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| Nick Saban, left, talks Skyline Chili with Dre Kirkpatrick |
First Round, 17th Overall, Traded from the Raiders for Carson Palmer, the Bengals Select Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama. OldCleat would have taken, I think, Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama. I think that Kirkpatrick will probably be like Leon Hall. I think he is a good player who is a step slow but will make up for that with some good play. The only other player I would have considered was Dont'a Hightower, despite the unfortunate apostrophe. But he is an inside linebacker, and the Bengals are set there. I also liked David DeCastro, guard, but not that high.
First Round, 27th Overall (Bengals traded 21st overall to New England for 27th overall and a third-round pick): Bengals select Kevin Zeitler, G, Wisconsin. OldCleat would have taken Cordy Glenn, G and T, Georgia. I liked that the Bengals traded down. I don't understand why New England was so hot on defensive end Chandler Jones from Syracuse to trade up to get him, but they were. Zeitler is a guard who might also play some center. Glenn is huge (6'5"-plus, 345) who can play tackle and was a guard.
I reserve my right, by the way, to take a second look at this. I am sort of LIVE BLOGGING the draft.
