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  • 2 weeks later...
Put me down for wanting to wait until the 2nd day to get a TE. Call me a home-town homer... but I'm hoping for the Cincinnati Bearcat, Brent Celek. He seems really underrated to me.

Celek's as good as the rest of the TEs in this draft really for what the Bengals need. But if Doug Jones enters early, I'd say get him for TE in the 4th. Clark Harris would be tempting in the 2nd but I like Scott Chandler or Tyler Ecker in the 5th or Hopkins in the 6th or 7th.

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God forbid we take a 2nd day TE :P

Indeed. There're so many better positions to take chances on in the late rounds.

TE's looking good this year though from what I have been watching of college ball,

though still daniel graham fa ;)

It'd be great if we could pick up Daniel Graham, but I have my doubts. I'd rather just resign Reggie Kelly when the time comes.

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God forbid we take a 2nd day TE :P

Indeed. There're so many better positions to take chances on in the late rounds.

TE's looking good this year though from what I have been watching of college ball,

though still daniel graham fa ;)

It'd be great if we could pick up Daniel Graham, but I have my doubts. I'd rather just resign Reggie Kelly when the time comes.

Thats why I want em both :sure: F tony stewert :P least activate ghent next year instead.

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Yeah... I'd be okay with nabbing Daniel Graham off of FA... but it doesn't seem like our style.

Did you guys see my boy Brent Celek against Louisville on Saturday? Doesn't have a ton of speed... but has great hands, is hard to tackle, and is great on short and intermediate routes. Pretty much exactly what we need in a TE.

What's the best thing about him? He's not putting up eye-popping stats, so he should fly under the radar playing for the Bearcats until the 5th or 6th round. He's incredibly consistent, and makes plays when it really counts, (For instance... against Louisville, 3 catches, 1 for a TD, 2 first downs, one being a 3rd and long that extended a drive for an eventual TD), and he can be had late.

He's going to be the best bang for your buck in the draft at TE. A late pick that can and wil make an immediate impact on this team in the red zone and on 3rd down.

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Holy Cow, now that I am looking at the TE prospects a little more closely...

1. Joe Newton Oregon St. 6-7 256 4.80

2. Matt Spaeth Minnesota 6-7 265 4.85

3. Clark Harris Rutgers 6-6 260 4.80

4. Matt Herian Nebraska 6-5 245 4.75

5. Martrez Milner Georgia 6-4 255 4.65

6. Scott Chandler Iowa 6-7 257 4.75

7. Ben Patrick Delaware 6-4 270 4.85

8. Anthony Pudewell Nevada 6-4 250 4.80

9. Jonny Harline B.Y.U. 6-4 238 4.80

10. Tyler Ecker Michigan 6-6 251 4.80

There is some SERIOUS size in this group!

5 are 6-6 or bigger, that would sure be a nice red zone target!

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I'd say Chandler is much more complete than Newton and will go higher.

Clark Harris is pretty interesting. Not quite the receiver that Chandler and Newton are but he's decent enough with short area routes, blocks real well and long snaps. Sooner or later the Bengals will need a snapper and I'd really like to see them get one that can actually also play a position.

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Yah great play by Celek...Last year there were 16 TEs picked and I'd say Celek could hit about 10th, which would land him late 4th/early 5th. Not sure if the Bengals will ever draft a TE again :wacko: but for the difference of what it looks like they could get, I'd say 6th or 7th and see who's left among the line blocker types who can also play split backfield and lead in the Power I. For what they probably look for, I'd say Chris Hopkins of Toledo even though he's primarily used as a receiving TE in the Toldeo offense.

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