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Bengals.com: Bengals Brees in draft?
By GEOFF HOBSON
... If this draft 10 years later does indeed mark the end of The Ocho, how fitting. This time dropping to No. 35 was a Brees-like guy in TCU's Andy Dalton. Not Brees, but Brees-like. At a shade under 6-2, Dalton has about an inch and a half on Brees, a Super Bowl MVP and chief engineer of Sean Payton's virtual offense in New Orleans.
Peter King of Sports Illustrated, who was on Dalton early, is amazed by the similarity of the reports ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. had on Brees a decade ago and on Dalton this trip. Brees has got a little more zip on the ball, but … .
Both were supposed to have suspect arms. Both live on feel and anticipation and glare at the defense instead of the rocket's red glare hanging from the shoulder. Brees has got a little more zip on the ball.
Let offensive coordinator Jay Gruden and quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese explain. ...