The NFL draft is today, which I'm looking forward to for a few reasons, but mainly to watch the Cincinnati Bengals set themselves up for another year of failure and to see where the large crop of players from the University of Cincinnati get drafted.
Nearly all mock drafts I've seen have the Bengals drafting Alabama offensive tackle Andre Smith, which I believe is a terrible choice as Smith has proven himself to be unstable and out of shape (suspended by Alabama for the Sugar Bowl game last year, randomly disappeared from the NFL combine, and showed up overweight to Alabama's Pro Day). Most alarming is this report that the Bengals are planning on taking Andre Smith even if Eugene Monroe or Jason Smith--almost universally regarded as the top two OTs in the draft--falls to them at the number six pick. Most signs point to St. Louis selecting Jason Smith with the second pick, but there is a decent chance of Monroe still being on the board when the Bengals are on the clock. The Bengals certainly need to take an offensive tackle, but passing on Monroe for A. Smith will be an enormous mistake. We'll see what happens in a couple hours.
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