(03-30-2018, 12:07 PM)SHRacerX Wrote: If I could just select our first three picks (in realistic spots), I would choose as follows:

1.)Billy Price, C, Ohio State- Some will try to play the game of “slide and get him later in Rd 1”, but I’m not risking it and I also don’t want to risk Ragnow being gone in Rd 2.  This guy is tough as nails, a vocal leader, and immediately upgrades what many believe (I’m one of them) is our greatest weakness.

2.)Orlando Brown, OT, Oklahoma- A lot of people will kill me for this one, but this guy has length and strength that are just too rare to pass up.  So he laid an egg at the combine, he was a consensus first round pick by virtually every scout before the combine.  I honestly think the guy just rested after his bowl game and didn’t train like mad an additional two-and-a-half months for the combine.  He rested.  He probably thought he would just do well enough at the combine but his time off really showed compared to others that trained like there were (and are) millions on the line.  If the guy comes in and works hard in camp, he could be dominant on the right side for us for a very long time.   Watch what he did at Oklahoma and think what he can do with NFL training and Pollack training more drive-blocking.  The rushing attack would soar.

3.) Shaquem Griffin, LB, UCF-  Forget the great story of overcoming his physical challenge, and watch his game tape.   This guy simply flies all over the field.  He is very instinctive, physical, and the exact same size as Odel Thurman coming out of college. His twin had an excellent rookie campaign at Seattle as a safety.  He is bigger and faster than his brother.   I love this kid.  Watched him every game.  Put him next to a healthy Burfict in Bickel...no more check downs for 15 yards.

Those are my hopeful first three picks.  I know we also get a pick at the end of Rd 3, but I wanted to just do my fav top 3 picks.

Thoughts?  Who are your hopeful first 3?

(03-30-2018, 03:30 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Definately want Price and Griffin, definately two of my favorite players in this draft.

Also understand why you like Orlando so much. In the games he was good, especially in pass protection. Not as good as i
would like in the running game for a guy his size though and i think he falls to the 3rd round cause of this and that terrible
Combing performance. My hopeful first 3 rounds?

Isiaah Wynn in the 1st, Frank Ragnow in the 2nd, Shaqueem Griffin and Rasheem Green in the 3rd.

(03-30-2018, 05:52 PM)SHRacerX Wrote: Where would you play Wynn?  RG?

(03-30-2018, 05:52 PM)SHRacerX Wrote: Where would you play Wynn?  RG?

(03-30-2018, 06:10 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I would play Wynn wherever you need a strong OLman.  He can play all 5 positions, now we have Glenn and Boling on the Left side, so Center, RG, or RT.  Just put him in camp and let the best players play wherever they are the best fit.

We have floated a few OL that played multiple positions over the years, but none of them really caught on.  Wouldn't it be nice to have a guy that really can play any spot if needed?

(03-30-2018, 06:16 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Sure would. Wynn just seems to adjust naturally like nobody i have seen. He is extremely smart with great feet and hands.

Adjusts on the fly and twists and blitzes just don't bother him, smooth.

Not to mention he can play nasty and physical, just what Pollack was saying he wants in his O-lineman.

(03-30-2018, 06:35 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Go to his draft profile, look at his picture.  Tell me that man doesn't like to be physical with his opponents..  

Wynn is all bidness. He is here to win is good ole Wynn.

(03-30-2018, 06:10 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I would play Wynn wherever you need a strong OLman.  He can play all 5 positions, now we have Glenn and Boling on the Left side, so Center, RG, or RT.  Just put him in camp and let the best players play wherever they are the best fit.

We have floated a few OL that played multiple positions over the years, but none of them really caught on.  Wouldn't it be nice to have a guy that really can play any spot if needed?

(03-30-2018, 06:16 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Sure would. Wynn just seems to adjust naturally like nobody i have seen. He is extremely smart with great feet and hands.

Adjusts on the fly and twists and blitzes just don't bother him, smooth.

Not to mention he can play nasty and physical, just what Pollack was saying he wants in his O-lineman.

(04-01-2018, 09:23 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: I like it in theory, but if he is that good at the tackle positions, why isn't he projected to go earlier?  Maybe he is, and some teams might give him a try at one of the tackle spots, but start him off at Guard.  That's what we did to Whit.  I just can't picture bringing in a rookie and not having a dedicated position for him to train for from Day 1.  The future could include a development of other spots, but as a rookie, I think he would project as a RG and I actually really like Redmond there.  If he was going to be a better RT than Orlando Brown (maybe he is, I don't know) than I could see taking him, but Center is still a glaring weakness and I think we can get Brown in Rd 2. 

Wynn sounds like a hell of a player, and he could improve our guard play, but our line still sucked with Zeitler, largely because of who he had on both sides of him.  

(04-01-2018, 09:56 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: You might check out the video, posted by the OP in this thread.

http://thebengalsboard.com/Thread-Isaiah-Wynn-Breakdown-video

(04-01-2018, 09:26 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: If they did decide to draft him in Rd 1, I would like to see him get the shot at RT.  Unless they think he can play Center for them, and I like the idea better of a guy like Price or the kid from Iowa, or Ragnow.  If he is that good, he could significantly upgrade RT.  

(04-04-2018, 06:29 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: My Dream has changed SHRacer, i don't know if Wynn will be there at 21 now and Ragnow has grown into my favorite Center
in this Draft over Price or Daniels. Ragnow is from the SEC, is bigger and nastier than Daniels with much more power and has
longer arms than Price. My new Dream 3...

1st round - Frank Ragnow C Arkansas
2nd round - Tyrell Crosby OT Oregon
3rd round - Rasheem Green DE USC
3rd round - Shaqueem Griffin LB UCF

(04-04-2018, 06:29 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: My Dream has changed SHRacer, i don't know if Wynn will be there at 21 now and Ragnow has grown into my favorite Center
in this Draft over Price or Daniels. Ragnow is from the SEC, is bigger and nastier than Daniels with much more power and has
longer arms than Price. My new Dream 3...

1st round - Frank Ragnow C Arkansas
2nd round - Tyrell Crosby OT Oregon
3rd round - Rasheem Green DE USC
3rd round - Shaqueem Griffin LB UCF

(04-05-2018, 08:30 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: I would take it, but if I am trying to predict what I think the Bengals will do then I believe the first rounder would be a LB (so Marv doesn't act like a little bytch for not getting one), then your OT in the 2nd and likely the C in the third.  Not what I want, but I simply don't believe that without a transcendent player at C coming out, they won't select one in the first round.  

I don't see a top DE falling to them, nor do I see a tackle like McGlinchey at #21 either.  I could, however, see one of the top LB prospects, like Leighten V, being there since he projects as a MLB.  I wouldn't love him, as it seems he struggles to wrap up people.  Maybe that could be trained in to hand and arm strength, but something just seems to be missing on his tackles.  

The Bengals only signed Brown to a one-year deal and Burfict is very unreliable.  

(04-05-2018, 08:37 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: I doubt that Lamar Jackson is there at #21, but if some team wants to trade up to #21, and there are still 3 quality centers on the board....well, I think that would be the best case scenario for me.  Slide to #25 or something and pick up an additional pick...hopefully a 2nd.  Then, I believe the Bengals could take a center or a player like Wynn.  

I would be very happy if they got a guy like Wynn in Rd 1, Ragnow and Brown in Rd 2, and Griffin in Rd 3.  They would also still have a pick at the bottom of Rd 3 to maybe go after a safety they covet.