Pat Sims News

The Cincinnati Bengals are the most dangerous team in the AFC heading into the 2012 NFL season for a variety of reasons.

Three Bengals players that ended the season on Injured Reserve have returned to the field during the first session of OTAs this week.

Last season, the Bengals had a lot of success on defense as they finished with the No.

According to Joe Reedy with the Cincinnati Enquirer , there is some questions where defensive tackle Devon Still " might line up this season ." A second-round selection during the 2012 NFL draft, Still is the first of two defensive tackles taken in the first three rounds with Clemson' Brandon Thompson figuring as Domata Peko's backup as nose tackle ... (more)

Hobson goes on to describe Thompson as a "hydrant of a nose tackle from Clemson that plays with fire; no neck and all power..." The wide, stocky, no neck frame of Thompson is ideal as a clog-the-middle run stopper.

The Cincinnati Bengals may have surprised a number of fans when they took Devon Still in the second round, but the former Still improved significantly in 2011 to be named Big Ten defensive player of the year following two seasons plagued by injury.

Defensive tackle wasn't all that recognized as a team need, yet the Bengals took two in the first three rounds.

Though Mohamed Sanu was a third-round pick, there's no guarantee he'll be the team's No.

It's generally the accepted practice to wait three to five years before rendering final judgment from a particular draft class.

It's alright to admit surprise after the Cincinnati Bengals selected Clemson defensive tackle Brandon Thompson with their fifth selection during the 2012 NFL draft.