02-07-2017, 01:23 PM
(02-07-2017, 01:06 AM)Whatever Wrote: Round 1, Pick 9=Solomon Thomas, DE, Stanford-A little shorter than the Bengals usually like, but the pass rush is one of the biggest weaknesses on this team. Thomas immediately upgrades the RDE position and gives us a pair of stud DE's to pair with Geno inside.
Round 2, Pick 9=Haasan Reddick, OLB, Temple-Blew up at the Senior Bowl, showing he can play ILB, OLB, or spot DE. With 14.5 sacks over the past two seasons, he also adds another pass rush threat. We need young talent at LB, and we need pass rushers. Reddick is both.
Round 3, Pick 9=Elijah Qualls, DT, Washington-Qualls is a 320+ pound run stuffer that can collapse the pocket. While we all have high hopes for Billings, he is an unknown as a 4th round pick and we need another quality NT to push for snaps.
Round 4,Pick 9=Joe Mixon, RB, Oklahoma-We all know the score. However, with our current RB situation, Mixon is just too talented to pass on in this spot.
Round 4, Comp=Stacy Coley, WR, Miami(FL)-A pure burner to add a much needed deep threat to the offense.
Round 4, Comp=Danny Isidora, G, Miami(FL)-Some rough edges to round out, but could develop into a starter at RG in a year or two.
Round 5, Pick 9=Jon Toth, C, Kentucky-Backs up Bodine this year, then competes for the starting job next year.
Round 6, Pick 9=Zane Gonzalez, K, Arizona St.-Best player in the draft at a position of need.
Round 6, Comp=Javarius Leamon, T, South Carolina St.-Project T with great size, length, and feet for the PS.
Round 6, Comp=Xavier Woods, S, Louisiana Tech-Ball hawk with 14 picks. Has also played some CB.
Round 7=Ben Boulware, LB, Clemson-Intelligent player with tons of hustle.
Some draft gurus claim he is the best RB in the draft. I didn't realize that he was 6'1" and 220. That makes a huge difference.
IF he's there at this point in the draft, I have ZERO issues taking him. He hasn't screwed up since his incident. He took it seriously and didn't do anything illegal again - I'm willing to give him a second chance.
