AMPHAR Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 On 3/23/2021 at 7:33 PM, Stripes said: While I like Darrisaw more than Slater, if that happens at #5 I will start prepping my molotov cocktails that night. I wouldn't put much drama into it. You never know what NFL scouts truly think until the card is filled out. Last year Andrew Thomas went top 5 when a lot of mocks had Becton stealing the top spot closer to the draft. Many years ago we had Levi Jones that was 20-40 range according to mock drafts but in reality was on the radar of a couple teams top 15. Ended up being one of the best LTs in the game for a brief period. There's a lot of good tackle prospects. It really could come down to intangibles etc. I've talked myself into believing IF the Bengals go tackle at 5. It will be Slater over Sewell. Because Slater can naturally play RG this year and then a natural bump out to RT in the future pending on Reiff. IMO, IF you want to fill guard in the first round then Slater is the perfect pick for an organization that won't pay guards top dollar. They'll groom inside then transition to tackle solving that problem. Bengals really have no business using a top 50 pick on a prospect they view as only interior OL. They've proven even when they are correct in the selection (Steinbach and Zeitler) they will not pay a premium for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 OMG I got my very first retweet Lance McAlister retweeted me :-) WOOT WOOT :-) (for those not in Cincinnati, Lance is one of a handful of local radio sports show hosts/personalities) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 TJ - I take it you are brand new to a twitter account? If so, make sure you are following the sharps in the draft community. Will help fill out your knowledge. Jon Ledyard, Kyle Crabbs, Dane Brugler, Jordan Reid, Brandon Thorn, among many others. Those just off the top of my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COB Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 8 hours ago, AMPHAR said: I've talked myself into believing IF the Bengals go tackle at 5. It will be Slater over Sewell. Seems improbable. But it’s true you never know what scouts truly think of guys, or the red flags that are appearing in interviews and workouts. Just seems very unlikely that Slater goes over Sewell based on what’s on tape. Sewell absolutely dominated guys. Would be a diabolical move by Mike to take the lesser tackle because you can get a year or two of guard play out of him. Other possibility - Draft Sewell, kick Reiff inside and let him tutor Sewell on field. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 46 minutes ago, COB said: Seems improbable. But it’s true you never know what scouts truly think of guys, or the red flags that are appearing in interviews and workouts. Just seems very unlikely that Slater goes over Sewell based on what’s on tape. Sewell absolutely dominated guys. Would be a diabolical move by Mike to take the lesser tackle because you can get a year or two of guard play out of him. Other possibility - Draft Sewell, kick Reiff inside and let him tutor Sewell on field. I'd interpret signing Slater over Sewell as being a case of valuing what can the player do for me now over what can the player do for me down the road while this may seem to play into your feeling that this would be "diabolical", my point here is that Burrow is by far the most important piece on the team and he needs quality protection NOW so there is from this point of view an argument for taking the player who is better now and it isn't like Slater isn't a great player - he's pretty much the only OT who handled Chase in 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 HOLY FUCKING CRAP !!!!!!!!!!! I think (it shows up on my screen, but not in his likes) I got a like from a early round draft prospect just now, one the Bengals are said to be interested in and Mem is DEFINITELY interested in https://twitter.com/miltbone88/likes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 TJ is having an absolute ball on the world wide web. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 I just never imagined a high round draft pick would ever deign to acknowlege me :-) Kinda thrilling (and I think my question is relevant and important) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 If we land him, tj gets all the credit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COB Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Is this the hash gram? Are we on hash gram right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Told y’all Miami trading out of 3 was a lock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 It's a huge deal for Cincy. Guarantees one of Sewell or Chase or Pitts at 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, membengal said: It's a huge deal for Cincy. Guarantees one of Sewell or Chase or Pitts at 5. Yup. All down to what Atlanta does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COB Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 They got two first round picks for going from third to twelfth? Man, that shows how valuable those very top picks are. I assume they’re doing it to get a franchise QB at 3? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Very possible now that the 4 QB in row possibility comes to reality. If I am Carolina, Denver etc I would be on the phone with Atlanta right now to make sure they get their man, Ain't no QB going to be available past pick 8 or so. That means that all 3 guys are very likely to be available to us. Best case scenario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 58 minutes ago, COB said: They got two first round picks for going from third to twelfth? Man, that shows how valuable those very top picks are. I assume they’re doing it to get a franchise QB at 3? Yup. You don’t give up that much to move up and take a tackle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 40 minutes ago, Wraith said: Very possible now that the 4 QB in row possibility comes to reality. If I am Carolina, Denver etc I would be on the phone with Atlanta right now to make sure they get their man, Ain't no QB going to be available past pick 8 or so. That means that all 3 guys are very likely to be available to us. Best case scenario. Yah. Unless Atlanta is dead set on a QB themselves (and they just extended Ryan, tho I think it was only for a couple years) I think it more than likely they move down too. Heck the Bengals may be getting calls at 5 now (and will definitely be getting them if Atlanta sticks and takes a non-QB). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPHAR Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Dolphins now back up to No. 6. Eagles traded back to 12. Works out nicely for Phins they'll get what we don't take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, AMPHAR said: Dolphins now back up to No. 6. Eagles traded back to 12. Works out nicely for Phins they'll get what we don't take. Lol. Draft day has come early! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 3 hours ago, HoosierCat said: Told y’all Miami trading out of 3 was a lock. I am pretty upset about this not only are we down one more potential trade down partner but we were actually fielding offers from a trade partner who was offering multiple r1 picks once again, the Bengals serve me a heaping helping of sadness maybe we should call them a factory of sadness, unless thats already been taken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COB Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 53 minutes ago, TJJackson said:but we were actually fielding offers from a trade partner who was offering multiple r1 picks Were we? Last I heard, other teams said they didn’t even know who to call at PBS to talk about a trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Shefter said they were in talks with the 9ers for pick 5 Maybe someone was walking by the pay phone booth and and heard the phone ringing of interest only to me, perhaps - in the majority of draft simulators i tried, where trades where available, my trade down partner was almost always the 9ers for pick 12 to be used on Slater or Darrisaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, TJJackson said: I am pretty upset about this not only are we down one more potential trade down partner but we were actually fielding offers from a trade partner who was offering multiple r1 picks once again, the Bengals serve me a heaping helping of sadness maybe we should call them a factory of sadness, unless thats already been taken Why in the world are you upset? "They ultimately wanted to go as high as they could" - means that we were never going to win out over Miami picking at 3 in terms of tradedown partners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 as I've said multiple times mem, I am a trade down guy, and the Bengals were according to Schefter in these talks we blew yet another set of negotiations in a long series of failures for this thus-far failure of an offseason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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