Report: Chris "Beanie" Wells high on Bengals draft board

by Josh Kirkendall on Mar 18, 2009 10:03 AM EDT in NFL Draft

Beanie Wells is ranked high on the team's list of impact player, writes Carlos Holmes, who says the Bengals "will be in search of an impact player on either offense or defense". During the OSU Pro Day, Wells "unofficially ran somewhere between a 4.34 and 4.46 on the fast track at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center".

The Seattle Seahawks with the No. 3 pick and Cleveland Browns at No. 5 have expressed interest in the running back. Other teams at top of the draft board expressing interest include Green Bay, Jacksonville, Denver and Cincinnati of course.

The Seahawks are fourth, not third. But that's beside the point.

I still have a hard time seeing the Bengals drafting a running back over an offensive lineman in the first round. Granted, if Jason Smith, Michael Oher and Eugene Monroe are all gone -- a scenario that does exist with the Lions, Rams and Seahawks picking ahead of Cincinnati -- do the Bengals take the risk and draft Andre Smith? And if that's the case, do you go after an impact running back, who does draw durability flags? Or would you rather go with defense?

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Smoke and mirrors….

That said if the Bengals trade with the Eagles for both of their 1st rounders (and some picks next year) you could take Wells and Mack, or some other combination like LB and C, OT and RB etc etc.

It seems that there is as much value as getting a 2nd or 3rd round RB as a 1st round RB and a playmaker on the D seems better than overloading again on the O-side (if there isn’t a top OT left).

by Sheffieldbengal on Mar 18, 2009 10:37 AM EDT reply actions

Are you talking about a trade down for those Eagles’ picks or a trade for Chad- or both? Oooh, I like that, Chad to the Eagles for the two first and say a third. Nice. We can pick up Eben Britton from Arizona, Cushing or Maulauga, and then Unger in the second. Rashad jennings would be my choice for RB.

by IgnatiusJReilly on Mar 18, 2009 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions

I was talking about swopping our 1st for the Eages two 1sts and some other picks this year or the next. Chad for a 1st with his stock low would be a godsend but not a very likely situation.

I read a report that the Eagles are looking to move up the board by packaging their two first picks to get a dominating Oline/Dline player and that would a situation where i would advocate taking a RT and a RB or C and RB to partner with Benson.

But this talk about the Bengals intresting in Wells sounds like smoke and mirrors.

by Sheffieldbengal on Mar 18, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Smoke and Mirrors

Agreed. Any information leaked about who any team is going to pick this close to the draft is all garbage. We all know that Lewis / Brown woud love to trade down in the 1st round. The best way to do that is to show “interest” in high profile players that most teams thought would fall. (Crabtree, Wells, Moreno)

by smoormandiddy on Mar 18, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Man, if Philly would trade 21 & 28 for our 6, I’d be on that like white on rice. 3 picks in a span of 17 there towards the end of round one should net us Duke Robinson, Max Unger(who can play every OL position in a pinch) and maybe Clint Simtim or Maulauga.

by IgnatiusJReilly on Mar 18, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions