THE DUKE Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 I saw in the local workout list they had Miami of Ohio S Sterling Weatherford listed as a LB. I love the idea of taking him to use as a coverage LB. He's already 6'4" 224 lbs, you could pretty easily get him up over 230 to add a little more strength against the run and his 4.6 40 is great for LB, and he runs a sub 7 second 3 cone. 32 inch arms along with his height will let him body up on TE's and he's fast enough to run with most RB's, and could even pick up slot WR's in a pinch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 (edited) Perrion Winfrey visiting the Bengals today. Not my ideal pick at 31, but I wouldn't riot. In Kiper/McShay's latest mock he went in rd 3, so i'd be both fine and dandy with him at 63. Edited April 19, 2022 by THE DUKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INbengalfan Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 6 hours ago, THE DUKE said: Good list of guys the Bengals have met with: Cincinnati Bengals 2022 pre-draft visit, meetings tracker (usatoday.com) Odds are we'll see 3-5 of these names as Bengals picks by the end of the draft. Particular guys I like as late round fliers are WR Isaiah Weston, DB Tony Adams, S Joey Blount, Edge DeAngelo Malone, and 3T Eric Johnson Hall, McBride and Pierce in play in the second. Winfrey too. Especially if they flip their first and another pick for a couple of higher end second rounders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who-dey Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 This thing needs to happen already. Let’s go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 Hitting the different simulators to see different boards and situations 31. Cincinnati Bengals Kyler Gordon CB, Washington 63. Cincinnati Bengals Nik Bonitto EDGE, Oklahoma 95. Cincinnati Bengals Jeremy Ruckert TE, Ohio State 136. Cincinnati Bengals Alec Pierce WR, Cincinnati 174. Cincinnati Bengals Cade Mays IOL, Tennessee 209. Cincinnati Bengals Chance Campbell LB, Ole Miss 226. Cincinnati Bengals Joey Blount S, Virginia 252. Cincinnati Bengals Curtis Brooks IDL, Cincinnati Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ochocinco4pres Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 I like that draft. I would honestly be surprised at this point with that many offensive players drafted. I expect the majority of this draft to defense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, ochocinco4pres said: I like that draft. I would honestly be surprised at this point with that many offensive players drafted. I expect the majority of this draft to defense Pierce I went with because of value, he'd be a steal in rd 4 to be WR4 and have 2 years to develop into WR 3 or maybe even 2 if it's too costly to keep Higgins. I think they take at least one IOL at some point this draft, and i'll be shocked if we don't get at least 1 TE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ochocinco4pres Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Just now, THE DUKE said: Pierce I went with because of value, he'd be a steal in rd 4 to be WR4 and have 2 years to develop into WR 3 or maybe even 2 if it's too costly to keep Higgins. I think they take at least one IOL at some point this draft, and i'll be shocked if we don't get at least 1 TE. I do agree with Pierce. And overall I like the draft. I just bet when the draft is done, it is 5 defenders picked. if we draft down in a round to pick up an additional pick then it could get to 3 offensive players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, ochocinco4pres said: I do agree with Pierce. And overall I like the draft. I just bet when the draft is done, it is 5 defenders picked. if we draft down in a round to pick up an additional pick then it could get to 3 offensive players We have 8 picks, I took 5 defensive (including the first two) and 3 offensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ochocinco4pres Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, THE DUKE said: We have 8 picks, I took 5 defensive (including the first two) and 3 offensive. Don't bring out facts and logic at me Duke. I'll edit my point since first was wrong. I do not expect an offensive player in first 4 picks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 1 minute ago, ochocinco4pres said: Don't bring out facts and logic at me Duke. I'll edit my point since first was wrong. I do not expect an offensive player in first 4 picks I'll be surprised if at least one of the first three picks isn't offense. Even in the past few years we had Ossai in rd 3 in 2021 (and Cam Sample next), Logan Wilson in rd 3 in 2020 (AKD next too), Pratt in rd 3 in 2019, Bates in rd 2 in 2018 (Hubbard in rd 3). Even with such an offensive focus recently, there was always defense before day 3, and as such, I think we see at least one offensive pick before day 3 this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ochocinco4pres Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Fair point. I just look at our biggest needs and its CB, DT, S and DE. And we only have 2 players in our secondary under contract for 2023 or beyond. I think the team will wait for a late round development TE. WR could be picked earlier especially if it is a dynamic returner. As for O line, I get the feeling they are happy with what they have and do the typical late round grab of 1 if they take a guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 18 minutes ago, ochocinco4pres said: Fair point. I just look at our biggest needs and its CB, DT, S and DE. And we only have 2 players in our secondary under contract for 2023 or beyond. I think the team will wait for a late round development TE. WR could be picked earlier especially if it is a dynamic returner. As for O line, I get the feeling they are happy with what they have and do the typical late round grab of 1 if they take a guy. I think day 3 is by far the most likely spot for us to take a TE........unless......the right guy is there. I could see McBride at 63, Ruckert or Dulcich at 95, and pretty much everyone else who I think they'd maybe take sometime on day 3. It's going to be about how their board is ranked and where the value is. It's not impossible the first three picks are all defense, but if it is, it will be value dictated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ochocinco4pres Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, THE DUKE said: I think day 3 is by far the most likely spot for us to take a TE........unless......the right guy is there. I could see McBride at 63, Ruckert or Dulcich at 95, and pretty much everyone else who I think they'd maybe take sometime on day 3. It's going to be about how their board is ranked and where the value is. It's not impossible the first three picks are all defense, but if it is, it will be value dictated. Absolutely agreed. We are in a position where there isn't such a massive needs its insane. I think corner is the biggest need, but with Apple resigned, it is not as blatant. They will stick to their board. It will also be fascinating to see where Ruckert goes since he did nothing this offseason. And if Woods draft hype is more on twitter than in NFL front offices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky151 Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 I'm not sure TE is a bigger need than WR4. The team also knows where it stands with Bates and unsigned vets like Spain and Ogunjobi. So their priorities might not be the same as ours. I'd rank our draft needs in this order: CB, S, WR, DT, TE, LG. That's not to say they wouldn't take an IOL at 31 if he's BPA and they feel good about the depth at other positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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