Here are what the circuit of Networks are saying....
John Clayton, ESPN, labeled Bengals winners!
What's going on with the Bengals? Cincinnati's Day 2 drafting was as solid as its Day 1 selections. There were no reaches, no controversies and even a nice story. The Bengals earned good grades for first-day selections Andre Smith and Rey Maualuga. On the second day, they left themselves without much criticism after taking defensive end Michael Johnson, tight end Chase Coffman and center Jonathan Luigs, who might start. The good story was taking University of Cincinnati punter Kevin Huber, who learned of the selection while golfing. The secret to their success was the Senior Bowl; the Bengals coached four of their draft choices in that game.
Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports gives the Bengals a B-?!? Little harsh and ridiculous!
Bottom line: B-. As usual, the Bengals got the best players at whatever spot they drafted. Andre Smith was arguably the best left tackle in the draft before his stock fell after leaving the scouting combine without telling anybody in February and then being out of shape for his pro day workout. Maualuga is a terrific pickup in the second round, arguably the best inside linebacker in the draft and continues to upgrade the Bengals linebacking corps after getting Keith Rivers
last year. Likewise, Johnson is a tremendously gifted athlete as an edge rusher with his height and reach, but his work ethic has been questioned. The Bengals simply don’t factor in character when they pick, making their choices almost always boom-or-bust propositions.
last year. Likewise, Johnson is a tremendously gifted athlete as an edge rusher with his height and reach, but his work ethic has been questioned. The Bengals simply don’t factor in character when they pick, making their choices almost always boom-or-bust propositions.This just released by ESPN...Draft grades for AFC North and site references. The Bengals received the highest draft GPA in the division!! This has been one of the best offseasons I have ever seen by the Bengals in years!! It looks like many agree.
Not sure what USA Today has against the Bengals but it must run deep! Seriously, a C+ c'mon this has to be B+ or higher! We are talking about the Bengals!!
Not sure what USA Today has against the Bengals but it must run deep! Seriously, a C+ c'mon this has to be B+ or higher! We are talking about the Bengals!!
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| Consensus GPA | | | | | ||||
| CBSSportsline.com's Pete Prisco | | | | | ||||
| FoxSports.com's John Czarnecki | | | | | ||||
| ESPN.com's Mel Kiper Jr. | | | | | ||||
| NBCSports.com's Gregg Rosenthal Evan Silva | | | | | ||||
| Fanhouse's Tom Herrera | | | | | ||||
| ESPN.com's SportsNation | | | | | ||||
| SportingNews.com's Clifton Brown | | | | | ||||
| USAToday.com's Larry Weisman | | | | | ||||
| Yahoo.com's Jason Cole | | | | | ||||
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