17th Pick

RedGreenShow · Joined: 06 Feb 2012 Posts: 753 Location: Nati

Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer insists that the Bengals will not draft a guard with the No. 17 overall pick.
Reedy nailed the Bengals' 2011 draft strategy, adamant that they'd take A.J. Green at No. 4 overall and a quarterback at the top of the second round. They did exactly that. Guard is a need area for Cincinnati this offseason, but it sounds like Stanford OG David DeCastro will not be a consideration with that pick. Reedy lists Michael Floyd, Mark Barron, Melvin Ingram, Quinton Coples, and Michael Brockers as the likeliest targets at No. 17.

No CB?

Beck Bristow · Joined: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 5934

I expect all those guys to be gone.
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THE DUKE · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Posts: 14287 Location: Centerville, OH

If Decastro is there, he is the pick. He probably will be off the board by then though. Decastro, Floyd, or Defense (S, CB, DT) seems to be the prevailing thought on 17.
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ROBERTFREEMAN · Joined: 02 Nov 2007 Posts: 426

No offense to him but everyone had us taking Green, we all knew that and almost everyone had us taking Dalton.

ochocinco4pres · Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:52 pm Post subject:

I hate Joe Reedy. If DeCastro is there, he is the pick
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INbengalfan · Joined: 21 Jan 2006 Posts: 4681 Location: Richmond, IN

So we won't take DeCastro or Glenn at 17... so what. DeCastro will be gone anyway. Reedy didn't say squat about 21.

All those guys will be gone anyway. So Gilmore is the guy at 17.
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ochocinco4pres · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:57 am Post subject:

futbudds · Joined: 20 May 2008 Posts: 1409 Location: Neptune Beach Fl

Decastro has a better chance of being there at 17the than floyd imo. But I would take floyd there without hesitation. He's a perfect compliment to AJ on the other side, big superphysical can get separation and makes tough catches with other guys flying around and he is by far the best at run blocking of the wr's in this draft.

antone316 · Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 466 Location: Longworth Hall

Dan Pompei of Sports Illustrated is reporting that he doesn't think a Guard will even go 1st round this draft with the exception of maybe Cordy Glenn because he can be a Tackle.

I'm now backing off my position of taking DeCastro, not because of this report, but because with all the talent here in the first round I just don't see us passing on talent for an interior lineman. Those guys truly can be found in later rounds where your skill positions should be addressed early.
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ochocinco4pres · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:29 pm Post subject:

THE DUKE · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Posts: 14287 Location: Centerville, OH

If the draft chatter is to be believed, it may be more likely that Decastro is there than Gilmore.

Paul Alexander spent an entire day with Decastro, we talked to him at the combine, we were there for the Stanford pro day. If Decastro is there at 17, he is our starting RG on MNF against Baltimore.
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antone316 · Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 466 Location: Longworth Hall

Spartan300 · Joined: 08 Jan 2012 Posts: 588

If DeCastro is available and the Benglas pass on him, I don't know what I would do. He has to be the pick if he is there.

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INbengalfan · Joined: 21 Jan 2006 Posts: 4681 Location: Richmond, IN

Another rule: Don't believe anything you hear from team officials or their websites the last two weeks befrore the draft.
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