Bengals tidbits

[coastalbuck]

Originally Posted by mercer_buckeye

Simpson's from Coastal Carolina, Coastalbuck am I sensing some dual loyalty?

All I'm mad about is passing on Kelley, Jackson, and Sweed to take another receiver.

Let's just say I have a good vantage point on athletics at that university.
Again, I don't think you'll be disappointed in a year or two. Oh, I also used to have a good vantage point on Mercer Co. OH as well.

[scott91575]

Originally Posted by RB07OSU

Thougts on todays draft? I was beyond [censored]ed to see both of Ellis and Dorsey get taken...our DT's are pathetic. I know we have many needs to address but that was the highest imo and we didn't get to address it. Rivers is a really good pick imo but on the other hand, I would have liked to see us trade down and get Kenwan Balmer. Not too angry about the 1st pick. However, who the heck is the 2nd guy they took? A WR from Coastal Carolina when DeSean Jackson and Limas Sweed were on the board still? Granted I've never seen this guy play, he better be a frickin' Pro Bowler for not taking another defensive player. It also shows we aren't likely to keep Chad and I don't even want to see him back. I used to be a huge fan but he [censored]ed me off the way he disrespected Palmer and told him to "stay out of his [my] busines." Good riddance but I think Palmer is good enough to get the ball around to just about any WR's we field. However, our defense is vital to improve and we took at least one step today...the next 3 out of 4 better be a step in the same direction. I know we suck all over the board and won't likely be competitive next year anyways but still...

This has nothing to do with Chad. This is a Henry replacement. Chad is going no where.

[alpo]

Originally Posted by coastalbuck

Let's just say I have a good vantage point on athletics at that university.
Again, I don't think you'll be disappointed in a year or two. Oh, I also used to have a good vantage point on Mercer Co. OH as well.

I hope you're right. Film on him is ridiculously sick, but against who? He looks incredibly athletic, good hands and can find the ball...but before Limas Sweed? I don't know about that. And I believe we could have gotten him later on. Caldwell is a project, too, probably, when, like 07 says, we should have been stockpiling DL's. Not too concerned about missing Ellis. I think Sims has just as much upside. I just wish that we would have pushed to get Balmer when we had a chance, again as 07 said.

[3074326]

Originally Posted by coastalbuck

I've watched the kid for four years. He has every tool and then some. You can look forward to this type of play.

Google vid

His old QB plays for KC, his old safety plays for the Panthers. He comes from a solid program with solid coaching, you won't be disappointed.

Unfortunately, Jerome's acceptance in Cinci might be determined by the success of the receivers that the Bengals passed on for him..

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

Bengals see upside soon in top pick
USC linebacker Rivers has experience to start as rookie
Sunday, April 27, 2008 3:56 AM
By Scott Priestle


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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CINCINNATI -- When he arrived at Southern California as a freshman, linebacker Keith Rivers was given uniform No. 55, which was previously worn by first-round picks Junior Seau, Willie McGinest and Chris Claiborne and is distributed judiciously. It was a sign of how high the expectations were for Rivers.
That he became a top-10 pick four years later was neither a surprise nor a source of tension. He has proved he can handle pressure. It is part of what convinced the Bengals to select him with the No. 9 overall pick.
"He'll be a good face for the organization," linebackers coach Jeff FitzGerald said.
Certainly, the Bengals can use one on defense. They ranked 27th of 32 teams in yards allowed and 24th in points allowed in 2007. They have ranked among the bottom half of the league in yards allowed in 20 of the past 23 years.

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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

Commentary
Bengals' draft as much about character as ability

Sunday, April 27, 2008 4:14 AM
By bob hunter






CINCINNATI -- In some ways, the Cincinnati Bengals' performance during the first two rounds of the NFL draft resembled one of the losing efforts during their 7-9 season.

Southern California linebacker Keith Rivers wasn't the guy they wanted with the No. 9 pick. But while they were daydreaming about all the great things USC defensive end Sedrick Ellis was going to do for them, the New Orleans Saints traded up and grabbed him at No. 7. And if the Bengals were going to counter by picking Florida defensive end Derrick Harvey, Jacksonvillle traded up and took him at No. 8.
Easy come, easy go, right?

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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

Bengals notebook
Lewis thinks receiver is quite a catch

Sunday, April 27, 2008 3:28 AM
By Scott Priestle


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

CINCINNATI -- Jerome Simpson did not expect to be drafted until late in the second round, if at all on the first day. He went to dinner with his family last night and was driving home, oblivious to the pomp and circumstance on ESPN, when Bengals coach Marvin Lewis called to say he was the team's second pick, No. 46 overall.

"We pulled over on the highway, and we were jumping up and down crying," Simpson said.
A receiver, high jumper and long jumper at Coastal Carolina, Simpson was projected as a third-round pick at the earliest. The Bengals grabbed him in the middle of the second round, over productive receivers from bigger schools, including Malcolm Kelly of Oklahoma, Limas Sweed of Texas, DeSean Jackson of California and Mario Manningham of Michigan.

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