MCM Community Mock Draft Pick #7

He will be lucky to make the first round.

Lucky? He is one of the most talented players in this year’s draft, if not the most. There is no way that he won’t go in the first round. Teams realize that RBs like him don’t come out too often.

Also, if the Bengals realize that he is the guy they want (just like we did with Locker), and if they are threatened that other teams above them may draft Richardson, then they should go right ahead and trade up to get him. They already have a good defense, and we can see what a team with a solid QB, WR AND RB can do. The Saints (best offense IMO this year) and Eagles (at the end of this season and last season) are the best examples. Teams had no answer for them. Even teams with a solid defense, like the 49ers, could not stop the Saints from getting 30 points, even with their 5 turnovers, because of their explosiveness.

I am kinda rambling here, but all I am trying to say is that Bengals should trade up if there is even a little doubt that Richardson is not available at 17. Will it happen, I dont know, but it is worth a suggestion. Honestly, I think that in the end, Richardson will be a top 10 pick, no matter what people say about him dropping.

I’m not sure if KC want to rely their backfield solely on Charles. We saw how it played out this past year, their RBs were dreadful. Ranked 28th in YPC. Also, we have seen how much success they did have when playing with 2 good RBs: Charles and Thomas Jones (before his rapid decline this year). Plus, Charles is coming off an ACL injury I believe, and no matter what the player says, we cannot say for sure if he can come back to 100% in his first season back. It is usually the case that players with ACL injuries usually have an off first season back before getting back their speed, cutting abilities, and agility in their second year off from the injury. This is why we need to be careful with Britt and not expect too much, as he might be limited this upcoming year, and why we should bring in a WR this year (Britt’s injury proneness, he is limited from his injruy, and that we don’t have anyone who can take over games after him).

I think we will retain Mincey or sign either Mario Williams or Cliff Avril. Knighton is pretty dominant and Alualu could be nasty if he can ever get that knee to heal. Mincey/Williams/Avril-Knighton-Alualu-Coples would be a great front 4 if Coples can pan out. Coples also played DT as well in college. We could interchange Alualu and him at LDE and 3-Tech DT. And no I did not rec anyone.