First Mock of the Off Season

[BFritz21]

(01-23-2018, 05:56 PM)dr1441 Wrote: I am going to just post the first 3 rounds in which I expect the Bengals to get an extra 3rd for a comp picks.

1. Roquan Smith, LB Georgia- With the emergence of Trumaine Edmunds, I expect Smith to take a slight fall which will only benefit us. I would take either LB in this spot, but we have went far too many years without drafting a playmaking linebacker and it is starting to show on this defense. Without Vontaze in the game, our linebacking corp is one of the worst in the league. Insert Smith. He is instinctive, fast and just makes plays.

2. Will Hernandez, G UTEP- Big, smooth and gifted. He might rise up the board before draft day but would give us a pulling guard that we desperately need.

3. Bradley Bozeman, C Alabama- Bozeman is more of a finesse and brain type of center rather than the raw power center that we tried in Bodine. Bozeman could be the leader of this line for the next 4-5 years making calls.

3. Troy Fumagalli, TE Wisconsin- With Eifert a walking injury, Kroft has been thrust into more of a role than I think he is able to play. Fumagalli is a tight end that can block but also stretch the middle of the field.

I think these 4 picks are all feasible and would go a long way to helping right this ship that we have gotten ourselves into.

1.  I love Smith and think that he's a playmaker.  Normally, I'd like our MIKE to be a little bigger, but we're in the nickel to much now that I think he's perfect in the way that he flies around the field and gets to the ball.  He can also cover tight ends well, which is big in our division.  I like the pick.

2.  Love it.  We need to solidify our interior line.

3.  Way too early on Bozeman, and Mel Kiper even thinks that he might go undrafted.  There's a lot of better prospects and we can't miss with the center pick because it's been a weak spot since Braham.  I've called for drafting Billy Price out of OSU but I'm also hoping we sign Jensen in free agency.

3.  Big body and monster in the red zone, and not to mention played in the Big 10, which is just the college version of the AFC North.

Not bad.  I love it outside of Bozeman.