Personally, I could see them taking either Laurinaitis or Ellis, whichever one is still available. A dominant DT would be great; a great LB would fill a huge void. Gholston and Campbell aren't far-fetched either. They've drafted secondary in the first round each of the past two years, so I doubt they'd take Terrell Thomas from USC or Malcolm Jenkins from OSU (even though they might be tempted). They'd be crazy to take any offensive player (other than maybe a great lineman) with the ninth pick ... let Rudi, Irons, Kenny Watson and DeDe Dorsey battle it out at RB and maybe take a wide receiver in the second or third round if you figure out one of the receivers has to go.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Mock drafts
Even though I always say it's way too early, there's no denying it's fun to check out NFL mock drafts about this time of year. Here are links to a few good ones I found (and who they've got the Bengals taking at No. 9) ...
WalterFootball.com has the Bengals taking Laurinaitis. They could certainly use a solid linebacker.
NFL Draft Countdown has Laurinaitis going No. 8 to the Pats (from San Francisco) and the Bengals getting Sedrick Ellis, a defensive tackle from USC. Draft King, Football's Future and FF Toolbox have us getting Ellis too.
NFL Draft Dog has Laurinaitis going No. 8, Bengals passing on Ellis to take DE Vernon Gholston from the Buckeyes and Ellis going No. 10 to Denver.
Scout.com has the Bengals trading up to No. 7 to get DE Calais Campbell from Miami (FL).
This guy's blog has the Bengals getting LB Dan Connor from Penn State. (Ellis goes No. 6.)
Rivals.com is an interesting one ... they have Laurinaitis going No. 4, the Bengals taking RB Steve Slaton from WVU, and Ellis goes No. 13 to Arizona. Gholston doesn't go until No. 21.
Personally, I could see them taking either Laurinaitis or Ellis, whichever one is still available. A dominant DT would be great; a great LB would fill a huge void. Gholston and Campbell aren't far-fetched either. They've drafted secondary in the first round each of the past two years, so I doubt they'd take Terrell Thomas from USC or Malcolm Jenkins from OSU (even though they might be tempted). They'd be crazy to take any offensive player (other than maybe a great lineman) with the ninth pick ... let Rudi, Irons, Kenny Watson and DeDe Dorsey battle it out at RB and maybe take a wide receiver in the second or third round if you figure out one of the receivers has to go.
Personally, I could see them taking either Laurinaitis or Ellis, whichever one is still available. A dominant DT would be great; a great LB would fill a huge void. Gholston and Campbell aren't far-fetched either. They've drafted secondary in the first round each of the past two years, so I doubt they'd take Terrell Thomas from USC or Malcolm Jenkins from OSU (even though they might be tempted). They'd be crazy to take any offensive player (other than maybe a great lineman) with the ninth pick ... let Rudi, Irons, Kenny Watson and DeDe Dorsey battle it out at RB and maybe take a wide receiver in the second or third round if you figure out one of the receivers has to go.
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