Well Cincy might be looking hard at WR's now

[ddaryl]

With Chad Johnson yelpin and Chris Henry released it looks very much like the Bengals will need to really re-think their draft strategy.


If the bengals want a WR they might be willing to trade down from #9 and get their WR later in similiar fashion to what some of us think the Bills might do... Which might force the Bills to stay put at #11, or maybe Cincy stays put takes a WR instead and another top player falls to us.


I think the Chris Henry debacle could change the face of the draft some

[The Answer]

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With Chad Johnson yelpin and Chris Henry released it looks very much like the Bengals will need to really re-think their draft strategy.


If the bengals want a WR they might be willing to trade down from #9 and get their WR later in similiar fashion to what some of us think the Bills might do... Which might force the Bills to stay put at #11, or maybe Cincy stays put takes a WR instead and another top player falls to us.


I think the Chris Henry debacle could change the face of the draft some

No way they are taking a receiver at #9, and if they want to take Kelly that high than let them.

Lewis is on the hotseat and needs to improve the defense big time in 2008 or he's done in Cinci, so logic tells me that he will look defense on day one.

~The Answer

[Night Train]

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I think picking one at #11 is a reach and hope we trade down if possible. I can't see anyone at WR worth the #9 pick. I'm sure Cinci will be looking for one in Round 2.

BTW - Doesn't it seem like 6,7 teams in the top 11 wish to bail out and pick up extra picks ? Kind of indicates the actual amount of blue chippers ends after the top 4,5 guys.

[tampabay25690]

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LET THEM. THERE is no WR worth taking at 9 or even 11. There is way to much talent there to go for a WR. THERE DEFENSE sucks anyway...

[FlyingDutchman]

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Did anyone catch that Chad Johnson interview on ESPN last night? It was awkward as hell, and he doesnt sound like hes comin back the the bengals

[FlyingDutchman]

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found it....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP7Cse5ab_U

[patmoran2006]

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Ellis, Rivers or a top flight corner. Thats who Cinci will take

[Jaybird]

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they will draft someone on D

[Midwesternbillsfan]

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Ellis, Rivers or a top flight corner. Thats who Cinci will take

I agree w/you regarding the first two; Ellis and Rivers are viable options for Cincinnati. But they decidedly won't take a CB in the 1st (again); they've spent their last two first-round picks on CB's: Jonathan Joseph in 2006 and Leon Hall last year.

[trapezeus]

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isn't the bengals biggest problem at LB? i didn't pay attention to their free agency picks, but did they take a LB there? I assume they keep bolstering the defense. they could score points last year, but their defense just let them down all the time.

[Philagape]

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isn't the bengals biggest problem at LB? i didn't pay attention to their free agency picks, but did they take a LB there? I assume they keep bolstering the defense. they could score points last year, but their defense just let them down all the time.

When they played us, I remember thinking that was the worst defensive performance I've ever seen in my life. If there's such a thing as negative pass rush, they had it.

[PECKERWOOD]

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Rivers would look great in a Bengals uniform.

[Mitchy moo]

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This is just more T.O. type attention that Ocho wants to draw to himself, it's a ego feeding thing. After hearing this, Cinci can keep this baby.

[don137]

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Cinci has multiple needs so they are definitely a candidate to trade down. They need defensive help everywhere. I see them going after someone like Darrell Jackson now that Henry is cut. I think they would be crazy to go offense with any of their day one picks.

[ddaryl]

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I agree that grabbing a WR at #9 would be a bigger reach then the Bills doing so at #11

however if Cincy now changes their draft strategy to a trade down philosophy to parlay picks like many of us expect the Bills to do then we could lose our potential trade down partner.

but it seems the consensus here is Cincy stays put and shores up their ****ty D.