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With the 24th pick in the 2014 Dawgs By Nature Community Mock Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals select...
Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech
This selection and write-up was made by troy145:
I mismanaged my calendar and I'm actually doing this write up on my wedding day, so its going to be a little more brief that I had originally planned. How bout that for a no-days-off, hand-in-the-dirt commitment to the DBN team? Last year, I played GM for the Bengals as well and picked Jonathan Cyprien for them. This year, I had a few different options. I most seriously considered LB and DL, but I was also open to picking up a QB had one of the big three fallen to me. I would've even had a hard time passing up on ODB had he fallen to me. As it stands, I decided to go back to my roots and draft a DB, in Kyle Fuller.
Leon Hall is a stud but he's getting older and he's injury riddled, not unlike the rest of the Bengals CBs, so its an obvious position of need on a defense that could be very, very good. Fuller can be a solid compliment to Hall and hopefully develop into a replacement to him in the years to come. I wanted someone a little bit tougher, a little more physical and aggressive just because I think that that fits the attitude of what Zimmer had built there before moving on, and while Fuller isn't the nastiest, he's a sure tackler who can create turnovers and is a willing tackler. Bengals only had a +1 turnover differential last season, and a corner with good route recognition and ball skills can help grow that number.
I'd expect Fuller to come in and get significant minutes right away and be a full time starter by the end of the season or earlier depending on the health of the guys in front of him. Corner can be a real impact position and shoring up the back end of their defense can help them more fully capitalize on their more respectable front seven.
If there is any time I would have forgiven the 24-hour window, this would have been it. I appreciate the dedication! This is a could pick to patch up the Bengals' forthcoming concerns at the cornerback position. Leon Hall hasn't even been a factor for awhile against the Browns due to injuries. When it comes to Dre Kirkpatrick, though, are we already labeling him a bust and a non-factor for the future?
The San Diego Chargers are up next, led by Crawford_T.
2014 DBN Community Mock Draft Results (so far)
Pick | Team | Player | Position | School | Username |
1 | Houston Texans | Teddy Bridgewater | QB | Louisville | Weeden2Gordon |
2 | St. Louis Rams | Jadeveon Clowney | DE | South Carolina | Matt Wood |
3 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Khalil Mack | OLB | Buffalo | Bumblyjack |
4 | Cleveland Browns | Johnny Manziel | QB | Texas A&M | Ryan216 |
5 | Oakland Raiders | Greg Robinson | OT | Auburn | TuckJob |
6 | Atlanta Falcons | Jake Matthews | OT | Texas A&M | Haden Dawg |
7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Aaron Donald | DT | Pittsburgh | Henry Dawg |
8 | Minnesota Vikings | Derek Carr | QB | Fresno State | PaduaDSP |
9 | Buffalo Bills | Eric Ebron | TE | North Carolina | Stigosaurus |
10 | Detroit Lions | Sammy Watkins | WR | Clemson | tmptplayer |
11 | Tennessee Titans | Justin Gilbert | CB | Oklahoma St. | Brownie's Year |
12 | New York Giants | Anthony Barr | OLB | UCLA | MJRisme |
13 | St. Louis Rams | Blake Bortles | QB | UCF | Matt Wood |
14 | Chicago Bears | Ha Ha Clinton-Dix | S | Alabama | The Beast Mode |
15 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Darqueze Dennard | CB | Michigan State | Siberian Husky |
16 | Dallas Cowboys | Taylor Lewan | OT | Michigan | Royce Groff |
17 | Baltimore Ravens | Calvin Pryor | S | Louisville | OhioCityBrownsBeliever |
18 | New York Jets | Mike Evans | WR | Texas A&M | OldSaltyDawg |
19 | Miami Dolphins | Ryan Shazier | ILB | Ohio State | Brocolis154033 |
20 | Arizona Cardinals | C.J. Mosley | ILB | Alabama | a2342432a |
21 | Green Bay Packers | Jimmie Ward | S | N. Illinois | Manly and Loving It |
22 | Philadelphia Eagles | Brandin Cooks | WR | Oregon State | Ted Washington's Belly |
23 | Kansas City Chiefs | Odell Beckham Jr | WR | LSU | Legoman0721 |
24 | Cincinnati Bengals | Kyle Fuller | CB | Virginia Tech | troy145 |
25 | San Diego Chargers | Crawford_T | |||
26 | Cleveland Browns | StuckInPa | |||
27 | New Orleans Saints | Adam Rice | |||
28 | Carolina Panthers | Jon Stinchcomb | |||
29 | New England Patriots | roar888 | |||
30 | San Francisco 49ers | corey.freuen | |||
31 | Denver Broncos | Bizono | |||
32 | Seattle Seahawks | KillerNut | |||
33 | Houston Texans | Weeden2Gordon | |||
34 | Washington Redskins | rufio | |||
35 | Cleveland Browns | Mpasadyn740 |