Media Draft Grades

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(04-30-2017, 12:10 PM)Bengalbug Wrote: Mel kipper on 2005 Cincinnati Bengals: A-

Defensive end David Pollack and linebacker Odell Thurman were teammates at Georgia and are immediate upgrades for the front seven on Marvin Lewis' defense.

and thanks to his great physical attributes receiver Chris Henry is a good gamble in the third round despite some character questions.

I'm guessing this is a pretty depressing draft for Bengals fans. Thurman and Pollack weren't big contributors for different reasons and Chris Henry should probably get credit for helping the NFL overhaul its conduct code for players. I'm not sure we should increase the draft grade because of this though, so I won't be nice. Another big miss by Kiper. I'd give the Bengals points since Henry and Pollack's failures weren't their fault, but I'm not in a good mood today. This is a "C-" draft at best

Fair enough, I am not an ESPN or Kiper guy now or did I read his stuff back then. But, yes you did provide a few examples of high marks so I was wrong, I guess imagined the part where experts hated Pollack being a tweener, Thurman and Henry character concerns.

Question though, how did Kiper rank our 2017 draft with Mixon and his character concerns? Just curious. It appears to me the experts are far more dismissive with the Bengals now than other teams like the Raider who have a 1st round pick being investigated for rape or a guy who has charges filed against him for assault less than 30 days.

Also, I will say it one more time, some of these experts talking have had a DUI or have driven drunk, but lose the morale high ground for an that act, an act that kills innocent people daily.