HoosierCat Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 The Youngstown State kid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsbengalsbucks Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 OL help now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwalling Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 If the 3rd rounder weighs less than 270, it's a bad pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BengalszoneBilly Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 49 minutes ago, redsbengalsbucks said: OL help now! Any lineman now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingwilly Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 OK, they turn to the line. Elflein? Dawkins? WhoDey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwalling Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 The strategy (offense first) looks like it's going to work. Most of the best available are LB and D-Line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted April 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 7 minutes ago, rwalling said: The strategy (offense first) looks like it's going to work. Most of the best available are LB and D-Line. SHHHHH! Bengals are dumb and don't know what they're doing. #sarcasm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted April 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Best center taken by Zim three picks ahead of Cincy. Somewhere, TJ weeps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShulaSteakhouse Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 10 minutes ago, HoosierCat said: SHHHHH! Bengals are dumb and don't know what they're doing. #sarcasm Yes almost 30 years without a single playoff game victory oozes confidence. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted April 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 1 minute ago, ShulaSteakhouse said: Yes almost 30 years without a single playoff game victory oozes confidence. 31 other teams, take your pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted April 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 http://www.nfl.com/draft/2017/profiles/jordan-willis?id=2557884 Quote ANALYSIS STRENGTHS Good eyes vs. zone read; sees mesh point clearly. Quick responder once he diagnoses the action. Excellent change of direction ability to stay in the hunt. Finishes tackles, rarely allowing runners to escape grasp. Pursuit will not stop until the whistle blows. Proficient with hands. Hands are strong and control the action. Well-schooled with excellent stack-and-shed ability. Good strength in base and plays with adequate contact balance. Stays clean setting edge while spying into backfield. Uses blockers' forward lean against them, sends them tumbling forward. Arm over is a pet move that gives him early wins. Track-stance pass rusher who comes out of the blocks with decent burst to the edge. Hard worker. Productive in sacks and forced fumbles over final two seasons at KSU. WEAKNESSES Straight-liner mover. Very deliberate as a pass rusher. Shows rush moves early and rarely deviates from original track. One-speed rusher lacking dynamic qualities to turn corner for tight loops. Could get flattened in the rush arc due to hip tightness. Timing of hands need work as he tends to shoot prematurely, opening himself up to counter moves. Rarely makes tackles redirect inside with sharp counters. Tackles often come at angles. Might need to move to outside linebacker on next level. DRAFT PROJECTION Round 2 NFL COMPARISON Kyle Emanuel BOTTOM LINE Productive three-year starter who plays with desired motor from whistle to whistle. Willis is a stack-and-shed edge defender with good play strength and quality hand work at the point of attack. He will need more creativity to be an effective NFL pass rusher, but he should be able to earn a roster spot and work his way up the pecking order in either a 3-4 or 4-3 scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShulaSteakhouse Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Gonna be an OLB here I'm guessing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingwilly Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Great pick. This draft is shaping up nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GapControl Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 It's a solid pick. Hoped we could've gotten Eflein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPHAR Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 19 minutes ago, ShulaSteakhouse said: Yes almost 30 years without a single playoff game victory oozes confidence. Last decade it wasn't for lack of talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPHAR Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Some had him going 1st round. I know a bunch had him going 2nd to Bengals. Basically bengals are killing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingwilly Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 37 minutes ago, AMPHAR said: Some had him going 1st round. I know a bunch had him going 2nd to Bengals. Basically bengals are killing it. Yes, they are. This draft has flipped my outlook for 2017 season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COB Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Dude looks huge. And tested at the combine the same as Clowney? My head's spinning. if he can develop, imagine Dunlap on one side and a Clowney clone on the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingwilly Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 1 minute ago, COB said: Dude looks huge. And tested at the combine the same as Clowney? My head's spinning. if he can develop, imagine Dunlap on one side and a Clowney clone on the other? This guy is as big of a steal as Mixon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPHAR Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 He will probably pick up the Margus Hunt interior rush role Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShulaSteakhouse Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 8 minutes ago, COB said: Dude looks huge. And tested at the combine the same as Clowney? My head's spinning. if he can develop, imagine Dunlap on one side and a Clowney clone on the other? "Develop" is the key, because he was awful at the Senior Bowl, doesn't project to be much of a coverage or run-stopping LB, and has under-developed pass rushing skills. He dropped to the 3rd round for a reason. Just keepin' it real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COB Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 9 minutes ago, ShulaSteakhouse said: He dropped to the 3rd round for a reason. Just keepin' it real. Understood. The stuff I read about him definitely said he's got tools, just needs to develop into an NFL starter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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