schnarfer Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 The bengals gave up a third round draft pick in 2007 draft to slect brooks today int the supplemental draft. This makes me wonder why? We have depth at LB and it makes me really believe the rumor on odell being booted this year. Is this a good pick due to the charecter issues brooks brings? Lets get your thoughts bengal's nation!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW316 Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 I am surprised. I wonder if Simmons needs to start looking over his shoulder in camp. I guess Marvin is not concerned with how those outside the team feel about the roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Holy crap !!! This really suprises me and a 3rd rounder ??WHODEY !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TippCityRick Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 As Piglet says, "Oh Ddddddddear!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-U-D-I Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Wow! I'm stunned. Gotta love that highlight that Kazkal posted earlier though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 I wonder when Charlie Manson is getting out of Jail, we could use him in the secondary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_Bengals_Fan Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 I wonder when Charlie Manson is getting out of Jail, we could use him in the secondaryI was wondering when Rae Carruth gets out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spor_tees Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 I have an idea for a nickname for the Bengal's LB Corps,"The Chain Gang" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Well, we've been a soft team for the most part during the Marvin era. Yeah, the offense kicks a$$ but even it lacks that dagger-in-the-heart, ruthless knock-out mentality that champions require. I guess maybe the criminal mentality brings a little of that killer instinct he's looking for (see Ray Lewis).But really, I'm all for the pick. I don't really care about character issues because of how it represents me or my city. The character argument that works for me is the one that they can't be on the field if they're in jail. But a third round pick on Brooks is another one of what I see as Marvin's calculated risk, especially in that slot (see also: Henry, Rucker). The buzz on Brooks before his injury at the beginning of the year was that he was one of the best linebackers in DECADES. He was widely projected to be a top 5 pick in the pre-season. Those are elite player credentials that I, for one, am willing to take a gamble on.I have an idea for a nickname for the Bengal's LB Corps,"The Chain Gang" I actually think that's a great name - maybe for the whole team. Why not? Turn the bengals stripes into jail stripes? I love it. Let's embrace this new identity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Not with Pollack in the Mix, he's a choir boy.If you want my opinion here is what is going to happen. Justin smith will not be resigned in the offseason, Pollack will be moved to DE and Brooks will take over as SSOLB. He has the size and strength to succeed in that role. Other than that, the only other explaination for giving up a 3rd round selection I can come up with is that Odell is not expected to be on the team next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spor_tees Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Damn it! Where is Spain to start spouting the "I TOLD YOU WE WERE GOIG TO A 3-4 THIS YEAR!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ29 Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 As a linebacker, it worries me, but if he's playing defensive end, he could be Peppers type pass rusher if he lives up to his potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingwilly Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 I feel like I'm in bizarro world....I go to one meeting this morning and >WhAMMO< the "Gambler" rolls the dice again....Is there any rational explaination for this...? I mean, really... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW316 Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 I could see them moving Pollack and/or Brooks to the line. And I agree with the post about the D being too soft, maybe they need some knuckleheads to toughen them up...at least that's what I'm telling myself. Until Marvin screws up big, I'll continue to defer to his decisions.And think about it this way, if you pick up enough guys with checkered pasts, a few of them are bound to turn it around. I'd rather pick five guys with supposed issues and have two of them pan out, than pass on them all and field a team of good guys who keep giving up big plays. Our defense is getting young and deep... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jditty47 Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 wooo...love it. our front seven is deep now and gonna have some punch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Yeah, the whole 3-4 question is back on the table. As for the character questions, let PFT have their fun. Talent and toughness wins football games, not a stiff upper lip and a pinky finger held high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ29 Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Yeah, the whole 3-4 question is back on the table. As for the character questions, let PFT have their fun. Talent and toughness wins football games, not a stiff upper lip and a pinky finger held high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadraftnick Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Incrediable --The reason that Brooks is in the supplemental draft is that he failed so many drug tests that he was cut from his team.When your kid goes out and gets a DUI and wrecks the car at some point you have to take away the keys.Whoever is making the draft decisions needs to loose that responsibility.We now have Brooks,Rucker,Nicholson,Henry now its the 4 stooges.Enless they moved the stadium to Lucasville I dont know why draft these guys when they are going to be suspended ALL THE DAMN TIME.Are we trying to lead the league in convictions?Are we just setting up an excuse "yes we lost but only because half of our team was in jail"Again we continue with the LB/WR fettish how many LB's and WR's can you have on one roster?The point is you waste picks because you end up cutting good players only to have them shine for another team,meantime you wasted a pick that you could have in a need position.We have one of the worst D-lines in football because we dont draft anyone because we waste all of our picks on WR's and LB'sAt some point is enough enough?Is Brooks good? yes if he can stay out of jail and off suspension but,that is a BIG IF.I just dont get this at all enless they plan to use Brooks at DE or move Pollack back to DE it is a wasted pick we already had good linebackers and did not need another.The only other possibility is that we are going to a 3-4 and that is a bad move in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalBillyBob Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 This makes no sense. Brooks isn't a prototype 4-3 LB nor can he play 4-3 DE. His only spot in the NFL will be 3-4 MLB. This means the team must be considering switching back and forth between the 3-4 and 4-3 ala the Patriots.I guess with this guy's track record and arrests we should have known he'd end up a Bengal. Make sure you lock your doors at night if you are living in Cincy@!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalboomer7 Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 I say we sign Adam Sandler and see if we can't take on the guards!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingwilly Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 I could see them moving Pollack and/or Brooks to the line. And I agree with the post about the D being too soft, maybe they need some knuckleheads to toughen them up...at least that's what I'm telling myself. Until Marvin screws up big, I'll continue to defer to his decisions.And think about it this way, if you pick up enough guys with checkered pasts, a few of them are bound to turn it around. I'd rather pick five guys with supposed issues and have two of them pan out, than pass on them all and field a team of good guys who keep giving up big plays. Our defense is getting young and deep...This has to be the worst post in quite a while....your logic is dead bunk. the assumption that good guys give up plays??? bound to turn it around???? seek therapy as you are not operating in reality.T-minus 45 days until our newly drafted time-bomb detonates....tick...tick..tick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Is there any rational explaination for this...? I mean, really... Just the same Risk/Reward explanation we've already talked about. Look at it this way. For the 22nd pick in the 3rd round of next years draft the Bengals just took a flyer on a player who would have been a 1st rounder, and a likely top 10 pick, after the 2004 college season. How it turns out is anyones guess, but Marvin figured the potential reward was worth the risk, and for the price of a 3rd round pick I agree. No kidding, in two years Brooks may have blown up completely or he may be the very best player on the entire defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 This makes no sense. Brooks isn't a prototype 4-3 LB nor can he play 4-3 DE. His only spot in the NFL will be 3-4 MLB. This means the team must be considering switching back and forth between the 3-4 and 4-3 ala the Patriots. Brooks manned the middle and the strongside in college and he did both jobs well enough to be a finalist for the Butkus award as a sophmore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadraftnick Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 No matter where you put this guy ,assuming that he is not suspended before he ever gets his uniform for drug residue left over in his system from the test that he failed to put him in the supplemental draft to begin with,someone good is getting the ax to make room for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 This makes no sense. Brooks isn't a prototype 4-3 LB nor can he play 4-3 DE. His only spot in the NFL will be 3-4 MLB. This means the team must be considering switching back and forth between the 3-4 and 4-3 ala the Patriots.Brooks manned the middle and the strongside in college and he did both jobs well enough to be a finalist for the Butkus award as a sophmore. If we can switch up with the ease the Patriots do and with half the success, it would still be an improvement !!!WHODEY !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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