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I am representing the Bengals in a 3 round mock


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Before you ask,this was started last Friday morning,so last nights trade isn't reflected in the first round.Teams are represented by a fan of the respective team.I'll explain my pick after I get a few thoughts from other people.

Round 1

1 Houston, Reggie Bush, RB USC

2 New Orleans, AJ Hawk LB, Ohio State

3 Tennessee, Matt Leinert QB USC

4 N.Y. Jets, D'Brickashaw Ferguson, OT Virginia

5 Green Bay, Mario Williams, DE, NC State

6 San Francisco, Michael Huff, Safety, Texas

7 Oakland, Haloti Ngata, DT Oregon

8 Buffalo, Winston Justice, OT USC

9 Detroit, Vernon Davis, TE Maryland

10 Arizona, Vince Young, QB Texas

11 St. Louis, Jimmy Williams, S/CB Virginia Tech

12 Cleveland, Broderick Bunkley DE FSU

13 Baltimore, Tamba Hali, DE, Penn State

14 Philadelphia, LenDale White, RB, USC

15 Atlanta, Donte Whitner, S, Ohio St.

16 Miami, Chad Jackson, WR, Florida

17 Minnesota, Jay Cutler, QB Vanderbilt

18 Dallas, Chad Greenway LB Iowa

19 San Diego Santonio Holmes, WR, OSU

20 Kansas City, Mathias Kiwanuka DE Boston College

21 New England, Tye Hill, CB, Clemson

22 Denver (from Washington) Leonard Pope, TE Georgia

23 Tampa Bay, Marcus McNeill, OT Auburn

24 Cincinnati, Ernie Sims, LB FSU

25 N.Y. Giants, Antonio Cromartie, CB Florida State

26 Chicago, Marcades Lewis, TE, UCLA

27 Carolina, DeAngelo Williams, RB, Memphis

28 Jacksonville, Kamerion Wimbley, DE, FSU

29 Denver, Lawrence Maroney, RB, Minn

30 Indianapolis, Demeco Ryans OLB Alabama

31 Seattle, Jonathan Joseph, CB South Carolina

32 Pittsburgh, Sinorice Moss, WR, Miami (FL)

Round Two

33 Houston, D'Qwell Jackson, ILB

34 New Orleans, Gabe Watcon, DT, Michigan

35 N.Y. Jets, Nick Mangold C, Ohio St

36 Green Bay, Bobby Carpenter, OLB. Ohio State

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Size is the prob I also have with Sims at weakside. I think he'll be highly suspectible to getting walled and washed out. I think Ernie is nonetheless going to see his draft stock stay within the Top 20 as a MLB of the Jonathan Vilma type where he'll be able to angle and knife more, plus use his speed to track TEs down the seam.

BTW, I'd much rather have Cromartie or Wimbley at 24. :D I'm starting to wonder whether Wimbley isn't athletic enough to actually play WSLB in a 4-3. Regardless, he's got the type of potential in a number of uses to probably keep him from falling past 20.

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I'd take Sims over Carpenter

In most cases I would agree, but I'm not sure Marvin would... If there really has been any legitimate interest in LaVar Arrington, Carpenter would look good in his spot should we not land him given their similar strengths.

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All righty then.

There were several players I preferred,but all were gone.Ngata and Bunkley at DT,Williams and Hill at CB,Whitner at safety,Hali at DE,and Pope and davis at TE.

I like Yobouty,but not at 24.

I decided to go Marvin Lewis and select the BPA.Sims goes in the top 15 in most mocks.He is a monster against the run,and projects to be a WS LB in the NFL.Since Simmons is starting to slow down,I figured this was a good fit.It also gives the Bengals great depth at LB.

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i have seen sims play and i have seen carpenter play . sims is good against the run . carpenter can russ the passer drop into coverage and is very stout against the run . carpenter would be a better pick

A WAAAAAAYYYYY better pick. Sims may have to switch to safety cause of his size.

I think even our resident FSU homer, Rover could agree with this.

Honestly, I think Carpenter will have just as good a career as AJ, just not the hype.

And AJ hawk will make Brian Urlacher (overrated as hell, BTW) look like Brian Boitano :lol:

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i have seen sims play and i have seen carpenter play . sims is good against the run . carpenter can russ the passer drop into coverage and is very stout against the run . carpenter would be a better pick

A WAAAAAAYYYYY better pick. Sims may have to switch to safety cause of his size.

I think even our resident FSU homer, Rover could agree with this.

Honestly, I think Carpenter will have just as good a career as AJ, just not the hype.

And AJ hawk will make Brian Urlacher (overrated as hell, BTW) look like Brian Boitano :lol:

Not a chance.

Yes, Carpenter is good against the run.

Yes, Carpenter can rush the passer.

No, he can NOT cover tight ends and running backs.

Simg is the best coverage linebacker in the entire draft. Period. He also, as you said, has the ability against the run to be good in the league. He will be just as good as a biltser in the NFL as Carpenter will, because strength isn't gonna get it done for Carpenter while blitzing at the next level. He's going to have to out quick people. I don't think that Carpenter can. I KNOW that Sims can.

Boomer, I guarentee Sims won't have to switch to safety in the NFL, and I will also guarentee that Sims will be a much better NFL linebacker Carpenter. I see Carpenter as a good, not great, 3-4 linebacker at the next level.

In a nutshell, I see Sims as the next Derrick Brooks. I think that in the next 5 years, he will dominate the game just as Brooks has.

And, despite what you may think, I have seen both of them play about the same amount of time. I watched Carpenter play about every weekend, since I had to suffer through hours of Ohio State programming. Sims is the better player.

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