Marvin Lewis: Andre Smith Needs To Figure Out How To Be A Pro

Tie him to a chair and stone the fat off his ass..

Good pick marv. Way to maximize that 6th overall pick. No one could have seen this coming as a bust… Hell, the guy was so good he didn’t even need to finish at the combine. His pro day was below average and we still took him. Let’s throw 30 mil at him, that will get the guy motivated. Nothing motivates the lazy like being set for life. Thank god for coaches like zim and picks like maualuga to balance out this mess.

No, not Andre’s man boobs. This pick had disaster written all over it, and Andre has done nothing to help his cause. We could really use his production, but don’t hold your breath. We can’t even trade this guy now so enjoy your stay in the master bedroom of Marvin’s doghouse. You deserve it, Andre.

might end up being one of the worst picks in franchise history….its a shame too BC the guy was dominate in college at its highest level. if he can ever get in shape i think he would really help stabilize the right side of the line…..but with his poor work ethic etc it doesn’t look like that is going to happen.

That is exactly what I wanted to hear.

The next news we’ll hear is the leak about the “Team Meeting” between Andre and…EVERYONE ELSE.

Admit that this whole thing was a mistake, take a hit, cut your losses, and get someone else in here that can play RT instead of wasting your time and money trying to make this thing work.

This pick had “mistake” written all over it from the word go. Everything about his body language and demenor says that this guy does not have the desire to be a pro. He got his gauranteed money so he could care less. All of the warning signs were there.

With the depth that that draft had at O-line there were plenty of other guys to choose from. Yet another poor scouting job by the Bengals. And don’t pull this Nick Saban decieved us thing either. That is what these scouts get paid for.

Somebody over on Bengals.com made the comment that since Marvin is talking about going through this “year in and year out,” then Marvin must be planning to still be here.

but I’m not sure the Bengals had much of a choice other than to draft Andre. They were in desparation mode as far as the O-line went in 2008 and they still had/have a franchise QB to protect. They had a top ten pick and there were three Off. tackles that the scouts said had that kind of talent: Andre Smith, the other Smith(went to the Rams before Andre?) and Monroe (this is who I was hoping they took but he too wasn’t the answer so far in Jacksonville). They could have traded down and I believe they tried but there were no takers. The Vikings took Loadholt in the second round -he is the real deal at Rt. tackle-that would have been a great pick for the Bengals.

I was as outspoken over this pick being a huge mistake as anyone here. And, I am appauled by the lack of scouting that the Bengals employ. My feeling is that Andre had a foot/weight problem at the combine and up through his signing and it became acute after “practicing”. This has the earmarks for a bust pick (top ten pick will always seem epic), but he’s here so let’s get him healthy and make the best of this shit situation.