POD Community Mock Draft: Pick No. 6
by Sean Yuille on Apr 5, 2009 6:00 PM EDT
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With the sixth pick of the 2009 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals select Virginia offensive tackle Eugene Monroe.
Here is HoorayForEverything's reasoning for the pick:
We are barely one hour into the 2009 NFL Draft and pandemonium has officially run wild. Minutes after his giddy happy dance following the selection of Matt Stafford, Mel Kiper Jr experienced a complete onscreen conniption fit over the stunning selection of BJ Raji by the St Louis Rams.
Todd McShay smiled in his trademark catatonic state while Kiper screamed at anyone who would listen about Cleveland deserving BJ Raji after redeeming themselves in the eyes of The Great Hairdini by finally drafting Brady Quinn 2 years ago.
Special correspondant Jim Rome couldn't wait to chime in "Epic. Guess Mary Jane in the ESS TEE ELLE can't wait to meet BEE Joint Rajiwanna next season. Phenomenal"
Chris Berman, after failing 5 times to make a coherent joke out of Scott "paella" Pioli and Aaron "rice" Curry, blurted out "We don't know the date yet, but I guess it won't be "LONG" before BJ plays da "BEARS"...and they'll both see a change of "PACE"....go Bills".
Meanwhile, in the Bengals' war room, a serene calm fills the room as they easily turn in their card for Eugene Monroe who has no business even being available at this point. With RT Stacy Andrews gone to the Eagles, and LT Levi Jones branded "McDougal" and on his way out the door, the hardest part of this pick is getting over all the energy they wasted pouring into Andre Smith's personal life. Carson Palmer sleeps soundly tonight.
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Agreed
Monroe would be a huge pick up for the Bengals, who need to protect Palmer more than they need to breathe oxygen. It would be easy to select Crabtree here after they lost TJ, but I do not think they will go WR at all. They picked up Coles, and can address that later in the draft if need be.
GO LIONS! RESTORE THE ROAR!
OT all the way
The Lions, Rams, Chiefs, and Seahawks could all potentially take an OT. 4/4 is unlikely since Curry and Stafford would drop too far, but 2/4 or 3/4 seems likely. When I was presented with 1/4, it was simple to pick Monroe. The Bengals will take Andre Smith here if Monroe is gone and quite possibly Oher if they are the fourth OT pick.
by HoorayForEverything on Apr 5, 2009 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Andre Smith is going to make one GM look very smart
I’m not saying all the criticism is unfound, and the Bengals can’t go high risk with this pick, but still, Smith was only the best LT all season, while they were playing, and in the NFL, it don’t matter how pretty you look with your shirt off, all that matters is out on that field. Noone was better than Smith on the field this year, noone. Just keep it in mind.
Yeah but
Monroe is regarded as a better pass blocker even if you like Andre Smith better overall. The Bengals are “Carson Palmer and Company” all the way.
by HoorayForEverything on Apr 5, 2009 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions
That is why...
…you do not call the shots. I can see Andre Smith making a GM’s life hell in the future.
GO LIONS! RESTORE THE ROAR!
Why can't Eugene Monroe
make some GM’s life hell in the future? He is getting picked 6th and has as good a shot of becoming Walter Jones as Andre Smith does. He made Brandon Albert play guard at Virginia and nobody in KC is complaining about Albert.
I think the tier system applies. J Smith, E Monroe, and A Smith are all top tier. If A Smith is $1 million and E Monroe is $ 995, 000, I think a lot of rational people will take E Monroe if A Smith has too many strings attached or a rumor of being counterfeit. Hell, if Monroe comes in 20’s and Smith comes in dollar bills, I’d pick Monroe out of convenience and lose the five grand.
Nobody thought Miami was nuts for picking Jake Long over Ryan Clady, but both teams are perfectly happy with their pick.
And just because I lack the talent, vision, football acumen, industry experience, luck, personal connections, and work ethic to be GM for an NFL franchise doesn’t mean I cannot call the shots…except that it does mean I cannot call the shots.
by HoorayForEverything on Apr 5, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Suddenly understands the post now
Andre Smith is making the GM that PICKED him’s life hell, not the GM that skipped him.
Sorry.
by HoorayForEverything on Apr 5, 2009 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions
That was...
by far… the best…. funniest…. well scripted post that I have read in a long time. I voted yes just because of the post…who cares who he picked!
Thanks
I had a vision of what the ESPN crew would be doing, predictably, after that St Louis pick (which makes perfect sense for the Rams btw no matter how unlikely). I was hoping Seattle lost its mind and skipped Jason Smith, because Cleveland can’t take him and then the Bengals would get the steal of the century…but they’ll take Monroe any day from what I can tell.
by HoorayForEverything on Apr 5, 2009 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you get my e-mail about the #9 pick?
I haven’t received it yet.
Pride of Detroit, SB Nation's Lions Blog
Very funny write-up
Good pick too. Hard to lose when you get a guy that could’ve been a number one pick at number six. The only small question here is they already have a decent LT in Levi Jones. Does Monroe move to RT or does he kick Jones out of his spot? Either way, good bookends for the Bungles.
Everything I read
indicated the organization is trying to get rid of him. I think it is significantly worse than the Backus situation where only the fans want to get rid of him.
There is so much ‘girlfriend swapping’ in the NFL that Levi Jones might work out great here if the current administration thinks he fits and improves on Backus (doubt it but what do I know). Houston and Dallas are giving a lot of our exes a shot. One man’s trash…
by HoorayForEverything on Apr 7, 2009 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Jones is better than Backus...
no doubt. As a free agent pick-up…. yep, I’ll actually take the Bungles leftovers.
Andre Smith
Is probably the better pick if they want a RT to bookend with Jones don’t you think?
by HoorayForEverything on Apr 7, 2009 10:11 AM EDT reply actions
I suppose they could give Levi another year
to see what goes on. Plus the last couple years can’t be totally to blame on him. The Bengals QB sucked and held onto the ball too long, plus the Bengals guard and Center are crap, so Jones was probably trying to block 3 guys at once.
I have no idea what they are doing in Cinci, and to tell the truth I doubt they do either.
ButId say you have to grab Monroe. He is a #1 overall candidate. No matter if you move him to RT. Smith would be a long term solution at RT, while Monroe will just be biding his time there. Doesn’t really make any sense, but its the Bengals were talking about. While the current inept regime is there you cannot expect them to do anything right.
by FreeBradshaw on Apr 7, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
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