BlainThePain
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Does anyone remember why, exactly, cook sat behind El Matador last year? I know there was the preseason toe dislocation, but leading into the season was there talk of him winning the starting spot? I don't remember hearing anything about him last year.
I guess what I'm getting at is I love all the hype, I even love him starting fights during practices, but I just get uncomfortable booting out a guy that no one from the organisation ever had a bad thing to say about and replacing him with a guy that they're saying has everything we could want out of a center who was cut in training camp and who sat behind the most atrocious center I can remember watching. I think the o-line, like last year, will largely live or die based on our center's performance and i'm curious why we didn't hear more about cook last year if he's so incredible . . . like armybengal I'm excitedly and nervously optimistic.
I think it was because he was a rookie last year. If I remember correctly, when Braham went down for some games they put Steinbach at center instead of the rookie Ghiaciuc. It was probably a similar situation last year. Cook probably didn't know the finer points of the system and Ghiaciuc did, so Ghiaciuc got the nod.
There may have been moments in the past where Ghiaciuc was described as a smart player, but I never read any quotes describing Ghiaciuc as mean and overpowering like we have read about Cook. I'm optimistic, but being a lifelong Bengals fan, I know better than to get my hopes completely up.
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This unit's question marks are on the strong side. For now, first-round draft pick Brian Orakpo looks to be the starter. He'll likely play linebacker on first and second downs, then move to his natural position, defensive end, on obvious passing downs. Orakpo is still learning, and Olivadotti said during training camp that it is a process for the talented pass rusher. Still, with few other candidates, Orakpo should line up here when the season starts.
This is exactly what Marvin wanted Orakpo for and here in a couple of years we'll get to see if he was right or not about taking Smith over Orakpo.
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They shouldn't get a nickname until we see how they play.
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To build the defense Marvin had in Baltimore, you have to have that Boulware type DE/OLB hybrid because his scheme is built around that position, so I have no problem with them trying to find that player. I just don't think Michael Johnson is that player. I don't have a problem with them giving him a few snaps at OLB, I just don't want to see him switched there permanently. Johnson should be a rotational pass rusher on the line of scrimmage.
I think a lot of Bengals fans are down on the idea of switching a DE to OLB because of Pollack, but I don't think its a good excuse to hate moves like this. I truly believe that Pollack would have been a beast for us if it hadn't been for the accident, and you can't blame that accident on the position change. Pollack put his head down when he made the hit that broke his neck, and football players are taught to keep their heads up when they make hits from peewee on up. It was just a stupid mistake on Pollack's part.
Bottom line, if you want a defense like the one that carried the Ravens to a Superbowl win, you will support moves like this.
P.S. George Selvie (a DE in next years draft class) is the perfect fit to fill that role.
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Thank God for Anthony Collins.
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http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/agen...40-d3db21e0bea3
The Bengals put their first of 11 draft picks in the fold Tuesday when sixth-rounder Morgan Trent agreed to undisclosed terms, according to agent Doug Hendrickson. The deal could be signed as soon as Wednesday after the sides review the paperwork.Trent, a cornerback from Michigan, is reportedly making a rapid recovery from a stress fracture in his foot suffered on the second day of the rookie minicamp. He's expected to be ready for full activity when training camp opens July 30.
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I'm most anxious to see how the O-Line performs.
-How well Whitworth holds up at LT
-How well Livings holds up at guard for a full season
-If the center position is improved
-If Andre Smith can get rid of his weight and decision making problems and become a beast at RT.
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Here's to David Jones having a breakout season and/or us finding a sleeper in Morgan Trent.
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Well, I wouldn't do gay porn and I'm pretty certain Billy wouldn't either
S**t. Offer me $10,000,000, and I'll butt f**k anybody here!
:lol: I think I found a new quote to put in my sig.
Happy Birthday RedsBengalsBucks!
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I was actually drinking Kool-Aid when I saw this thread.
Mmmmmmmmmmm artificially flavored fruit punch.
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It'd be better to just try to relax and get used to the dog. The way it sounds to me is if it comes down to between you and the dog, she will pick the dog.
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Yeah, Borgman is the man. I think he nailed what its like to be a Bengals fan with that picture.
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I've actually gone back and looked at how the draft might have ended up had Maualuga been gone before our pick in the 2nd and we ended up taking Unger.
There were to many different things that could have happened to come close, but minus trades that could have happened, I'm still pretty happy how things turned out.
I think we would have taken Connor Barwin, no Unger. I read a Barwin interview after the draft, and he said the Bengals told him they would take him if he were there in the 2nd.
If you recall, the clock got down to the last four seconds before we got our second round pick in. I bet there was a heated dispute in the war room over Barwin and Maualuga.
Marvin is still looking for that Boulware-type guy for this defense, and I bet he thought Barwin could have been that guy.
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Maybe something involving Chad Johnson?
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Dreamcatcher
The book was better.
Dear God. That movie was awful, even for a Stephen King movie. I can't believe Morgan Freeman agreed to it.
There have been some good movies made from Stephen King stories. Stand By Me, the Running Man, the Green Mile, Carrie, the Mist, the Shinning, and Needful Things.
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Dreamcatcher
The book was better.
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It's now being reported that one of the scouts for the Cowboys will be permanently paralyzed from the waist down.
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What I want to know is, why does Marvin and Jay Hayes smoke crack from the same pipe as Mike Brown ?? What's with this consistent thing about taking good college defensive ends and turning them into outside linebackers ??
Isn't that how we ruined David Pollack??? Now we want to turn another high talented player at defensive end, and push him outside too...??? If it ain't broke, stop trying to fix the damn thing!!
Seriously this is pissing me off!!! Why do they feel the need to put him at outside linebacker ??? If we're going to run a 3-4 defense, then dammit draft the players to do that. Make the change. Stop trying to have it both ways. Get one thing working right, and then experiment.
We've never landed the mammoth nose tackle it takes to run it, and we've drafted terribly at linebacker until the last 2 seasons, and it cost us high draft picks to do it.
So Mike Brown, because I know you read this stuff, because you're just the type of pompass ass so narcacistic to need the fricken attention in the first place, tell Marvin and company to stop f**king up good football players by playing them out of their natural position.
David Pollack was a Defensive End. Short arms or not, he DOMINATED the SEC year in an year out. Then we moved him to outside linebacker, he couldn't stay healthy, and ultimately got his neck broke.
If I'm Michael Johnson..... refuse to sign your contract, before Marvin and company ruin your promising career!!
Marvin wants that pass rushing OLB because that's what he did so successfully in Baltimore. Most people think that D was build around Ray Lewis, but it was really built around Boulware (who was a DE that converted to LB in the pros). He took two big nose tackles in Sam Adams and Goose to tie up all three interior O-linemen, this gave the ends one-on-one matchups with the OTs and allowed Ray Lewis to roam free, and, most importantly, with four D-linemen occupying all five O-linemen, it let Peter Boulware go up against tightends and fullbacks when he attacked the line of scrimmage.
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Yeah maybe,
or maybe the extraordinary amount of activity in the off season and "lack of constructive input" for want of a better phrase, has more to do with the plummeting seat sales, merchandising and corporate sponsorship. I'm sure that would help mikey to "get it". Either way I'll take it.
On a side note, is it possible that mike gets an annual bubble bonus as well.
I think the concession boycott last year might have worked some. I'm a season ticket holder and there was a planned concession boycott for the second half of last season because (according to information from the guy that orchestrated the boycott through the media) Mike Brown gets to keep 100% of the concession profits, so it really hurts him when people don't buy food and beer. There were a bunch of people that completely quit buying stuff.
If we can cost him about 3 million a year, it would actually be profitable for him to hire a GM, so people start buying concessions again.
Long story short, don't buy beer and food at the games you attend.
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Couldn't see this one coming a few miles away huh ??
I really don't care what they all have to say, but am more irritated with the organization's philosophy in regards to this kind of sh*t.
I understand the risk of a 6th rounder is low, but why ?? I mean really, why ?? Cory Sheets wasn't good enough ??
I would just love to not have this conversation for once. Just once...
I'm perfectly fine with using late round picks on guys with character issues. I only find it unacceptable when we use a 1, 2, or 3 on a guy with these concerns. If Scott messes up and gets arrested, we can easily walk away from this investment. Thurman and Henry were much harder realities to deal with.
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http://www.profootballtalk.com/category/rumor-mill/
Bengals Continue To Ignore Red Flags And Orange JumpsuitsPosted by Mike Florio on April 27, 2009, 10:31 a.m.
We’d been saying for weeks that the Cincinnati Bengals would draft tackle Andre Smith with the sixth overall pick, because the Bengals have proven over the years that they don’t care about off-field issues.
Heck, Smith’s situation was nothing compared to what some of the other Cincy draft picks and undrafted free agents over the years have allegedly or actually done.
From the Bengals’ perspective, a guy who was suspended from a bowl game and didn’t show up for his Combine workout and induced more nausea than the Swine Flu with a shirtless 40-yard dash and fired his agent a couple of weeks before the draft should be lighting candles and holding the communion plate at Mass.
Smith has never taken a ride in the back seat of a police cruiser, so what’s the big deal?
Later in the draft, Cincy found a guy who reportedly has extensive experience sitting next to the window without a crank.
In the sixth round, the Bengals picked running back Bernard Scott of Abilene Christian (and, previously, three other schools).
Per the New York Times, Scott has been “at least five times.” Last year, he finished 1.5 years of probation as a result of giving false information to a police officer during a traffic stop.
“Some people might hold it against me or whatever,” Scott told the Times.
Some people might. But not the Bengals.
Not the Bengals.
In an unrelated note, jersey number 7 currently is available on the team’s roster.
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Too bad we missed out on signing Will Taufoou. He was a killer lead blocker, and he was supposed to be the toughest player in the draft.
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He's listed as a DT... but he's only 280? Sounds like a DE on rushing downs to me.
Jay Ratliff was a 280-290 pound DE that got drafted late and turned into a NT that got 7.5 sacks last season. I think he's depth this year that could turn into a pass rushing DT down the road.
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http://www.nfl.com/draft/2009/profiles/cli...layers-analysis
AnalysisPositives: Wide-chested with strong builds in the upper and lower body. ... Good, not great, first step off the ball. ... Has very good straight-line speed to chase down backs down the line and from behind. ... When lined up in a three-technique, he shows a real burst off the ball and a nice spin move off either shoulder. ... Works hard as a pass rusher if he sees even a slight opening. ... Has a strong punch but needs to use it more often. ... Has the strength to hold off linemen with one shoulder and stay upright when slanting or in the three-technique spot.
Negatives: Short and a bit smaller than scouts prefer for nose tackle, but adequate for a three-technique. ... Can be engulfed and pushed back by larger guards. ... Stays upright against double teams, but usually only gets off to make tackles five or six yards downfield. ... Gets a little push into the pocket, but usually gets stopped by a good anchor when bull-rushing. ... Must improve his hand technique to get off blocks inside. ... Does not hustle or chase as much as you'd think given his athleticism. ... Will whiff in the backfield but has good change-of-direction skills to recover. ... Six of his seven sacks in 2008 came against Arkansas State and UAB, two squads without a lot of cachet with scouts. ... Medical report on his severely sprained left ankle is important in determining his final grade.
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I agree. Its the only logical decision. The only thing Coats had going for him was that he could backup tightend and fullback, but with a guy like Brian Leonard who can play runningback and back up the fullback position, Coats only value was diminished.