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Bengals to gain four picks


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I think I'd have to grade that as very close to the best scenario possible. For example, I'm in the middle of a mock draft and I was working with only three comp picks.

The 3rd round comp pick (77) is one slot higher than I projected.

The 6th round comp pick (207) is seven slots lower.

Both 7th round comp picks (244 & 246) are higher than the single 7th round pick I had estimated.

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Per Smith over at PFT, here's the whole comp picture:

Fifteen teams received a total of 32 compensatory draft picks today when the NFL revealed the final tally at the league meetings in Palm Beach, Florida.

Compensatory draft picks are extra picks in the third through seventh rounds, and they go to teams that lost more or better free agents than they acquired, based on a complex formula. The maximum number of compensatory picks any team can receive is four, which the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals got this year.

The Bears, Colts, Eagles and Redskins got three compensatory picks apiece. The Bills, Panthers and Dolphins got two each, and the Falcons, Packers, Giants, Rams, Chargers and Titans each got one.

The most valuable compensatory picks are the third-rounders, which were awarded to the Redskins, Bengals, Falcons and Ravens. In past years those would have been the last four picks of the first day of the draft; this year the third round is on the second day.

Fourth-round compensatory picks went to the Eagles, Bills, Ravens, Titans and Packers. Only one team, the Chargers, got a fifth-round compensatory pick.

Sixth-round compensatory picks were awarded, in order, to the Giants, Eagles, Colts, Colts, Eagles, Dolphins, Colts, Ravens and Bengals. The rest of the compensatory picks are seventh-rounders.

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I found the embedded news-bit on OT informative. The Bengals will know "before training camp" about whether he will be reinstated.

I've been watching the schedule for opening weekend leak out in dribs and drabs today. No word on the Bengals yet but Indy, NYG and the Redskins are all playing someone else, eliminating 3 of the 10 non-division foes we face. So it's down to about a 50/50 shot that the opener is a division matchup...

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Well look at the contracts the 3 main guys Cincy' lost this year in free agency received. Smith and Williams both got lottery winnings while Landon Johnson got a relatively small contract.

Compared to what we've signed in free agency,

We should be looking to receive another 3rd for Justin Smith, and Nothing Smaller than 4th and 5th rounders for Madieu and Landon in the '09 draft as compensation picks.

It's very possible that we could receive TWO (2) third round compensation picks for Smith and Williams.

Wishful thinking ? or real deal ??

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Normally I would laugh about the additional 7th rounders, but we've done pretty well with them lately. Here's hoping the trend continues!

I'm more concerned about the 3rd. As Mosley over at Hashmarks noted, the last time the Bengals had the 97th pick, they took that well-known world-beater...Curtis Keaton... :huh:

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Mike Brown was told he'd get a decision on Odell by "Mid-April" (at least it's before the draft, not that it should matter much to them either way, but i'm sure it will)

With Marvin's recent interview there is a damn good chance he'll use one or two of them on RB in the draft. The man said Carson can't win without the running game, Irons won't practice any earlier than July, Perry might, might not. With Rudi fading, whats a team to do? Draft 1, maybe 2 running backs out of the 10 picks.

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Good. Given Chad's continued tantrum, and Henry having apparently puched his ticket out of the league, they may need to spend up to three of their numerous picks on wide receivers. And I would make two of those picks first day, at this point.

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To see that we have been awarded 11 picks since this started got me to thinking who did other teams want so bad from us that they signed our players, and did we give up some pretty good players that could have been helping this sorry a** D we have...Do any of you know who should've been a keeper???

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