16 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

Player to keep your eye on out of this draft - Matt Lee. Especially those people who want to see a proven player with production out of college that might be able to jump in right away. He is a 5th year senior who did not allow a sack all year and only allowed one QB hit. One site called him an elite pass protector. 

I want him (all Bengals players) to be All Pro but that is a pretty high compliment for someone that slipped to the 7th round.  Hopefully he continues to develop and then I agree we may have a long term starter. 

21 minutes ago, theguru said:

I want him (all Bengals players) to be All Pro but that is a pretty high compliment for someone that slipped to the 7th round.  Hopefully he continues to develop and then I agree we may have a long term starter. 

I believe Lee is one of those classic arguments - potential or production? The measurables are not there for him to be a high draft pick. The production is there.

The Bengals have bookended their draft with two players at opposite ends of the spectrum. The #1 pick Mims has great measurables and is almost all about potential with limited production. The last drafted player Lee is all about production with all the question marks on his potential/measurables. It will be interesting to watch how these two develop in the same system.

1 hour ago, theguru said:

Do you believe those numbers?

6 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

Do you believe those numbers?

It looked really crowded compared to other drafts.

I know it is one big party, but at 64 years old, I don't understand why anybody would want to stand for hours at a time at the NFL Draft just to hear 3 or 4 players mentioned for their team.  I had my ESPN app and I was able to follow the progress of the draft pretty well and I turned on the TV whenever the Bengals got close to a pick.  I was able to get a lot done at home while still staying aware of what was going on.

On 4/26/2024 at 11:07 PM, theguru said:

Did I just hear that right, the Ravens posse (kids I might add) introducing the pick all just said "the Steelers suck" before announcing the Ravens pick?

That is so trashy for the Ravens, the NFL, National TV.  What is next?  The person introducing the Steelers next pick has every right to bash the Ravens on national TV now, right.

Former Raven Ngata's sons it was funny. They born and raised Raven fans.

On 4/28/2024 at 1:50 PM, Voice of Reason said:

Player to keep your eye on out of this draft - Matt Lee. Especially those people who want to see a proven player with production out of college that might be able to jump in right away. He is a 5th year senior who did not allow a sack all year and only allowed one QB hit. One site called him an elite pass protector. 

Agreed. Plus also had a great RAS score which has been a good indicator lately of lineman that end up doing well in the NFL.

On 4/29/2024 at 8:15 AM, nkypete said:

I know it is one big party, but at 64 years old, I don't understand why anybody would want to stand for hours at a time at the NFL Draft just to hear 3 or 4 players mentioned for their team.  I had my ESPN app and I was able to follow the progress of the draft pretty well and I turned on the TV whenever the Bengals got close to a pick.  I was able to get a lot done at home while still staying aware of what was going on.

Youngster. 

On 4/29/2024 at 8:15 AM, nkypete said:

I know it is one big party, but at 64 years old, I don't understand why anybody would want to stand for hours at a time at the NFL Draft just to hear 3 or 4 players mentioned for their team.  I had my ESPN app and I was able to follow the progress of the draft pretty well and I turned on the TV whenever the Bengals got close to a pick.  I was able to get a lot done at home while still staying aware of what was going on.

I agree on going to anything like that and throw the Derby right in there too.  

I did watch the entire draft while I sat here and "worked" and was able to carry on with everything else in life and be totally informed on the draft/news/etc.

With all that said, I would go somewhere like the Miami Grand Prix this weekend as long as it was in the rich people section which I can't afford, lol.

10 hours ago, theguru said:

I agree on going to anything like that and throw the Derby right in there too.  

I did watch the entire draft while I sat here and "worked" and was able to carry on with everything else in life and be totally informed on the draft/news/etc.

With all that said, I would go somewhere like the Miami Grand Prix this weekend as long as it was in the rich people section which I can't afford, lol.

I'll introduce you to some of my elite South Beach friends!  ?