03-05-2018, 04:09 AM
(02-26-2018, 10:56 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Why the Dirty Dozen, you might ask?
Because the Bengals field a call from Buffalo, while on the clock at #12, and accept the Bills' offer for #21 and #55 in exchange. This was not a simulator draft. I used Mayock's grading and draft profiles to evaluate, and tried to stick as close to his round predictions as possible.
Resulting in, The Dirty Dozen
#21 Mike McGlinchey OT Notre Dame Easy choice, he shows up in camp and Ogbuehi starts preparing for retirement.
#46 Leighton Vander Esch MLB Boise St. This guy has the instincts and physical tools to be a superstar. He's learn behind Minter for a while, and then take over at MIKE for the next 12 years.
#55 Billy Price C Ohio St. Price somehow makes it to the back half of the 2nd. Marvin grows a pair and makes a rogue decision. Mr. Brown furrows his eyebrows intensely..
#77 Mason Rudolph QB Okla. St. McCarron's gone. Mayock gives Rudolph a 2-3 prediction, Lazor lobbies hard for the big man.
#100 Chukwuma Okorafor OT West. Mi. Big Chuk gets a year to develop, while Andre and Jake hold down RT for the time being.
#112 Marcus Allen S Penn St. Develops behind Williams for a couple years, goes on to play as long as his father did.
#151 Ryan Izzo TE FSU Assuming Eifert never gets back to full glory, we need someone to push Kroft and Uzo for reps.
#170 Fred Warner OLB BYU Big, lanky, athletic. Good coverage LB.
#187 Daniel Carlson K Aub Kicker to kick fat Randy outta here!
#230 Kevin Tolliver CB LSU Call this guy a Marvin special. He was a 5 star headed into LSU, but an attitude of entitlement seemed to hold him back. St. Marvin quickly converts him to the ways of being a team player, Tolliver instantly becomes a STs superstar, while finishing his CB development.
#252 Matthew Thomas OLB Fla. St. This is another Marvin Lewis reclamation project. It's a miracle that Matthew is even in the draft. During his time at FSU, he's endured injuries, earned suspensions, survived the loss of his mother to Lung disease. Despite all the obstacles, Matthew prevailed to have a great season, leading the 'Noles in tackles. Give him a couple years, if he doesn't self destruct, he could be our SAM for 10 years.
#253 Javarion Franklin RB WMU He catches Marvin's eye, while scouting Big Chuk at the WMU Pro Day.
Replace Rudolph with Gesicki, Fumagalli, or Hurst and I'd be ecstatic with this draft. I could see Price falling that fare considering the pectoral injury. Probably using a draft calculator, 21 and 55 would not be enough to move up to 12, but I could be mistaken on that. Great draft. I absolutely love the first three picks.
