Wraith Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 2nd Round Linebacker: Ali Highsmith or Xavier Adibi or other.Just Linebacker discussion. The assumption is that we take a 2nd round linebacker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ29 Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Hell yes to both. Two of my favorite guys in the draft. Speeeeed.Hobson said something about expecting Rivers to be ther ein the second, but that seems a little ridiculous to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith Posted February 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Rivers and Connor will be long gone by the time we pick in the second. Or at least that is the assumption of this thread. You have to pick one we can't draft both, Rover, pick one and tell us why! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidge Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Highsmith and Adibi seem a little too small for our defense. He'd be a great in Indy. I though we generally like bigger LBs, or at least bigger than 220 something.I wouldn't mind either though, just not sure we would pick one of them. Or they'd be told to bulk up and lose some speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesperateDerelict Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Others in the mix: Quentin Groves (too light, will drop), Cliff Avril (DE-OLB), Curtis (Okla) & Mayo (TEN). That kid from EKU will probably be their in the 3rd (Jones) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ29 Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Groves would be interesting in the second round if we decide to mix in the 3-4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spor_tees Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 What about Henderson from Maryland? I saw him rated in the top 5 at OLB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cravnravn Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 What about Henderson from Maryland? I saw him rated in the top 5 at OLB Bingo!!!! He'd be a hell of fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spor_tees Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 What about Henderson from Maryland? I saw him rated in the top 5 at OLB Bingo!!!! He'd be a hell of fitHenderson is 6'3" and 242 lbs. That is more the size of a guy the Bengals are looking for. In fact he is even 7 lbs heavier than the 6'3" 235 Keith Rivers. Another one of the intriguing guys might be Beau Bell from UNLV at 6'2" and 248 lbs. He was the Mountain West Conference defensive player of the year. Some say he looks a little stiff and is more of a straight head LB, but maybe he could be either taught up or moved from OLB to inside backer in a 3-4. He could be had in maybe the third round depending on how he performs at the combine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 IMHO, the first two picks should come from among these position groups: DE, DT, or OTLB should not be addressed until third round at the earliest, in part because we have so many of them returning from injury or suspension. The third pick should probably come from whatever position group was not addressed in rounds 1-2 of the ones I listed above.In the perfect world,LB is addressed by the r3 compensatory pick I am confident we'll get for losing Steinbach or in r4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 You did watch last years team didn't you? We had to start Robert Geathers at OLB last year because we didn't have any other bodies on the team. sure, if you want to gamble that we have a healthy (mentally and physically) Thurman, Brooks, and Pollack then we don't have LBer needs. I understand that we need to address the D-Line but we also have to have an impact LBer in this draft and third might be too late, though I am still a fan of Crable should we play a base 3-4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 have to have an impact LBer in this draft and third might be too lateI'd say we need a couple of impact lineman MORE than we need an impact LB - and to turn around your statement, 3rd may be too late to get the second oneNo, I don't think the Bengals will have as many injuries this year. It was freakishly bad......pretty unlikely we will go through that many injrues at the LB spot this year, simply on pure probability Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Yes, but do we know that those injuries won't carry forward this season? Do we know that Brooks is healthy (or can play at this level at all)? Do we know that Thurman is right? Do we know if Pollack is going to play? Baring that do we have a single SSOLB on the team? I hope the coaches have some answers to those questions but even they cannot predict how Pollack is going to react to his first training camp hit or if Thurman can keep his head on straight or for that matter whether Ahmad Brooks can play NFL football.If everything goes right, Thurman and Pollack both play to their potential and Brooks can translate his physical prowess to the field, the Bengals have one of the strongest Linebacking corps in the league but we must plan worst case scenario and that means drafting a Linebacker in the first 2 rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Henderson and Highsmith didn't look good in Indy, per SN...http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=360042LSU linebacker Ali Highsmith had a tough day. He turned in terrible 40 times (high 4.9s/low 5.0s) and was slow and stiff in drills. . . .Maryland linebacker Erin Henderson was not impressive. He did not show quickness or burst in his drills, and he was too upright, which affected his ability to adjust and change direction. . . .Draftdaddy says the Bengals are one of several teams high on Jon Goff, second round would be too high for him tho...Former Vanderbilt middle linebacker Jonathan Goff told one of our sources that his interviews were "off the charts" with New Orleans, Cincinnati, Oakland, Tampa Bay, and St. Louis. He said he came away feeling that he may go a bit higher than he first thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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