Andre Smith a Bengal?
by "Mr. NC-17" on Mar 26, 2009 2:54 PM EDT
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per Lance McCallister
An NFL source, traveling to Pro Days this week, tells me they heard a key member of the
Bengals brass indicate the team has Alabama's OT Andre Smith high on the
draft board. At least one member of the Bengals decision-making staff wants to
take Smith, according the the discussion. In the same conversation, the
Bengals official said he liked the way the draft board will fall and sensed
running back will be the value position when the team's on the clock in
the second round. UConn's Donald Brown was mentioned by name.
I have a couple of problems with this.
Don't mention names Lance. If we are interested in drafting Donald Brown in round 2, don't let that be known. A lot of people think we are going to go center, now Cleveland might take a RB at 5 to stop us from getting one at 6 in the second round. This could also allow teams to move up to take a runningback similiar to 2007 when we made it known we want a LB, and 2 teams moved up and 4 teams infront of us took LB.
Second. Lance McCallister also said that "I'm hearing from somebody that... Patrick Ramsey will be our back-up QB." Too bad we did not even bring him in for a scheduled visit eh lance.
Listen, all of these beat writers and talk show hosts, you want to see the Bengals succeed so you say, so why are you giving out personal information about our draft board, knowing other teams can read and see this as well.
I understand we should take this with a grain of salt... but what do you think about the possibility of Andre Smith and a RB in round 2?
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by Josh Kirkendall on Mar 26, 2009 3:02 PM EDT reply actions
Kirk....
i’m lobbying for Andre Smith, in the likely event that Jason Smith and Eugene Monroe are gone…….regardless, should we be prepared for Mr. Crabtree? and if this is the selection, would an Ochocinco trade be imminent?
3 yards and a pile of dust
You guys don't want A. Smith
Up here in Detroit, he’s being reffered to as another Aaron Gibson, a first round bust we drafted a few years ago. Really, I like the Bengals. Living near Detroit forces one to root for other teams. I wouldn’t want you guys to waste a 1st round pick on this guy. They’d need a bag of hamburgers at the end of the field just to get him to run wind sprints.
Andre Smith is a heck of an OT and possibly the best one in this draft talentwise. I’ve watched him play quite a bit. He has no character issues with the exception that he is not very self motivated. Plays hard, doesn’t get in any trouble and follows coaching directions without question. Where he got into trouble was when he had no one to tell him what to do anymore. Get him back in shape, give him a boss/coach and turn him loose. People would scrutinize the pick and the Bengals would take heat from the media (noting new there). My issue is that with all of the negative publicity, we should be able to get him cheaper than #6.
Not being self-motivated is a huge character issue.
Unless there’s a McDonald’s at the end of the field, he isn’t going to work very hard.
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