Open Minded Mock. 1st of 2019

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(02-12-2019, 02:41 PM)Takedown Wrote: As Mike Brown said at Taylor's presser, "He's open minded." It appears Taylor is getting his way so far starting out with a clean slate on the coaching staff. I expect to see things we're not used to seeing to help Taylor get a boost being his first year as the HC.

Should we expect the unexpected? Perhaps a big free agency splash for once (just one?)? Here's my NFL Mock Draft/notable offseason moves.

KEY Free Agency Signings/Moves:

Sign Ja'Wuan James, RT, Prev. Team: Miami Dolphins. 70.8 PFF Grade - 2018

Please make it happen Taylor/FO!! Maybe there are some Taylor/Ben Martin/Jim Turner connections to James that could reel him in here? Just a thought. This signing would really open up the draft big time

Sign Sheldon Richardson, DT, Prev. Team: Minnesota Vikings. PFF Grade 72.2 - 2018

Aside from Geno and Dunlap on the entire d-line, we really don't have guaranteed starters. We have MJ who I hope doesn't return, Lawson who is young and coming off of an injury that put him on IR and Billings who has yet to show he is the answer next to Geno. Hubbard had a great rookie season, but we really could use a force like Richardson to put our run D and defense overall over the top (and of course some LB help...) Can't hurt at all either way you put it...


Re-Sign Dennard.

Without him we are screwed in the slot. Not many rookie CB's come in ready to start. The Bengals in particular like to sit on Rookie CB's for at least a year before starting them. Then again, that was in the ML era...

Re-Sign Tyler Eifert

One year prove it deal (again). Last chance with a new head coach. He can still play no question about that, the only question here is, "can he can stay healthy?".


***TRADE***

Devin White is off the board going to Detroit at #8 and the Bengals are looking for QB hungry teams to trade #11 to. Skins and Fins are looking at Murray who is still available and the Bengals are listening.


Miami offers #13 and #78. Washington offers #15 and #46 in desperation for a franchise QB.


Bengals take Washington's offer and sends them #11, #169 and #185. Unless the Skins and or Fins really love another QB like Daniel Jones, there could be a bidding war to trade up for Murray with the other top two prospects gone to the Giants and Broncos. Teams have overpaid many times to move up for QB's, so this is actually very realistic. Especially with Washington...

Round 1.

#15: TJ Hockenson, TE, Iowa

Round 2.

#42: Germaine Pratt, ILB, NC State

#46: Vosean Joseph, OLB, Florida

Round 3.

#72: Chris Lindstrom, OG, Boston

Round 4.

#103: Darnell Savage, S, Maryland

Round 5.

#138: John Baron, K, San Diego State

Round 7.

#199: Andre James, OT/OG, UCLA

***STARTING OFFENSE***

QB1: Andy Dalton

RB1: Joe Mixon
RB2: Giovani Bernard

TE1: Tyler Eifert
TE2: TJ Hockenson

WR1: AJ Green
WR2: Tyler Boyd
WR3: John Ross

LT: Cordy Glenn
LG: Clint Boling
C: Billy Price
RG: Chris Lindstrom
RT: Ja'Wuan James

***STARTING DEFENSE***

This could change along with the entire offseason moves/mock draft after our DC is hired...

DE: Carlos Dunlap
DT: Geno Atkins
DT: Sheldon Richardson
DE: Carl Lawson

SLB: Vosean Joseph
ILB: Germaine Pratt
WLB: Vontaze Burfict

CB1: Dre Kirkpatrick
CB2: William Jackson III
CB3: Darqueze Dennard

FS: Jessie Bates
SS: Shawn Williams

***1-32 NFL MOCK DRAFT W/ TRADES***

#1: Arizona Cardinals select, Nick Bosa, DE, Ohio State

#2: San Francisco 49ers select, Josh Allen, OLB, Kentucky

#3: New York Jets select, Rashan Gary, DE/DT, Michigan

#4: Oakland Raiders select, Quinnen Williams, DT, Alabama

***TRADE***

#5: Denver Broncos select, Drew Lock, QB, Missouri (from Tampa Bay)

#6: New York Giants select, Dwayne Haskins, QB, Ohio State

#7: Jacksonville Jaguars select, Jonah Williams, OT, Alabama

#8: Detroit Lions select, Devin White, ILB, LSU

#9: Buffalo Bills select, Greedy Williams, CB, LSU

#10: Tampa Bay Buccaneers select, Cody Ford, OT/OG, Oklahoma (from Denver)

***TRADE***

#11: Washington Redskins select, Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma (from Cincinnati)

#12: Green Bay Packers select, Clellin Ferrell, DE/OLB, Clemson

#13: Miami Dolphins select, Montez Sweat, DE/OLB, Mississippi State
 
#14: Atlanta Falcons select, Christian Wilkins, DT, Clemson

#15: Cincinnati Bengals select, TJ Hockenson, TE, Iowa (from Washington)

#16: Carolina Panthers select, Jachai Polite, DE, Florida

#17: Cleveland Browns select, Ed Oliver, DT, Houston

#18: Minnesota Vikings select, Jawaan Taylor, OT, Florida

#19: Tennessee Titans select, D.K. Metcalf, WR, Ole Miss

#20: Pittsburgh Steelers select, Jeffery Simmons, DE, Mississippi State

#21: Seattle Seahawks select, AJ Brown, WR, Ole Miss

***TRADE***

#22: Philadelphia Eagles select, DeAndre Baker, CB, Georgia (from Baltimore)

#23: Houston Texans select, Greg Little, OT, Ole Miss

#24: Oakland Raiders select, Mack Wilson, ILB, Alabama

#25: Baltimore Ravens select, Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama (from Philadelphia)

#26: Indianapolis Colts select, Brian Burns, DE/OLB, Florida State

#27: Oakland Raiders select, Irv Smith, TE, Alabama

#28: Los Angeles Chargers select, Devin Bush, ILB, Michigan

#29: Kansas City Chiefs select, Zach Allen, DE, Boston

#30: Green Bay Packers select, N'Keal Harry, WR, Arizona State (from New Orleans)

#31: Los Angeles Rams select, Dexter Lawrence, DT, Clemson

#32: New England Patriots select, Dalton Risner, OT, Kansas State

This would be outstanding, especially given the FA signings.  Love that 100%.  However, I would hope we would see a LB also signed in FA (Preston Brown?) that has more experience in the middle.  I also loved the idea of signing Buchanon and think he could thrive here.   I am not as big on selecting a TE as our first pick if Ed Oliver is still there, but if he is the player everyone is saying he is and we get that crop of FA, this defense would have speed and toughness in the middle it hasn't had for several years.

And although I would want Oliver, I don't see any way the Bengals would pass on the OT from FLorida if he is there.  I even read somewhere that he reminded someone of Willie Anderson.