Question of the Day: What will the Bengals draft priorities be?

We used a high draft pick on a TE last year and in the pros you gotta get your guy and go with him. Is there a better potential TE after rd 1 or 2. We made our bed and now have to sleep in it. All I’m sayin is give Chase a chance.

Should be our two biggest needs. If last year showed anything it showed that we obviously need depth at Safety. Also our O-line could use help, especially if this Bobby thing keeps dragging out. The first thing with throwing the ball down field is protecting Carson. Hopefully they just take the best talent available with their first pick, but they will address both of these positions by round 3.

i see the first round being a D-playmaker like a SLB, SS or DE (even ball-hawking FS or CB). Someone who makes an impact in Zimmer’s scheme and earns us an extra possession either by INTs and FFs… or if all is gone then an interior lineman (because we are a running team now and we need another road grader).

After that I can see the needs being looked at as being: FS, RT/RG, CB, DT, WR (KR), DE, RB, TE.

Personally i think we might see something like:

1. Mays SS/FS (insert playmaker here)
2. Vlad Ducasse RT/RG (after a half season behind Bobbie etc him and Andre would make an unstopable run-blocking line)
3. Arthur Jones DT.
3. (comp) Donovan Warren CB, (Brown loves Michigan CBs and we get a Leon Hall clone)
4. MIke Willaims WR (Gulp…. but you know Brown loves to reform players)
4. (comp) Myron Lewis FS (the guy can ball-hawk… nice hands)
5. George Selvie DE (man has this guy’s stock gone down… either a speed rusher who’ll be given time to develop or a run stuffer DE will be sought after around this pick)
6. Andre Dixon RB (cow-bell type back will be chosen here like how we took Scott to be a change of pace last year we’ll get a like-for-like backup for Benson in this draft)
7. Michael Hoomanawanui TE (Reggie Kelly clone)

I would expect a DE taken instead of a FB. I think the Bengals will stick with either Johnson, Vakapuna or sign a undrafted free agent.

I do think the Bengals will take a TE. The Bengals expect to carry 3 TE and never expected Coats to start. I also think that the TE will come in the second or 3rd round and be expected to start right away with a balanced TE or Blocker being picked. I think McCoy is the most likely pick, as he is the most balanced TE, and is a USC guy, which the Bengals use to do their scouting.

I am also not positive about QB, I would be less surprised by them taking a RB, and signing a QB after the draft (ie that Holy Cross guy), as they don’t have a roster spot for him, but do have PS spots.

My list is

Safety
Guard
TE
Wide Recever
CB
SLB
DE
DT
RB

I think it shows how much improvement there is on the depth chart that we can argue about the first picks and not have a glaring position to reach for. Depth at safety, the O line, and corner should be the focus. (Imagine if Hall went down for the season)

 Everything else is battling for roster spot.

There is not a TE out there that anyone expects to come in and contribute, to many health or ability questions. With the high pick in Chase, I hope they grab one in the later rounds(Ballard at least had to block at OSU) and hope they contribute, and give Chase this year to prove himself. Also, what is the status of Kelly coming back?

if I had a wish list it would be:

safety
wide receiver
guard
defensive end
defensive tackle
tight end
linebacker
nickle corner
placekicker

Lets get a little Myron Rolle buzz going, Ross Tucker of Inside the NFL on SI.com has him as a 6th rounder. I think with his upsides the Bengals could take a little risk & spend a 4th or 5th round pick on him. A more prudent risk than Adam Pacman Jones.

Like the above list, we can address our offensive issues a little later in the draft (especially after signing Bryant). With the schedule we’re going to have, we need to have a strong pass rush (aka – playmaking DT) and a ball-hawk in the middle of the field (aka – FS/SS). WR’s are too unpredictable in the NFL and there are several TE’s we can look at later on. By solidifying our D just a little bit, I like our chances against anyone.