimington is like picking a QB because he won the Heisman.  It is purely a measure of what they did in college and by no means an endorsement of NFL worthiness.

Athleticism matters when he's asked to pull, make reach blocks, or block guys at the second level.  Short arms makes it harder to anchor, because longer armed DT's can extend into his chest and get him moving backwards.  They aren't AS important for a C, but they're still weaknesses, and weaknesses that top C prospects don't have.

The guy was also named to 1st team All-American.  Don't forget, this was his only season at the Center position, I'd say that he took that challenge and knocked it out of the park.

(12-15-2016, 03:32 AM)Jpoore Wrote: u forget he was a great pull blocker when he was at rg blocking for Elliot while being a 2 time all American at that position,but he makes up for short arms by having anchors for legs. We will have this debate till draft day bc this is our biggest need, but if he plays very well against Clemson and bama dline, he deserves a very hard look.

Right, I would have zero problems with plugging him right in at RG, should Zeitler and the Bengals not agree to a new deal. Then, when Bodine's deal expires, they can let him kick rocks.

(12-22-2016, 07:05 PM)Whatever Wrote: Dunlap is one of the top 4-3 LDE's in the league.  It's doubtful Barnett will be as good as Dunlap on the left side, and while Dunlap will likely be an upgrade over MJ at RDE, he's not likely to be an elite player at that spot.  That's a lot of robbing Peter to pay Paul to reach for a #16-25 guy at #10.

I agree, don't go messing with what works, and create a situation with two changes where only one is needed.