Bob's First Mock

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Free Agency :

Sign


Andrew Whitsworth – 2 / 17 mil – Not much of a choice, we having nothing at OT but two disappointing draft picks. I doubt they draft an OT early this year as I think they will want to give Ced or Fisher more time. 

Dre Kirk - Franchise Tag - Keep him one more year, see if any of the youngs guys step up. If they don't then sign him next offseason.

Eric Winston - Servicable Olineman that is versatile enough to play multiple spots.

Kenny Stills WR – 8-9 mil a year - Similar numbers to Marvin Jones in his contract year and the Bengals were willing to give this kind of money to him last year and have always shown a willingness to sign WRs in free agency. Solves our problems at WR and gives us a legit deep threat similar to Marvin Jones in 2015.

Don't Sign

Kevin Zeitler - Gonna get 10 Mil a year most likely and while he has been great I think the team might shy away from investing that much in OG. It took them years to take an OG early and I doubt we pay that much for Zeitler. I'll be honest I just wanted to do a draft where we don't get one of Zeitler or Kirk back, next one will be without Kirk.

Karlos Dansby - Move on, didn't look great this year.

Brandon Lafell - Was solid but we replace him with Kenny Stills in FA.

Domato Peko - Time to move on. If Billings looks to be healing like he's supposed to then you move on with him and a draft pick.

Rex Burkhead - Draft pick replaces our need for him.


Draft

1. Leonord Fournette RB LSU – While he had his struggles this season and didn't put up the numbers he did in 2015 he did average the same YPC with 6.5. Also if he had gotten the number of carries this year that he did last he would have ended up with about the same numbers. This is the difference maker that this team needs on Offense. You replace Jeremy Hill with Fournette, Boyd with another year under his belt and find another speedy WR and you can come out flying next year.



2. Taco Charlton DE Michigan - Charlton has the size we look for in a DE as well as the athletic ability to be a good player on this dline. I think if he is here its an easy pick for the coaches, if not we can probably grab a Walker or Harris type but they are a bit undersized for what the Bengals like. 



3. Anthony Walker Jr. LB Northwestern - Decent size at 6'1 235 Walker is an absolute tackling machine and has shown the ability to play well in coverage. From watching a couple of his games he stuck with RBs pretty well and a couple times was running stride for stride with McCaffrey down the field as well as playing quite a bit of coverage against Wisconsin and holding up well. This is the type of LB that we need on this team right now, good athlete, solid coverage, great tackler and runs sideline to sideline to make plays on the ball carrier. Had a bit of a down year this year going down from 120 tackles and 19 TFL to 105 tackles and 10 TFL but had more Pass Deflections(5)  as well as more Forced Fumbles(4). 



4. Isaac Asiata OG Utah - Big guy at 6'3 323 Asiata but he has shown he is more than capable in pass protection, run blocking as well as being able to pull and get blocks in space. With Zeitler leaving this leaves us with wholes at OG and I think Asisata will battle out for the position with Trey Hopkins who got some playing time this season.



4. Montravius Adams DT Auburn -  Another penetrator at DT to play behind Geno Atkins. Doesn't do well anchoring the LOS but used as a penetrating DT he can be a contributor early in his career. High ceiling guy.



4. Eddie Jackson S/CB Alabama -  Playmaker we need at FS beside Iloka. Jackson had a season ending injury which is why he is still around at this point but the guy is a playmaker at Safety. Also has 2 years experience at CB before making the transition to S. Not the best tackler but more than makes up for it with his coverage and playmaking abilities, also has experience in the return game.





5. Jon Toth C Kentucky - This is the kind of Center that we can take without hurting Bodines feelings. Versatile player started his career at LT before moving to Center, should be late enough that Bodine won't feel any pressure.




6. Zane Gonzalez K Arizona State -  We need a kicker so we take the best kicker on the board. 92% this season, 100% 1-49, 7/9 from beyond 50.



6. Joe Mathis DE Washington - This guy is gonna be a good player in the NFL, he may be a bit undersized at 6'2 255 but he has the speed, power and hands to succeed in the NFL whether thats rushing from the LB spot or adding some weight and playing as a pass rushing DE. He went down with a season ending injury and we need to make sure he checks out but this is a player to watch, if he has a good draft season this is a guy that will fly up draft boards.




6. Charles Walker DT Oklahoma -  This is the guy who got a concusiion 4 games into the 2016 season and decided to walk away from the team and declare for the draft, this basically kills your draft stock. Clearly it is a risk to take a guy that would walk away like that but its the 6th round and your not gonna find a DT that can put pressure on the QB any better than him at this point in the draft.




7. Pharaoh Brown TE Oregon -   Troubled TE with a history of arrest and injuries that still has a ton of talent. Once again another risk here but he is worth a flyer.