Where do we go??

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(10-19-2017, 10:01 AM)Goalpost Wrote: I would put OT, DT, TE, and C at the top of my list. Right now it doesn't appear that any tight ends or centers are first rounders.

At OT, McGllinchey is still a good option although he has had some inconsistent moments. I am a fan of Orlando Brown but he is probably more of a RT. Martinas Rankin is in the mix.

Not a fan of DE but I like Bradley Chubb over Key. Per usual Clemson seems stocked again, could nab a guy like Austin Bryant later. A sleeper pick on the line later would be Hercules Mata'afa.

At DT, like Vita Vea and Derrick Nnadi. Wilkins still also.

Hopefully the Bengals learned their lesson on Edge players from the likes of Carl Lawson. I wouldn't mind adding another, but probably later. A guy like Lorenzo Carter or Lawson's replacement who is having a good year, Jeff Holland.

I would say no to a G and no to a WR.

I'm on the fence on a QB.

There are 3 tes that I would react in the first round.... Far and away my favorite is mark Andrews from Oklahoma. A blocking te that can catch and run routes like eifert. Mike gisecki from psu and Troy fumagali from Wisconsin.

(10-23-2017, 02:30 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I'm warming up to pass rushing DT in the first. Christian Wilkins unless Da'Ron Payne's hype of being more than a run stuffer actually comes to fruition.
The Bengals have had a lackluster interior pass rush from their actual DTs outside of Atkins, and Atkins will also be 30 next year and entering a contract year, so a DT could definitely make sense from that perspective too. MJ has had somewhat of a revival rushing from inside on passing downs, but he's old, entering a contract year too, and IMO still isn't worth what he's being paid. Wilkins also has experience playing DE, which checks the versatility box that the Bengals look for.

Outside of that, I'd have to lean offense. QB or OL. Knowing Mike Brown, Quenton Nelson wouldn't be in consideration that early even if he is one hell of a guard.
Derwin James or Minkah Fitzpatrick are very good selections, but both Williams and Iloka are playing solid this year at safety and WJ3 and Dennard are actually showing something at CB. If a DB is selected in the draft, they'll likely be forced to sit for at least a year or two, which will be frustrating.

While I think there's room for improvement with Dalton, he's proven he can be solid when given time, so I'm not confident they'd go QB. But a QB that might be a surprise selection due to the crappy OL might just be Lamar Jackson. He's been improving as a passer and has been boosting his stock this season while some other top QBs have been dropping in stock. Mike Brown might see Lamar Jackson as someone who can keep the play alive and make plays with his legs when the line crumbles and also has the cannon to heave it downfield.

McGlinchey would be a very safe pick. I'd be ok with that selection.

Lamar would be a horrible pick. He's basically a less athletic braxon Miller. He's horribly inconsistent, displays no touch or accuracy, and All he wants to do is run.mcglichey leaves something to be desired in the running game(motor questions) but in pass pro, he's on a pedestal all his own.

(10-23-2017, 11:28 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: We do not have anything close to a franchise QB.

IF we stay at #5 (where we are currently sitting)  I would bet my house that we go QB.

U would lose ur house. He's 2 years away from a MVP season. Is cam Newton a franchise qb? I would take Dalton over newton any day. Give Dalton weapons and a decent okine, he will tear u apart. We have the weapons. We should draft mcglichey or Williams, jaarco Jones, and bully price along with a rg we're all set.