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Originally Posted by Direckshun
Cincinnati Bengals - B- (Spicy McHaggis)
1. OLB Keith Rivers
2. TE Martellus Bennett
3. OG Roy Schuening
4. LB Marcus Howard
5. DE Kendall Langford
6. FB Jacob Hester
The only reason this Draft isn't a C overall is because the picks were consistently strong on value. I do not believe this collection of players were bad picks, I simply believe they were the wrong picks.
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I'll take the B, Direckshun and you make some good points. Just want to say this was a lot of fun and many props to OTW58 for setting it up and others for helping move it along. I did try to stick with my overall value chart. Were there a few picks I might change. Maybe so. I'll explain a bit of my thinking with each pick.
1.
Keith Rivers OLB - If one of the top DT's had fallen I would not have hesitated to make the pick. However I'm quite happy with taking Rivers here. He works out as a fairly safe selection, a guy who reminds me a bit of Keith Bulluck. He is a bit more raw in pass coverage but the skill is there. Fills a big need for the defense but as I said before if I'm the Bengals I'm praying one of the big boys falls.
2.
Martellus Bennett TE - Was TE a need? IMO, Yes. Reggie Kelly led the Bengals with about 200 yards and no scores. Kelly would be better suited as a second TE or primarily as a blocker. Was TE the top need? Nope. I saw an opportunity though, to add the most complete TE in the draft and in the process give Palmer another receiving weapon. This seemed prudent given Ocho Cinco's tenuous future with the club.
3.
Roy Schuening OG - My "eh" pick of the draft. It's not sexy for sure and while LT and LG seem set, right guard position could stand an for an upgrade. Stacy Andrews (RT) was franchised and if a deal can't be reached next year the Bengals could try Roy out at his spot.
4.
Marcus Howard LB - Direckshun made this pick but it's one I agreed with. Although my thinking is that the Bengals stay with a base 4-3 there is speculation of some 3-4 packages being incorporated. In light of this, I wanted to add a rush backer. With Crable gone Marcus Howard was next on my list. Might be a bit one-dimensional at first but I think he'll eventually be passable in other phases of the game.
5.
Kendall Langford DE - Stuck with my board on this pick. Good amount of potential in this kid, he just has to play up to it. Experience at DT and DE is valuable for the Defensive Line deficient Bengals. He'll probably never be a terror coming of the edge but he's a big, athletic guy who should improve with seasoning.
6.
Jacob Hester FB - I'm worried about the pounding Rudi Johnson is subject to starting to take it's toll. Hester isn't going to ever be a feature back but he's got a nose for the goal line, runs hard and is a passable lead blocker If Kenny Irons can come back in full form, Hester could team with him and give the Bengals a decent combo should Rudi get hurt again. Also I've seen nothing but glowing reports of Hester's character and the Bengals could use a bit of that. At the very least the guy should be a special teams demon.
Again this was blast to do in an otherwise stressful start of the year. I'd like to reserve my spot for next draft.
