Bengals Jaw

Carson willing to take on all / any WR

mikenorrod — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:43:22 +0000

according to Bengals.com Geoff Hobson Carson Palmer texted him the two following items

When asked if he would be willing to take on WR’s with past issues of having problems with their QB, he responded “I’d love to,”

Then to prove how he could handle it he threw Chad Ochocinco under the bus by saying “If any qb can deal with extravagant wrs, it’s me.”

Yeah and by the way, with the Ravens signing Bolden the Bengals are the only real team interested in Owens, so yeah guys get used to the idea. Terrell Owens will more than likely be a Bengal. They are also looking at signing Antonio Bryant the insane but talented WR from Tampa Bay. So all in all Matt Jones being on the team doesn’t look so bad..hold that, yeah it does look bad.. I still don’t get why we signed Matt Jones. Can anyone explain that to me?

Can’t we just PLEASE sign Kevin Walter?

Ravens Sign Bolden

mikenorrod — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:17:25 +0000

The Baltimore Ravens traded for Anquan Boldin for 3rd and 4th round draft picks, the Ravens then agreed to a 3 year extension with Boldin. So AFC North brothers and sisters, get used to seeing this guy in our endzones, he is a MAJOR upgrade and a great number 1 receiver pick up for the Ravens.

Hopefully the Bengals will do something to address our problems at WR….

The Steelers and the Browns both need help there as well to be honest… we are a RB strong WR week division (Chad Ochocinco not included as a week WR)

Bengals Free Agency “DAY 1″

mikenorrod — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:59:57 +0000

Terrell Owens is the only guy I keep hearing about, from people in and out of Cincinnati, it seems the expectation is that Terrell Owens will sign either in Baltimore or with the Bengals.

As in years past the Bengals did NOT explode on the free agent market first day spending much cash, matter of fact they spent no cash and seem un-likely to spend any cash before the end of the weekend.

Hopefully we can get a few guys to help the club, and keep the important guys from last year…

But I have to think that they are in the Boldin sweepstakes somehow someway, but my personal preference is they go out and sign Kevin Walter and Terrell Owens, that would I think be our best options at WR even though I have never been a huge TO fan, I have always been a Walter fan.

Free Agency vs. the Bengals

mikenorrod — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:40:12 +0000

The NFL draft is about 7 weeks away, but free agency starts in less than 2 hours…

fallout so far is WR Laveranues Coles has been cut

The Bengals tendered draft-level offers to linebackers Abdul Hodge and Rashad Jeanty, cornerback David Jones, guard Evan Mathis and defensive end Frostee Rucker on Thursday. They would get a pick matching the player’s original round. While Defensive tackle Shaun Smith, TE Daniel Coats, J.P. Foschi and Matt Sherry weren’t tendered, allowing them to become free agents.

So who are the Bengals looking for, as you know in our mock draft that I think the Bengals will go TE in the draft, leaving a need at WR, OT, C, DT, DE, S. So I look for the Bengals to pursue the following in free agency

Kevin Walter from Houston he is a good player and a former player who does not dislike the team or Marvin Lewis.

he is the best vertical WR out there (and yes I remember TO is there)

Safety Oshiomogho Atogwe from the Rams who is a restricted free agent, but will bring some youthful experience to the position if we can’t keep Roy Williams

DT Damione Lewis formerly of the Panthers could be a back up they will look at.

DE Shaun Rogers is available for trade and Coach Lewis likes the guy, even though I hate him, but the fact is if you keep the guy healthy, he’ll eat OT’s for lunch… He is still a monster and while not an every down player, could still have a lot of impact.

TO could come to us as well, but not till later on in free agency if no one else picks him up look for Mike Brown to try to get a deal, and not care what Marvin or Carson Palmer want to see.

I will update more as I can…

Chad to Dancing with the Stars: “Yes Please”

mikenorrod — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:40:07 +0000

Chad Ochocinco will be on Dancing with the Stars later this month, will update you later in the day as to all the details!!

Let’s cheer Chad on!!

Rumors

mikenorrod — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:32:51 +0000

So anyone else wonder why everyone except for the Cincinnati Bengals are aparently interested in Anquan Boldin?

You hear they are, then they aren’t interested in TO, so why NO interest in Boldin? He could play good second fiddle to Chad Ochocinco as long as he knows he would be a number 2, but maybe that is the problem.

As you should have seen in our mock draft that I think the Bengals will go TE in the draft, but even over on espn they ask the question “Will the Bengals complete a forward pass in 2010?”. OUCH

How bad would it hurt us to sign Julius Peppers? Could you imagine the damage we could do with our CB’s and Odom and Peppers on the outside? Scary, very scary… Just sayin.

Will we keep Laveranues Coles? If so I guess I have to ask WHY? TO would be an upgrade there I am sorry to say, and I like Coles, I don’t know what happened to him, but Cincinnati just isn’t for him…

With the 21st pick in the Mock Fanball.com Draft the Bengals Select

mikenorrod — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:51:29 +0000

http://www.rotojunkie.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102759

see the full draft at the above link

Jermaine Gresham from the University of Oklahoma

The 6′ 6″ 262 lb Tight End fix to the Bengals long standing problems at TE. Reggie Kelly will be back most likely for this year, but he will most likely retire or move on after this season, after drafting Chase Coffman last year and everyone thinking (maybe realizing) that he is a bust, the Bengals will pick up the hopefully all the way healed up Jermaine Gresham.

Gresham even if a little slow out of the gate will have some time, but not much to catch on to the Bengals playbook, and picking up blocking is a must (just ask Chase Coffman). Speaking of Coffman, after the LONG season he and the fans endured, it is definitely put up or get cut time for him, I can’t envision Mike Brown paying him to sit and rot, and we can only keep so many tight ends. Kelly, Foschi, Coffman, and Gresham will be one to many already so I would look for Foschi to either start the year on the practice squad to make room, or cut all together. I also supsect Daniel Coats will be cut outright (but possibly sent to the practice squad, dependent on what they do with Jeremi Johnson at fullback).

Gresham had great production every year until 2009 a knee injury knocked him out of the entire year (so hey he’s rested right?). He has a very rare combination of Size 6′ 6″ 262 lbs, and is very fast, very strong, and very athletic, lets just say it now, he is a freak of nature (kind of like Michael Johnson at DE). Anytime you have a guy like that at a skill position that you have a need for it, it is a risk worth taking even with the injury. This guy has a gift for getting to the endzone and racking up lots of YAC (yards after catch), he is a vertical threat on every down, only a handful of tight ends in NFL history that you can say that about, let alone in Bengals history. So yeah again he had an injury, BUT the risk reward is so heavy on the reward side, and we have a need in the same spot.

We all know the Bengals want to go defense here, but WR and TE is such a need that if this guy or WR Dez Bryant is available it’s a no brainer. I have to admit though if USC Safety, Taylor Mays is available at this spot in the draft which I don’t expect him to be, the Bengals will take him ahead of either offensive player. The Bengals are making a commitment to defense, but he is the only outstanding defensive guy (though Dan Williams could be interesting if available) that MAYBE be left at this spot in the first round.

I look for the Bengals to pick up a WR via Free Agency and go TE in the draft, and yes I think the Bengals are VERY serious about T. Owens, and before you blast him, he has been great almost anywhere he has been the first year he has been there, last year was no exception, he didn’t put up the usual number, but guys, he was in BUFFALO. Look for a one year deal, and a HIGHLY motivated Owens to show up and be lose and have fun next to Chad Ochocinco and have horrible contests to see who can get fined the most or do the worst/best end zone celebration.

So there ya have it, my predictions, let me know what you think…

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Bengals saying goodbye to Shayne

mikenorrod — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:44:28 +0000

Dave Rayner has agreed to a 2 year deal with the Bengals to replace kicker Shayne Graham who is expected to be cut shortly…

I say once kickers lose it, they lose it, so he’s got to go. I hope Rayner does a good job, and is consistent, it’s all we can ask for…

what do you think?

Mock Draft, presented by Fanball.com

mikenorrod — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:44:06 +0000

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Pacman ready to eat with the Bengals?

mikenorrod — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:47:57 +0000

According to multiple sources including espn.com, Adam “Pacman” Jones has worked out for the Cincinnati Bengals, and according to the same site, the Bengals are also interested in Matt Jones formerly of the Jaguars.

I don’t know if we can field an all ex con team…

I get the feeling that the Bengals will sign Terrell Owens, but if they sign Matt Jones and Adam Jones too, I don’t know what they will do next… what are your thoughts.