Ahmad Brooks taken by Bengals, Rd. 3

Brooks is a good pickup that would have been a first rounder if he could stay away from off-field issues and the bud. We'll see what happens.


I expect a hell of a lot from any player who was passed over by thirty two teams seven times.

I expect a hell of a lot from any player who was passed over by thirty two teams seven times.

he was passed on by 32 teams twice and a couple 3 times. he wasn't in the normal nfl entry draft.

he was passed on by 32 teams twice and a couple 3 times. he wasn't in the normal nfl entry draft.
don't teams just like bid on the players with their draft picks...kind of like an auction

no it is determined by a particular rotation based on the worse teams in the league.

don't teams just like bid on the players with their draft picks...kind of like an auction

sort of, i mean, it goes like a normal draft as far as order though, so if any team with a better record than the bengals wanted to use a 3rd they could, but once you pass you don't get to go back i don't believe. we didn't have a 3rd to use though, so we'd have had to use a 2nd (not that gibbs would really consider it).

what i don't like is everyone always copping the "this guy was supposed to be a 1st rounder" line for any player. Leon washington was supposed to be the #1 RB taken, sh*t happened, he was the 9th and that's where he should have gone. rodrique wright would have been a first rounder, but he screwed up and became a 7th rounder.

getting kicked off your team for whatever reason is a legitimate enough reason to drop. he's not the first guy to have all world talent and off field problems that might make him a monetary risk. what if he signs his contract and gets lazy or decides to start smoking again? even though it's not as bad as wife beating or whatnot, the league can still suspend you for it.

sort of, i mean, it goes like a normal draft as far as order though, so if any team with a better record than the bengals wanted to use a 3rd they could, but once you pass you don't get to go back i don't believe. we didn't have a 3rd to use though, so we'd have had to use a 2nd (not that gibbs would really consider it).I think we have a 3rd, and traded our 2nd to NY.

you're right, sorry. 2nd to jets, 4th to 49ers.