05-26-2022, 11:34 AM
Fun thread!
Hits:
3. Sam Hubbard. When they took him I thought that they had "settled" for yet another OSU guy (why does it seem that the Buckeyes who turn out to be good NFL players wind up somewhere else?) I figured he would be solid against the run, but he has also been productive as a pass rusher. Sam is really good, on and off the field.
4. Clint Boling. Very solid NFL guard here for years. We haven't had very many of them. I was tempted to say Lawson, reasoning being that we essentially flipped him for Hendrickson, but that's not fair.
5. Marvin Lewis Jones. He outperformed the guy taken two round ahead of him (Mo Sanu), much the same way that second round pick Cris Collinsworth blew away first rounder David Verser years ago.
6. Rex Burkhead. Guy was (is) just a baller.
7. Clayton Fejedelem. Simmons-influenced choice, absolute stud special teamer.
Misses (sigh):
3. Dontay Moch. The elusive search for a college DE that would become a beast rush LB continues (Reinard Wilson, David Pollack, etc.) I recall Zim referring to Moch as "Dontay Smoke." Smoke was all there was.
4. Andrew Billings. There was first-round buzz about Billings, and we somehow got him in the 4th! There was a reason. Actually about 350 reasons.
5. Christian Westermann. Trolling for guards in the late rounds is what we do. Like Billings he was projected to go earlier. Apparently he dropped because he really didn't like football, which other teams knew but the Bengals didn't. I think he quit during training camp.
6. Rodney Anderson. Stud RB at Oklahoma who I think missed his senior year for injuries. He got me really excited in one preseason game and then blew out a knee again. Great kid who had very bad luck. A real shame.
7. Man, there is some real nebulosity on that list. Guess my choice will be Reid Fragel, another swing and miss from The Ohio State.
Hits:
3. Sam Hubbard. When they took him I thought that they had "settled" for yet another OSU guy (why does it seem that the Buckeyes who turn out to be good NFL players wind up somewhere else?) I figured he would be solid against the run, but he has also been productive as a pass rusher. Sam is really good, on and off the field.
4. Clint Boling. Very solid NFL guard here for years. We haven't had very many of them. I was tempted to say Lawson, reasoning being that we essentially flipped him for Hendrickson, but that's not fair.
5. Marvin Lewis Jones. He outperformed the guy taken two round ahead of him (Mo Sanu), much the same way that second round pick Cris Collinsworth blew away first rounder David Verser years ago.
6. Rex Burkhead. Guy was (is) just a baller.
7. Clayton Fejedelem. Simmons-influenced choice, absolute stud special teamer.
Misses (sigh):
3. Dontay Moch. The elusive search for a college DE that would become a beast rush LB continues (Reinard Wilson, David Pollack, etc.) I recall Zim referring to Moch as "Dontay Smoke." Smoke was all there was.
4. Andrew Billings. There was first-round buzz about Billings, and we somehow got him in the 4th! There was a reason. Actually about 350 reasons.
5. Christian Westermann. Trolling for guards in the late rounds is what we do. Like Billings he was projected to go earlier. Apparently he dropped because he really didn't like football, which other teams knew but the Bengals didn't. I think he quit during training camp.
6. Rodney Anderson. Stud RB at Oklahoma who I think missed his senior year for injuries. He got me really excited in one preseason game and then blew out a knee again. Great kid who had very bad luck. A real shame.
7. Man, there is some real nebulosity on that list. Guess my choice will be Reid Fragel, another swing and miss from The Ohio State.
