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I was listening to the Angry Guy, Richard Skinner, and he said on his radio show this morning that Odell's suspension will be more than 4 games. I did not catch him listing a source, so maybe he's just trying to be controversial. He was talking about the Bengals will need to find a longer term solution to the Odell absence in the middle of our defense. Has anyone else heard this rumor?

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I was listening to the Angry Guy, Richard Skinner, and he said on his radio show this morning that Odell's suspension will be more than 4 games. I did not catch him listing a source, so maybe he's just trying to be controversial. He was talking about the Bengals will need to find a longer term solution to the Odell absence in the middle of our defense. Has anyone else heard this rumor?

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I havent heard anything like this but his suspension is only supposed to be 4 games as far as I know.

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It really doesn't matter. Landon Johnson can get the job done. A move of Simmons inside just means they suspect that Landon can get it done better on the outside than simmons too.

Landon's not as good as Odell was in his rookie year. He's certainly not as good as Odell is likely to be in his second year. He's a backup for a reason. A good backup to be sure, but a backup. And more importantly, it kills our depth at LB. Sure, LJ can step in and start without too much dropoff, but we don't have the luxury of having him come off the bench. Now who comes off the bench? Miller? No thanks.

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I think Brroks is about to get more playing time than he thought he would. Can't say as that bothers me much. Nicholson as well. Well, at least we will get to see what we've got !!! To tell you the truth, it's kind of exciting !!! This is NOT an invitation to discuss the 3-4, but "IF" they all come around well, can you imagine Pollack, Thurman, Brooks, and Nicholson as our LB corps ?? Could be scary good !!!

WHODEY !!!

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I think Brroks is about to get more playing time than he thought he would. Can't say as that bothers me much. Nicholson as well. Well, at least we will get to see what we've got !!! To tell you the truth, it's kind of exciting !!! This is NOT an invitation to discuss the 3-4, but "IF" they all come around well, can you imagine Pollack, Thurman, Brooks, and Nicholson as our LB corps ?? Could be scary good !!!

WHODEY !!!

What about Simmons? Well he is in his 9th year & he hasent had 1 pro bowl yet.

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The thing with Brooks is I don't think he's completely back in football shape. Just like one of the articles I read said, "Brooks lost 30 pounds in 10 weeks." If your losing that much weight that quick your strength conditioning is going to be lacking. I hope I'm wrong but I don't think he will be on the field as soon as we'd like him to be.

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I think Brroks is about to get more playing time than he thought he would. Can't say as that bothers me much. Nicholson as well. Well, at least we will get to see what we've got !!! To tell you the truth, it's kind of exciting !!! This is NOT an invitation to discuss the 3-4, but "IF" they all come around well, can you imagine Pollack, Thurman, Brooks, and Nicholson as our LB corps ?? Could be scary good !!!

WHODEY !!!

They could be good if they are reliable, stay sober, work hard, and keep their noses clean. Problem is only 1 of those four can be counted on. Can the other three stay on the field?

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It really doesn't matter. Landon Johnson can get the job done. A move of Simmons inside just means they suspect that Landon can get it done better on the outside than simmons too.

actually it does matter some :P because not having odell is a downgrade =P but luckily we still have good LB or 2 in our depth :P but it still matters

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We are all jumping the gun anyway. The league still hasn't suspended Odell yet. I find it quite odd that this rumor has been floating now for literally months, yet the league hasn't suspended him. So, I still don't think it is true.

The league doesn't screw around with suspensions. They just announce them. What is with this wait?

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The league doesn't screw around with suspensions. They just announce them. What is with this wait?

It has been officially announced in a lot of places, including ESPN and Bengals.com. I was with you... I didn't buy the story at all, but I think we lose. <_<

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The thing with Brooks is I don't think he's completely back in football shape. Just like one of the articles I read said, "Brooks lost 30 pounds in 10 weeks." If your losing that much weight that quick your strength conditioning is going to be lacking. I hope I'm wrong but I don't think he will be on the field as soon as we'd like him to be.

He ran a 4.68 40, a 4.43 short shuttle, and put up 19 bench reps so he isn't in great shape, but thats not horrible. It actually excites me to see these numbers when he is out of shape and think about what he will be able to do after working under NFL strength and conditioning coaches after a couple seasons.

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The thing with Brooks is I don't think he's completely back in football shape. Just like one of the articles I read said, "Brooks lost 30 pounds in 10 weeks." If your losing that much weight that quick your strength conditioning is going to be lacking. I hope I'm wrong but I don't think he will be on the field as soon as we'd like him to be.

He ran a 4.68 40, a 4.43 short shuttle, and put up 19 bench reps so he isn't in great shape, but thats not horrible. It actually excites me to see these numbers when he is out of shape and think about what he will be able to do after working under NFL strength and conditioning coaches after a couple seasons.

I agree 100%. Give him another 3-4 months training with chip and he could be back to his '04 form. I hope this guy can stay clean and amount to his potential that could put us into the top 10 with a patriots style "D". I bet he could get his 40 time down to a 4.60 or upper 4.5's. I think that's right around where Hawk's 40 was. :sure:

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