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Sunday, April 27, 2008Draft RecapYesterday and today was the NFL draft. There were some pretty "exciting" things that happened. None more exciting than the fact that I got to see Mel Kiper Jr. for the last time this year. Thank goodness!  A couple teams seemed to have really good drafts which will improve their team a lot. I think the Bengals had an OK draft. I am still upset they could make it happen to draft Sedrick Ellis. Now, maybe the Pats refused to trade with them or something like that. But I have to assume the Bengals just didn't get the job done. That said, they did get Keith Rivers...who I like...and who will probably start pretty quickly for the Bengals. I don't know who Jerome Simpson, their second round pick, is. Apparently he can jump high and went to Coastal Carolina. I think the Bengals only picked him to prove they don't need scouts. "See! We found this kid down at some random school in one of the Carolinas! Who cares that we could have picked him in the 5th round. Whatever!" So we'll see. Like I said before, they did fine. Now we just need to hope our "coaches" know how to make them better.   Subscribe to the DIA FeedLabels: Cincinnati Bengals, Mel Kiper Jr., NFL Draft Friday, May 4, 2007Bengals Draft ReviewThe NFL draft has come (yea!!) and gone (boo...by the way, is there a way to punctuate a sad feeling? Exclamation marks represent happy or excited...what represents sad? Besides the frowny face thing? Anything? Where was I...oh yes...the draft). The Bengals made their picks and I am sure you have been waiting for my thoughts on them: Round 1 - Leon Hall, Michigan, CB Leon Hall is a good player and I am surprised (and happy!! see, there they are again) that he fell to the Bengals at 18. He is a solid solid player and won't make a lot of mistakes. I am a bit concerned that he gets run past (apparently) and that he is from Michigan. I am a Buckeye...so that's no good. Also, the last guy we got from Michigan has bones made from ________ (insert easily broken material). Round 2 - Kenny Irons, Auburn, RB I was surprised at this pick at first, but all the defensive players we wanted were taken right before. So this pick makes sense. Mostly because we need it to replace Chris Perry, whose bones made from ________ (insert easily broken material. A different material if you want to be clever and/or witty). Round 3 - Nobody We used this pick to draft Ahmad Brooks in the supplemental draft last year. He is now our MLB. Round 4 - Marvin White, TCU, S Apparently this guy is good at tackling and hitting hard. Otherwise I don't know much about him I don't remember rounds 5-7. I doubt they have much of an impact on the team though. I guess there is a chance that we find another T.J. Houshmasklnsadfibiasfdah (7th round pick), but I doubt it. So there is my review. Mini-camp and training camp coming soon. Then we can get really excited about how good these guys look in practice. SUPER BOWL HERE WE COME!! Labels: Cincinnati Bengals, NFL, NFL Draft Wednesday, April 11, 2007Top 7 - 4.11.07The weekly DIA Top 7 List Seven Things I Like Right Now
Labels: Discovery Channel, Josh Hamilton, NFL Draft, Planet Earth, Scarlett Johansson, Skyline Chili, Tiffany Amber Thiessen Monday, February 26, 2007The NFL CombineThe NFL combine took place over the week. Actually it might still be taking place. I have no idea, and surprisingly, I don't care. The reason that is surprising is because I LOVE the NFL draft. I count down to it. For example there are something like 2 months until the draft. Hey, I never said it was a detailed countdown. Jerk. Anyway...the reason I don't like the combine is because I think it totally misses what makes for great football players. Obviously being able to run fast, or jump high, or bench press 225 pounds a lot is a good thing for a football player. I just hate how a player's college career kind of becomes worthless if they don't put up great numbers. Take Matt Leinart. (no really...take him. haha) He won almost every single game he played in college. But he fell in the draft. HE IS A GOOD FOOTBALL PLAYER...THAT SHOULD BE ALL THAT MATTERS. Brady Quinn is going to fall this year too. I actually understand that one a little more though. Quinn is a pretty solid player, but he struggled in all the games where he was playing a real opponent (like USC or Michigan). He did beat up on Army and Navy pretty good though, so that should count for something. Anyway...I am not a huge fan of the combine. But you will see more NFL Draft related posts from me as we come to the draft. Labels: Brady Quinn, Matt Leinart, NFL, NFL Draft
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