Where Will Andre Go?
by outsidethesidelines on Apr 24, 2009 12:33 PM CDT
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PrintAs most of you probably know by now, the 2009 NFL Draft kicks off tomorrow afternoon from New York City, and unlike last year Alabama fans have a more personal interest in the proceedings.
Outland Trophy winner Andre Smith has had an absolute meltdown from the end of the SEC Championship Game to now, but he nevertheless still looks to go very high tomorrow. Yes he has some character and conditioning concerns, and yes some people worry about him playing left tackle, but the upside is just so tremendous at one of the game's most important positions, and to that end it seems like NFL GM's just cannot let him slide very far.
Of the teams in the top five, Andre probably is not in good shape. Jason Smith and Eugene Monroe will almost certainly go in the top five before him, but Andre has been predicted as going to the Bengals with the #6 pick in many mock drafts. Also, as PFT reported earlier today, there are a lot of rumblings that the Bills will try to trade up into the top five to leapfrog the Bengals in order to land Andre.
Nevertheless, even if neither of those two things come to fruition, don't expect Andre to stick around long. The Raiders at #7, the Packers at #9, and the 49ers at #10 have all shown considerable interest, and he is clearly at a need position for all three teams. Moreover, even if the Bills do not trade up and leapfrog the Bengals in order to nab Andre, they certainly will not let him go by if he falls to them at #11.
All in all, Andre could probably go somewhere in the bottom end of the top five with a Bills trade, with the smart money still being on the Bengals at #6, and a worst-case scenario probably having him going at #11 overall to the Bills. Either way, tune in early to the Draft if you want to see Andre, he's not going to be waiting around very long.
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As a lapsed Bengals fan,
I would whole-heartedly approve of Andre protecting Carson Palmer’s back (and knees).
Ditto
Show Andre’ some FIRST ROUND MOULAH! (my MAN!)
Comer4tide to Nico2.0: "How come I've never heard of any of your random songs?"
Todd to Comer: "Because if you had, he wouldn't listen to it. BOOM. Roasted."
Nico to Todd: "Shouldn't you be off voguing somewhere?"
by BixBeiderbecke on Apr 24, 2009 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions
as a Bengals fan
screw the stealers and their “let’s take out the knees of the other team’s QB because we can’t beat him (Carson Palmer)” dirty tactics. and the stealers are also the team that cheated their way (via dumbass refs) to the Super Bowl win against Shaun Alexander and the Seahawks.
I'm afraid.....
he may do a Brady Quinn and keep sliding if he’s not picked early. I’m just sayin……..
There are 3 kinds of men. The ones who learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. And the rest have to pee on the electric fence to find out for themselves. Will Rogers
Hate to say it...
But I hope he goes to the worst team and his career doesn’t excel. He bailed out on OUR team therefore I see him in the same light as I do fRan. No excuses are needed.
Let the TaylorTot bashing begin.
Ok, I'll start
So, a high profile kid (the biggest that Shula ever bagged, in any event), who starts from the moment he’s at the Capstone, busts his a*s for three years, makes us a power again, eventually makes some crappy decisions in his waning weeks and we turn our backs on him?
I think the f’ not.
I just won a t-shirt tearing contest against the Tennessee coaching staff
by Stuck in the Plains on Apr 24, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Fifthed.
Did you see the pic in the paper today of the FIVE MONTH OLD baby girl he was holding?? Count back would you? Does that give you some insight into why he might have made a few errors in judgement as a young adult around that time…oh….FIVE MONTHS OR SO AGO???? I have listened to about all of the Andre bashing I can take. I wish him and his family the best and thank him for ALL of the Saturday memories he gave to me and my family!
sixthed
because no, i wasn’t particularly pleased with the behavior of mr. smith at the end of the season and i do feel he deserves to be held accountable for his actions at that time. because if you want to discuss players who bailed on the team, the school and the fanbase, i assure you, there are far more deserving individuals out there. point being, perspective is a very healthy thing to have.
and there are folks with quite a bit more information about the whole situation concerning andre who still have his back. so i think that’s good enough for me as well.
and it should be noted that
…andre is being very up front about all that has happened as well. that’s a change and a good sign he actually has learned from this. if he can get the contract done quickly and get to training camp on time, we’ll know for sure. i’m hoping the big guy does it.
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