2nd round pick #33

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(02-19-2020, 04:26 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: With 33rd pick, The Bengals select Terry Tickles, LB, Northern Iowa.

Tickles Tape


- 27 career tackles
- 1.5 career sacks
- 1 INT
- 4.74 40 time

Notes: Biggest feet in the draft...3rd in decline bench...cerebral with high motor... uncle played at Moeller HS.

Bengalsboard comments:

"I love the pick! Northern Iowa didn't ask Tickle's to make a lot of plays in that system."

 "Tickled pink with the Tickles pick!"

 "A+"

 "A-"

 "A"

 "Big feet are important and overlooked. He can shuffle side to side and cover more ground due to gravitational pull and circumfrance of his huge feets"

 "Love it! I had him in one of my 17 mocks!"

 "I'm calling it now, 10-6 minimum!"

For what it's worth, I think last season people were kind of running high on the "New Dey" rhetoric and this new genius offensive coach.

Now that we know Zac isn't some wunderkind coach, people are likely going to be considerably more critical of his questionable roster decisions.

(02-19-2020, 04:41 PM)Synric Wrote: Solid list. Would love to see Shenault or Yetur Gross-Motos in stripes.

 I'd add Terrell Lewis, Cesar Ruiz, Lloyd Cushenberry, Brandon Aiyuk.

I've seen Terrell Lewis rated highly, I'm not convinced. These pass rushers that don't produce in college but have the measurables will never not make me apprehensive. I view Chaisson the same way. I don't know how a player can be considered an elite prospect when they couldn't beat guys who won't even be in the NFL. I can't think of the last one that has worked out in the NFL. 

I like Ruiz, Cushenberry and Aiyuk though. The two linemen are primarily centers, so I'm not sure we would use a 2nd round pick on them since we have Hopkins, but they could likely slide over to RG if needed.

I like a few more WRs more than Aiyuk and I sincerely doubt they all go before him. He's my 7th favorite receiver in the draft (Jeudy, Lamb, Ruggins, Higgins, Shenault, Jefferson, Aiyuk).

(02-19-2020, 05:37 PM)lone bengal Wrote: Good list , I think there’s a chance Queen or Murray could fall to us depending how WR heavy Rd 1 is or if a QB like Love sneaks into the first round. I think we’re ok at safety for now with Bates and Williams so I’d probably pass on Delpit or McKinney. I’d be fine with a good OT  just get the gist listening to guys like Hobson and Tobin that they think there ok there because they added Fred Johnson which I don’t agree with. I think they go CB, LB or DL. I wouldn’t trade too far down I’d rather grab my player and not chance losing him for later round picks.

The safeties I see more as defensive playmakers. Shawn Williams is on his final year and, honestly, I wouldn't mind if they let him leave next year. He's never really been anything special. Having Bates and Delpit/McKinney may mean we're missing a true Strong Safety, but the big safety is not really a thing in the NFL anymore. You got the rangy FSs and you got the LB/S hybrids. Shawn Williams isn't a rangy safety, but he hasn't really been able to fill that hybrid role either. If Delpit or McKinney, two players who could become star safeties in the NFL, drop I'd happily scoop them up just on pure value.

I hope they don't think they're good at OT haha. I consider it a top 3 need for them, easy. We cannot let Hart start the whole year again.

(02-19-2020, 07:57 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I had to look up how to say his last name.  I've listened to 3 different voices say it, they all sound different, and I'm still no closer to getting it right.

https://www.howtopronounce.com/igbinoghene/

With that said, I think than any of those players on your list would make the Bengals a better team.

Yea, it's quite the name. I can't imagine the team that drafts him doesn't immediately nicnkame him Iggy or something XD.