Could the Bengals be without a safety to pick in the first round?
by Josh Kirkendall on Mar 27, 2010 2:43 PM EDT
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PrintDrafting a safety in the first round of this year's NFL draft might be more difficult. While guys like Eric Berry are expected to be long gone before the Bengals pick, Taylor Mays and Earl Thomas are players that the Bengals could realistically pick with the 21st overall pick. However, there could be a scenario brewing in which all three safeties will be selected before the Bengals pick.
While Mock Drafts are a kind of crapshoot, the people picking those selections through this year's SB Nation Mock Draft, tend to know their teams better than most. In that mock draft -- we'll be selecting Sunday night -- all three safeties are gone. Mays went to Seattle, Berry to Cleveland, Thomas to the Dolphins. Not that we're taking to heart that the selections are likely draft picks that the respective teams will make, but it does go to show that there could be enough teams in search for safety help that the Bengals would either be left with their fourth rated safety -- which seems very unlikely at this point. Or the Bengals could elect to go after the best player at a position of need -- not best player available in the draft because it makes no sense if that player is a quarterback or running back, does it?
Furthermore, after Earl Thomas visits the Bengals in early April, he'll be heading north to visit the Cleveland Browns, writes James Walker.
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While I would like either Thomas or May, I have always believed that if the guy you want is gone, someone else fell in his place. I think we would be as happy with Iuapati, Graham or McClain if he was to fall in place of safeties taken.
Maybe not ...
I wouldn’t be so sure that McClain is gone that fast. Middle linebackers aren’t a priority the way they used to be. Maualuga and Laurinaitis fell further than most expected last year. McClain could go anywhere between picks 15 and 25.
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Why would we even take McClain if he falls to us? He is too slow. Anyways, we’ve got our MLB for years to come.
If you don't live like you wanna, you live like you shouldn't
We could leave Rey on the String side
McClain is the type of MLB that Zimmer Loves, Smart. His two favorite MLBs have been Dat Ngyen and Dhani Jones. McClain is bigger than Jones, as fast and never in the wrong position. We need another LB to replace Jones. It could be Rey, or Rey could stay on the outside.
I also believe that he will be gone, but there are only 20 picks ahead of us. If the picks go right, McClain could be the one that falls, The Offensive and Defensive Tackles will not fall, nor the Defensive ends. IN the past couple of years its been the MLB that falls.
ill have something for us on Friday
that should give us someinsight on who could be available at pick 21
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It is true all three safeties could be gone, but I don’t think it is particularly likely that both Thomas and Mays will be off the board, for the reason cited above by jim0ijk. This mock draft is actually evidence of that: the Mays selection at #6 by the Seahawks was a completely crazy pick that has absolutely no chance of happening in this universe, or any parallel one even remotely similar.
Agreed
Though I covet Berry, Thomas or Mays is the likely pick, and odds are one will be available…….Didn’t take Porter long to party his way into a DUI.
+1
Joey Porter has some serious issues. Anyone else remember this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwgniB0e_VE
Put him in jail. Scum like Porter shouldn’t be allowed to walk the streets.
by 80%OFTHETIMEIMRIGHTEVERYTIME on Mar 27, 2010 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Mays All The Way
if it were up to me (which its not) I would take Mays over ALL other safeties only because his size and speed is freakish!!! His body will hold up over the years better than the other safeties. Watching him lay the wood at SC for all those years, you can watch WR’s flinch every time they have to reach out across the middle.
After they grab Mays, I’d hope they grab Anthony McCoy in round two. Like I said, if it were up to me……….. thats what I would do
Not so high on Mays
We already have too many safeties that are a liability in coverage.
Wait till the second and third...
Get a guy like Reshad Jones, Asante Samuel, etc.
It’s not such a big deal if either of those are gone. Plus, I’m not even sure we’d take Mays if he were available.
If you don't live like you wanna, you live like you shouldn't
Good Point
Even if we don’t get a safety in the first, it’s not the end of the world. We just go a different way.
TE in the second
I am near as high on Coleman or Chancellor in the third as JOnes in the second, but I think we could get a starting TE in the second, such as McCoy. Think of the USC talk on this board though if we go Mays, McCoy
I honestly think Mccoy will fall to us in the 3rd.
If you don't live like you wanna, you live like you shouldn't
I won't a first round Offensive Lineman
Even if we sign Bobbie back… He’s older and we need to start looking at life without him.. First round talent on the line to protect our first round talented QB !
A 1st round guard could start on either side for us. Mathis and Livings or adequate, but Roger Saffold could start at LG for years, until he wants tooo much money anyway.
The thing about Saffold that worries me is that during his year at IU, he graded as a mid round prospect. He started to rise after he put up great combine numbers. I am not a big fan of taking people whose tape grades them out mid round but physical attributes are great. I would prefer Pouncey over Saffold any day and Pouncey will be available at 21
by ochocinco4pres on Mar 28, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
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