ChadJohnson-85 Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 MLB Ahmad Brooks, No. 46: Remember how head coach Marvin Lewis was supposedly against taking Brooks last month in the third round of the supplemental draft? It sure didn’t sound that way on Wednesday as he raved about the kid’s athletic ability. The 6-3, 258-pound Brooks has impressed everyone with his size and speed and now it’s a race against the clock in how he picks it up mentally. He’s going to be a starter, but when and at what linebacker spot? Probably not this season but first, let’s see how far away he is during the season. The coaches want to see him play with his pads lower and react quicker to his keys so he can exploit his downhill violence. Linebackers coach Ricky Hunley has been screaming at him all week to watch the fullback, and they don’t want to see as many running lanes open as have been this week with all the backers. “He looks good. He’s a big boy. Big,” said starting middle linebacker Brian Simmons. But you’re just looking at Brooks for fun. He’s already made the club, right, along with the starting trio of Simmons, David Pollack, and Landon Johnson. The team will want to keep seven backers and Odell Thurman starts out on the suspended list. So you’ve got veterans Marcus Wilkins, Hannibal Navies and Caleb Miller, CFL veteran Rashad Jeanty as well as rookie A.J. Nicholson, for those three spots. The guy who really is eyeballing the linebackers is special teams coach Darrin Simmons. Teams is going to decide those three spots, and somebody is going to have to sandblast Wilkins off this roster after two seasons he has been one of Simmons’s aces in all phases. “From what I can see,” Simmons said, “we’ve got a lot of young guys competing against old guys, guys who have been here with us for awhile and (the young) are going to have to unseat them.”http://www.bengals.com/news/news.asp?story_id=5371 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Next_Big_Thing Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Translation from Marvinspeak:"This kid has talent." "Hey, Odell, pay attention! If you don't kick some serious ASS when you come back, this kid could take your job. Get your s**t together!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jditty47 Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 ya im stoked about him. simmons might be back on the outside with brooks in the middle by the end of the season...simmons, brooks, pollack....could be very deadly. makes my mouth water....anyone notice about that article that hobson completely disregarded Reggie McNeal? hobson didnt list him as a top 6 to make the roster at WR. guess the practice squad...he'll prolly get snatched up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazkal Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 ya im stoked about him. simmons might be back on the outside with brooks in the middle by the end of the season...simmons, brooks, pollack....could be very deadly. makes my mouth water....anyone notice about that article that hobson completely disregarded Reggie McNeal? hobson didnt list him as a top 6 to make the roster at WR. guess the practice squad...he'll prolly get snatched up.In a past article he said mcneal could be 3rd string qb / 7th WR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jditty47 Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 ya that was in the past. that was before training camp. i wouldnt mind him as our 3rd qb...and let johnson and meyers go - or meyers to PS. he will have to show something special on ST or hes not gonna make the roster i dont think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazkal Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 ya that was in the past. that was before training camp. i wouldnt mind him as our 3rd qb...and let johnson and meyers go - or meyers to PS. he will have to show something special on ST or hes not gonna make the roster i dont think.Aye,mybe they can IR meyers for a sprained ankle lol then he can hopfully be our #2 next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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