Draft Analyzer

[jbengals1]

Draft Analyzer

Cincinnati

Rd 1 Sel #26 Pos-RB School- Michigan

Player - Chris Perry

Vic Carucci's Analysis

I think this is a good, solid choice for the Bengals. Perry is a decent enough inside runner to be a good complement to Rudi Johnson and perhaps become the heir apparent to Corey Dillon.

Rd 2 Sel #49 Pos- CB School- Florida

Player - Keiwan Ratliff

Pat Kirwan's Analysis

Ratliff had 28 starts in college with 12 interceptions. He plays faster than he's been timed and can help right away as a kick and punt returner. He wasn't as high on most boards at corner as this pick calls for. Everyone knew the Bengals would take a cornerback here, but most thought it would be Will Poole or Derrick Strait, but Ratliff gets the call. He was the SEC defensive player of the year in 2003.

Rd 2 Sel #56 Pos- FS School- Maryland

Player - Madieu Williams

Gil Brandt's Analysis

Williams is a player that was born out of the country in Africa and originally started school at Towson State and then transferred to Maryland. He had a very impressive Pro Day workout -- he ran fast, did the jumps and short shuttles and had outstanding numbers. This guy has a chance to be a starter this year.

Rd 3 Sel #80 Pos- OLB Schoo-Arkansasl

Player - Caleb Miller

Gil Brandt's Analysis

This is a fast, athletic linebacker. He's another of the converted running backs that have become linebackers, and because of their speed, they can play all four downs.

Rd 3 Sel #96 Pos- OLB School- Purdue

Player - Landon Johnson

Gil Brandt's Analysis

Johnson is another Texas high school linebacker who isn't real big but has real good athletic ability. The guy that received lots of attention on Purdue, Koutivides, hasn't been picked yet, but Johnson has.

Rd 4 Sel #114 Pos- DT School- Michigan State

Player - Matthias Askew

Gil Brandt's Analysis

One CBS SportsLine.com expert had him penciled in as a first-round pick in his mock draft. Askew is a big defensive lineman with speed. He has size on top of that speed, which is what people look for.

Rd 4 Sel #117 Player Pos- DE School- Georgia

Player - Robert Geathers

Gil Brandt's Analysis

Geathers' uncle, Jumpy, had a long career in the NFL. He entered the league early and it probably would have been in his best interests to have stayed in school to develop his maturity and skill.

Rd 4 Sel #123 Pos- OT School- Mississippi

Player - Stacy Andrews

Gil Brandt's Analysis

This is the brother of Shawn Andrews, but he went to Mississippi on a track scholarship. He played a total of 68 plays this past year, mostly against Auburn and Oklahoma State in the Cotton Bowl. How green is he as far as football knowledge? Eli Manning told me that in the Auburn game, Andrews had no idea what a two-minute drill was.

Rd 5 Sel #149 Pos- WR School- Nevada

Player - Maurice Mann

Gil Brandt's Analysis

Mann probably worked out for more teams than anyone else in the draft. He's tall and he ran very well at the combine and at his Pro Day. If there weren't so many WRs in this draft, he'd probably have been picked two rounds earlier.

Rd 6 Sel #183 Pos- CB School- Southern Mississippi

Player - Greg Brooks

Gil Brandt's Analysis

Probably the last cornerback available. He's 5-10, 180 pounds with 4.45 speed. That's the type of speed everyone is looking for.

Rd 7 Sel #218 Pos-QB School- Wyoming

Player - Casey Bramlet

Gil Brandt's Analysis

He's a very good high school athlete in Wyoming, and he impressed a lot of people in his workouts at the East-West game, and at his two Pro Days.

[Kirkendall]

Thx for info. Good stuff JBeng.

[schweinhart]

landon johnson prospect profile

… Known for his hard-hitting style of play, he is aptly nicknamed "Silent Assassin," as he forced seven players to leave the game after delivering tackles in the last two years …

Oh, that Landon Johnson.

[Kchrpm]

For what it's worth, when ESPNs draft people were asked to the AFC teams who did best in the draft on SportsCenter, Mel Kiper chose the Bengals.

[Twurksum10]

Kiper also gave the Bengals one of only 6 A's for his draft grade. That means out of 32 team we at the worst had the 6th best draft according to him.

[smifweed]

thanks for the info i'm pritty happy with the draft from what i have heard i would like to change my B to an A.

[Indycat]

Mel Kipers report

Bengals: A

I was a little critical of their selection of Chris Perry, but the Bengals will get a nice second option to go behind Rudi Johnson. Kieran Ratliff is a big-play corner while Madieu Williams made sense at the safety spot. Caleb Miller is a productive linebacker while Matthias Askew made some things happen at Michigan State and could be a force with some experience and coaching. Stacy Andrews is a project at tackle who could pay dividends in two years. Maurice Mann is an underrated wideout and Greg Brooks could develop into a nice nickelback. I like what Marvin Lewis did to help his defense.

[kevnz]

Mel Kipers report

Bengals: A

This is a sign of the apocalypse.....Kiper didn't use the draft to rip the Bengals? Well, at least Marvin has got the press off this teams back.....

[jbengals1]

iT'S NICE TO SEE THE BENGALS GETTING A's & THE CLOWNS/BOYS GETTING A FAILING GRADE "LMAO" :player:

[chrishcovga]

We added so much talent on day 2, its' hard not to have a good draft.

Overall I think we were successful filling the roster for years to come, but I don't think we got enough impact players..

Likes - Andrews, Askew, Ratliff, Williams, Brooks.

Dislikes - Bramlet, Geathers <-- hope I'm wrong about him.

Still out on ..? Perry - No one is gonna sell me that he was better than Steven Jackson.

Would have picked different..? - Caleb Miller, Landon Johnson <-- not sure he was best linebacker at Purdue - I think we settled here.. Miller has some upside so I'll wait and see.

Mann - good pick and value, hopefully we've seen the last of T.J.

[jjakq27]

Here is USA today's take on the draft.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/20...port-card_x.htm

[Kirkendall]

Still out on ..? Perry - No one is gonna sell me that he was better than Steven Jackson.

Why does Perry have to be better than Jackson? Perry might fit our team better in terms of locker-room balance and adaptation from Michigan's scheme to ours. More than just college performance has to be analyzed, everything is a factor and that's why I think they felt more comfortable with Perry.

Mann - good pick and value, hopefully we've seen the last of T.J.

Oh dear god PLEASE!

[JPW]

Sounds like about a C from USA Today.

Here is the Great Blue's take.

Anybody seeing any other A ratings other than Kipers ?

[Jungle_Fever]

A day has gone by to soak this thing up. I had us taking Perry in the second round so naturally I was dissapointed that we used a first round pick on him. Perry must have been the Bengals #1 priority since they made no attempt to move up for anyone else so I will give them credit for getting an extra pick and Perry. Parcells passed on Jackson and they need a RB a lot more than we do so I will give ML the benefit of the doubt. Also, I dont believe that Perry would have been there with the second pick as I had hoped for so they did the right thing assuming they wanted Perry. As I mentioned before, I think we will have an awesome backfield this season but when it comes to pay Rudi next season, I cant see us wanting to pay what he will be worth but maybe we will get lucky and Rudi will want to stay with the champion Bengals and settle for less.

Apparently Ratliff was also the Bengals choice as CB and given the Eagles tried to move up and get Ratliff I will also give ML the benefit of the doubt here as well. Originally, I thought we could have gotten him later but that may not be the case.

Only real surprise was the center/guard situation but apparently ML would have taken one with the second pick in Grove, Smiley but they were gone so they were on the right track. Only thing I have to assume is that no other center was worth the pick so it will mean a top priority next season in the draft or free agency. Not too late so Im not worried about it.

QB is way down the road for us so any body will do for now. Unfortunately for us, once Palmer becomes the role model for QB's we may not be able to afford his next contract. No way I want the Bengals to have a manning like contract at QB. Takes away too many other options so I expect we will address that in the future.

I hope andrews pans out at OL as a nice backup for us but hard to imagine that for this year. Pray for no injuries to the line.

I think the D looks in good shape. Have to start figuring who will make it and who will be gone.

Thats me out!!

[jjakq27]

QB is way down the road for us so any body will do for now.  Unfortunately for us, once Palmer becomes the role model for QB's we may not be able to afford his next contract.  No way I want the Bengals to have a manning like contract at QB.  Takes away too many other options so I expect we will address that in the future.

If Palmer actually wins us a Super Bowl or two or gets us there a couple of times then I hope we pay him well. It will certainly be worth it.

But last time I checked, Peyton has only won a couple of playoff games and I believe the Colts overpayed and thus have skewed every other QB contract down the road.

PS: I heard Kerry Collins turned down the reneg. of his contract. All I can say is good luck Eli...you're gonna need it.

[Bobcat Bengal]

QB is way down the road for us so any body will do for now.  Unfortunately for us, once Palmer becomes the role model for QB's we may not be able to afford his next contract.  No way I want the Bengals to have a manning like contract at QB.  Takes away too many other options so I expect we will address that in the future.

If Palmer actually wins us a Supe Bowl or two or gets us there a couple of times then I hope we pay him well. It will certainly be worth it.

But last time I checked, Peyton has only won a couple of playoff games and I believe the Colts overpayed and thus have skewed every other QB contract down the road.

PS: I heard Kerry Collins turned down the reneg. of his contract. All I can say is good luck Eli...you're gonna need it.

personally, i think that Palmer is the QB we think him to be, he won't break the bank ala Peyton

I just get a vibe about the dude, which I totally like. THe thing that struck me was something he said before he got here, like I'm just a punk who is unproven. Don't get me wrong, he's gonna get his loot and he should, but I think he's more about winning and team comraderie than breaking up the team so he can get more millions...hes set about 4 generations deep at least

[richmond_mat]

We added so much talent on day 2, its' hard not to have a good draft.

Overall I think we were successful filling the roster for years to come, but I don't think we got enough impact players..

Likes - Andrews, Askew, Ratliff, Williams, Brooks.

Dislikes - Bramlet, Geathers <-- hope I'm wrong about him.

Still out on ..? Perry - No one is gonna sell me that he was better than Steven Jackson.

Would have picked different..? - Caleb Miller, Landon Johnson <-- not sure he was best linebacker at Purdue - I think we settled here.. Miller has some upside so I'll wait and see.

Mann - good pick and value, hopefully we've seen the last of T.J.

I'm glad to see you've calmed down and smelled the flowers coach lewis planted. I thought you were losing it a few times.

The draft is what it is: A CRAP SHOOT. Hopefully the team has figured out how to minimize the crap.

It's the first draft in awhile where the potential upside outweighs the downside.

[chrishcovga]

We added so much talent on day 2, its' hard not to have a good draft.

Overall I think we were successful filling the roster for years to come, but I don't think we got enough impact players..

Likes - Andrews, Askew, Ratliff, Williams, Brooks.

Dislikes - Bramlet, Geathers <-- hope I'm wrong about him.

Still out on ..? Perry - No one is gonna sell me that he was better than Steven Jackson.

Would have picked different..? - Caleb Miller, Landon Johnson <-- not sure he was best linebacker at Purdue - I think we settled here.. Miller has some upside so I'll wait and see.

Mann - good pick and value, hopefully we've seen the last of T.J.

I'm glad to see you've calmed down and smelled the flowers coach lewis planted. I thought you were losing it a few times.

The draft is what it is: A CRAP SHOOT. Hopefully the team has figured out how to minimize the crap.

It's the first draft in awhile where the potential upside outweighs the downside.

I haven't calmed down at all actually... While it is impossible to have the "perfect" draft, we could have come damn close!

If you really want to see my opinion of this years draft, just look at the posted forum about "who would you have taken" ... you'll see what I think of this years draft !