With the 35th pick of the 2011 Music City Miracles Mock Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals (represented by me) select:

Christian Ponder, QB, Florida State

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From me:

Carson Palmer has already told the Bengals to trade him or he is going to retire.  Sure there is still time for the two sides to make nice, but Palmer's camp seems pretty entrenched where they are (there are even reports that his wife wants him to retire).  That is why Ponder makes sense here.  Ponder had a really good game in the Senior Bowl, and if teams are satisfied that all of his injuries are healed, there is a chance he good go even higher than this.

Now on the clock: trevor and the Denver Broncos.

1. New England Patriots - Leonard Hankerson, WR, Miami
2. Buffalo Bills - Cam Newton, QB, AU
3. Cincinnati Bengals -Christian Ponder, QB, FSU
   
4. Denver Broncos -
5. Cleveland Browns -
6. Arizona Cardinals -
7. Tennessee Titans -
8. Dallas Cowboys -
9. Washington Redskins -
10. Houston Texans -
11. Minnesota Vikings -
12. Detroit Lions -
13. San Francisco 49ers -
14. Denver Broncos -
15. St. Louis Rams -
16. Oakland Raiders -
17. Jacksonville Jaguars -
18. San Diego Chargers -
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers -
20. New York Giants -
21. Indianapolis Colts - 
22. Philadelphia Eagles -
23. Kansas City Chiefs -
24. New Orleans Saints -
25. Seattle Seahawks -
26. Baltimore Ravens -
27. Atlanta Falcons -
28. New England Patriots -
29. San Diego Chargers - 
30. Chicago Bears -
31. Pittsburgh Steelers -
32. Green Bay Packers -

GO TITANS!