Try to sell me on O.J. Howard.

[Mike M (the other one)]

(04-03-2017, 04:50 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Shaheen, Saubert, Roberts, Hodges haven't shown the blocking Howard has, nor do they have QUITE as elite athleticism.
Kittle is really just a backup blocking TE. Nowhere near the athleticism or pass catching ability as most of the TEs in this class.

Gerald Everett, while talented, played in an inferior conference and is too small for what the Bengals prefer in TEs. I've seen comparisons to Delanie Walker and Quincy Enunwa.
If the Bengals were to look outside of their mold for TE and can land him in the 3rd, it could be a good selection. But I still think they want their TEs bigger than 6'3" and 239 lbs.

Kittle reminds me of Heath Miller. Great Blocker, can catch when called up on, just needs to develop more consistency in that area and I wouldn't call him a back up TE, if you want that type of TE, then he's a future number 1 for your squad. He's never going to the big name guy, but he should be plug 'n' play for 10 years.

Funny though, If we are replacing Eifert, do we need that player to be NFL ready right now (Eifert wasn't known for his blocking ability when he was drafted either)? or do we have any time at all to develop one? 

Oh wait, if we have to replace Eifert next year, then we would have to pick one in the first round right next year as well. So wouldn't it be better to get a guy that needs a little time and polish to be ready to replace him next year? We all know the Bengals aren't going to do 2 TE sets, so stop wasting a 1st Round draft pick by having him on the bench.

Small school talent? Talent comes from everywhere nowadays. You take it where you find it even if it comes from Assumption College.

Strangely enough, as of April 2015, Cincinnati was the only team that didn't have a D2 player on it's team.
as of this time, we have:
Jake Kumerow Wisconsin-Whitewater
Tony McRae NC A&T

Take it for what it's worth, but we need to change somewhere.