If Fournette is there at #9, the Bengals Take Him

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(03-03-2017, 09:37 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: In my opinion here's the priorities:

1. Offensive Line, has to be fixed. Doubt they draft anything early for O-line.

2a. DE - need a pass rusher
2b. LB - need speed

4. RB - Pretty sure Hill is a bust and Gio ??

I'm not sold on Fournette and I'm not sure they'll take Cook with the baggage at 9 ? I'd say this is a smoke screen and they'll go one of the top defensive guys in the first.

You ought to check out my first mock in the mock draft thread and tell me what you think brother.

You just might like it. I think we pretty much need to draft a pass rusher in the first round even though there are
some talented Ends in this draft. If we draft O-line it will probably be between the 2nd and 4th rounds most likely.

FA will be the determining factor. If we were smart we wouldn't let FA affect our draft but it is looking like Zeitler
is as good as gone so we will need a Guard in FA or have to draft one before the 5th round. If Whit leaves we are
in serious trouble and looking at Fisher or the guy who was a big part in our failures playing at Dalton's blindside.

This isn't even talking about our Center who is arguably the worst starter in the league at this position.

Those are some big questions about our RB's and it is not like Gio was lighting the world on fire before the injury
either and i love me some Giovani Bernard. But Rex Burkhead was our best RB last year and he might leave.

(03-03-2017, 09:48 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: True, but from my own observations, Cook seems like more of a dynamic back that Fournette.  Fournette appears to run more upright, exposing his body, while Cook stays lower and runs behind his pads until he is in the clear.  Like I said earlier, I don't particularly want the Bengals to take either at #9.  But given the choice of the two, I'd likely go with Cook.

There is no question that Dalvin Cook is the more dynamic RB of the two. They just run different.

For his size Fournette hits a hole fast and accelerates faster than any big back. He runs up the middle and reads
his blocks in then out. Gap scheme.

Cook is much more decisive with better vision, he is much more elusive and makes defenders miss and than can
take it the distance. Patience, yet he hits a hole fast. Special is what Cook is in my opinion and would be all for
drafting this guy and would honestly be ecstatic about it. With Fournette i would be fine with it but i would have
a wait and see approach with our coaches.