Thursday Links and Notes: Dhani Tackles the Globe, mock drafts, Chad Johnson next to leave(?) and O'Sullivan

by Josh Kirkendall on Mar 12, 2009 9:21 AM EDT in Analysis

To the right, is "Dhani Tackles the Globe" on the Travel Channel.

O'Sullivan met up with Martz and Kitna in 2007, when Martz coordinated an offense in which Kitna threw for more than 4,000 yards. Zampese worked under Martz in St. Louis and it blew him away that O'Sullivan signed with the Lions just before the '07 training camp and was able to digest the system so fast that he won the backup job in just two weeks.

All 32 teams represented at Auburn Pro Day | Oklahoma's Pro Day.

Geoff Hobson finds a way to mock the Bengals drafting offensive tackle Jason Smith. However, FanHouse says Michael Crabtree.

Several others are suggesting that the Bengals will draft offensive tackle Eugene Monroe.

Andre Smith had a terrible Pro Day | Not doomed | Fallen | Grilled | Questioning agent. Is he now a second-round projection?

Dayton Daily News agrees that the Bengals kept pace in free agency compared to the division.

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The Bengals and Browns kept pace with each other, as AFC North doormats. No clue. The Steelers and Ravens have significantly fewer broken pieces to fix. We’re not getting a leg up.

by bodacio on Mar 12, 2009 11:02 AM EDT reply actions

Crabtree

Mel Kiper also agrees with FanHouse and says the Bengals are going to pick Michael Crabtree at the No. 6 pick. Do they actually need to take Crabtree? Everyone’s arguement for Crabtree is that the Bengals need to get more weapons for Carson. We took two WR last year in the draft, just signed a veteran WR in Coles, and still have Chad. Are the Bengals actually going to consider taking Crabtree? We need to improve on the O-Line but could we address this need in the 2nd and 3rd rounds?

by CinBengal08 on Mar 12, 2009 11:31 AM EDT reply actions

Let’s see. If we got a late first or early to mid second out of Chad, yes, we could improve our O-line without using the #6 pick on it. We could probably pick up Tupou, the tackle from Oregon at 70 or later- round 3, an Eben Britten, Duke Robinson, or even Andre Smith at 38, and Eric Wood, Max Unger, or Alex Mack(which I like to pronounce, “Alec Smack”) with the extra. Still, I wouldn’t take Crabtree even if our O-line was already solid from top to bottom. If either Jason Smith or Monroe were available at 6, I’d have to take one of them but I’d prefer to have Raji or Orakpo, maybe even Brian Cushing if his stock continues to rise.

by IgnatiusJReilly on Mar 12, 2009 11:48 AM EDT reply actions

Mocking the Draft

If the Bengals don’t trade down, I don’t see how the don’t take a tackle, unless both Smith and Monroe are gone.

(Putting on my Mike Brown thinking cap) Defense: How do we take a DE when we have 60 mil tied up in Geathers and Odom? No. Is Raji enough of an improvement over Sims and Peko that we can justify paying him $40 million dollars? No! Is Maumugala (misspelled Iam sure, but don’t want to look up) worth the 6 pick? No. Is Malcolm Jenkins enough of an improvement over Hall and Joseph? No.

Offense: Can we carry Crabtree, OchoCinco and Coles? No, but we could trade OchoCinco. Can we use the #6 pick on a center, Guard, FB or TE? definitely not this year? Can we take a QB? NO! RB? To often injuries end their careers early.

That leaves Offensive Tackle. I think that Levi Jones has to go, because he doesn’t play. Its unfortuate, but reality, we can’t pay him that much money on the bench. That leaves a gap at tackle. Yes I think that whitworth nd Collins can play the Tackle spots, but then we have a hole at guard. Better to take a Tackle who can start right away, especially Monroe, and leve the Guards we have to help out our inevitable young center.

One thing I have noticed about mock drafts is it is rare that the mockers know the team. They know starters and free agent losses and gains, but they don’t know the development of bench players.

All this said, I might prefer trading down, and taking a Middle linebacker and picking up a tackle like the guy from UCONN or Arizona, or Duke Robinson at guard. Philly has 2 picks and could be interested in Crabtree, or maybe we could trade down a few spots for an extra 2nd round pick.

by jim0ijk on Mar 12, 2009 12:43 PM EDT reply actions