INbengalfan Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 On 1/19/2019 at 6:00 PM, Beck Bristow said: Did you see him against bama? Dude was a good college qb as long as he didn't face any defense. He's not an NFL qb. Seeing someone shut down by Bama didn't keep them from drafting Ross..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Bristow Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 1 hour ago, INbengalfan said: Seeing someone shut down by Bama didn't keep them from drafting Ross..... Different scenario though isn't it? Quarterback has much more freedom to succeed in a vacuum. He's just a couple inches shorter than Russell Wilson and not nearly as sturdy. I really don't see it working. Anyway, I'm not rooting against the guy, just hope I don't end up rooting for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I have a gut feeling Taylor is going to draft Daniel Jones to be his Goff and let him sit a year behind Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmittyBacall Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 28 minutes ago, THE DUKE said: I have a gut feeling Taylor is going to draft Daniel Jones to be his Goff and let him sit a year behind Andy. None of the QBs really interest me at 11, except maybe for Kyler Murray - who has more star potential. They all seem to have their own discouraging fatal flaw that makes me wary of using pick 11 on them. I think we should go BPA as often as possible, infuse some talent in the offensive line and defensive front 7, let Taylor do his thing offensively and to get his feet wet head coaching, and possibly look at QB next draft depending on how Dalton and Taylor mesh. I'm still on team Dalton. He played well last season. He just needs some serious help. Right now, I'd prefer we take LB, OL, DL, and CB in some variation in the first 3-4 rounds. LB seems to be the weakest class of the three. Ideally Devin White is there when we pick at 11. DL, OL, and CB seem to have quite a bit of depth and talent outside of the first round. Free agency is going to be interesting this year. Last season we saw our FO become a bit more aggressive when acquiring Cordy Glenn. It'll be interesting just how and if we keep that momentum going. I think there is a chance we make one or two aggressive moves/offers instead of reverting back to our outdated, conservative ways - especially under a new young HC. Let's hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Not saying I am comfortable with Jones at 11, Goodberry had a good review on him a week or so ago and has real reservations, but coaches tend to go with what they know, and Jones reminds me a lot of Goff (stature, pocket QB, play style). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INbengalfan Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Beck Bristow said: Different scenario though isn't it? Quarterback has much more freedom to succeed in a vacuum. He's just a couple inches shorter than Russell Wilson and not nearly as sturdy. I really don't see it working. Anyway, I'm not rooting against the guy, just hope I don't end up rooting for him. I feel the same way. But we don't know how Taylor would use him. No way i'd consider it with Marvin. As I said before, I wouldn't draft him simply because he has leverage to go play baseball if he didn't want to play here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INbengalfan Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 38 minutes ago, SmittyBacall said: None of the QBs really interest me at 11, except maybe for Kyler Murray - who has more star potential. They all seem to have their own discouraging fatal flaw that makes me wary of using pick 11 on them. I think we should go BPA as often as possible, infuse some talent in the offensive line and defensive front 7, let Taylor do his thing offensively and to get his feet wet head coaching, and possibly look at QB next draft depending on how Dalton and Taylor mesh. I'm still on team Dalton. He played well last season. He just needs some serious help. Right now, I'd prefer we take LB, OL, DL, and CB in some variation in the first 3-4 rounds. LB seems to be the weakest class of the three. Ideally Devin White is there when we pick at 11. DL, OL, and CB seem to have quite a bit of depth and talent outside of the first round. Free agency is going to be interesting this year. Last season we saw our FO become a bit more aggressive when acquiring Cordy Glenn. It'll be interesting just how and if we keep that momentum going. I think there is a chance we make one or two aggressive moves/offers instead of reverting back to our outdated, conservative ways - especially under a new young HC. Let's hope. Grab the o-linemen in free agency. Take White, but if he's gone, trade back and use the extra picks to take multiple LBs early. If they don't get a great OT in free agency, trade back and take Risner. Then 2 LBs in the second if there's guys you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmittyBacall Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 2 hours ago, INbengalfan said: Grab the o-linemen in free agency. My main target via FA is Roger Saffold to play RG or RT. He can also play the left side in a pinch. I'm hoping Taylor poaches him from LA. 2 hours ago, INbengalfan said: Take White, but if he's gone, trade back and use the extra picks to take multiple LBs early. If they don't get a great OT in free agency, trade back and take Risner. Then 2 LBs in the second if there's guys you like. Theoretically it's a solid plan, but I don't like the idea of drafting two LBs with the intent on giving them meaningful snaps early. Ideally, we pair Devin White with a veteran FA signee (at worst someone like Thomas Davis) to bridge the gap between now and next season - alongside Vigil. Who knows, maybe even Malik Jefferson shows something in preseason. Other notable FA linebackers: KJ Wright, CJ Mosley, Patrick Onwuasor, Kwon Alexander, Cory Littleton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmittyBacall Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 2 hours ago, THE DUKE said: Not saying I am comfortable with Jones at 11, Goodberry had a good review on him a week or so ago and has real reservations, but coaches tend to go with what they know, and Jones reminds me a lot of Goff (stature, pocket QB, play style). Fair enough, though I think Goff was by far the better prospect. Oddly enough, Jones has been drawing comparisons to Ryan Tannehill, who Taylor has obvious ties to since Texas A&M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmittyBacall Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Quote “The game is getting faster, so on defense, you know, I think we're going to be looking for speed, which we always are. You're never looking for slow, but you know that's going to be a focus of what we do,” Tobin said. “We want guys that can run, that can cover. The game is becoming a passing game, so you want guys that can cover on the two-back levels, that can run, that have some flexibility to them, that have a feel in coverage because that's such a vital component of the game that we play right now. “And you're always looking for guys on the lines, guys that are quick twitch, explosive, fast, sudden, strong, guys that can gain position on opponents out of their stance. We're always looking on both lines of scrimmage. You just can never have enough big guys. We'll be focused there; we'll be focused on speed on defense.” - Duke Tobin, telling us what we want to hear. Offensive line, defensive line, and linebacker. https://www.bengals.com/news/scouts-business-as-usual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVillain112 Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 “And you're always looking for guys on the lines, guys that are quick twitch, explosive, fast, sudden, strong, guys that can gain position on opponents out of their stance. We're always looking on both lines of scrimmage. You just can never have enough big guys. We'll be focused there; we'll be focused on speed on defense.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmittyBacall Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 It's Senior Bowl week and there's a ton of impressive offensive line prospects emerging, both inside and out. Good news for us. I really hope Billy Price can turn it around. We reached hard. I can't handle another monumental bust on the offensive line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Nix Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I think Price will be solid but never amazing. Heres a a question for you all. If we are sitting at 11 and these 3 players are on the board who do you take? - Jonah Williams OT - Ed Oliver DT - Devin White LB i think you have to take Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INbengalfan Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 7 minutes ago, johndeere1707 said: I think Price will be solid but never amazing. Heres a a question for you all. If we are sitting at 11 and these 3 players are on the board who do you take? - Jonah Williams OT - Ed Oliver DT - Devin White LB i think you have to take Williams I think I addressed this in a mock when the poster had us pass them all to take Ferrell. Williams, White, Oliver If we grab a lineman or two in free agency, then White Williams Oliver But I could easily justify taking Oliver in that situation. If we are going purely BPA, then: Oliver, White, Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVillain112 Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 17 minutes ago, johndeere1707 said: I think Price will be solid but never amazing. Heres a a question for you all. If we are sitting at 11 and these 3 players are on the board who do you take? - Jonah Williams OT - Ed Oliver DT - Devin White LB i think you have to take Williams Williams or Oliver. I'm leaning towards Oliver but would be thrilled with Williams as well. I'll be mad if we take White with those two on the board. I fully expect the Ed Oliver hype to explode after he destroys the combine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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