AGrizzlyBaer Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 The agent for former Cardinals center Alex Stepanovich, an Ohio State product, said his client came to town a few days ago but that may be all.“He had a great visit. He likes the coaches and it seems like a good fit but he’s leaning in a different direction,” Ralph Cindrich said Wednesday.With the loss of center Rich Braham and a backup center in Steinbach, the Bengals appear to be looking for depth behind starting center Eric Ghiaciuc as well as a guy that can also play some guard.Ben Wilkerson, who played his longest stint at center when Ghiaciuc went down early in the third quarter during the Nov. 30 victory over Baltimore, has played sparingly in two other games.The 6-4, 312-pound Stepanovich, who made 30 NFL starts in three seasons with the Cardinals, was a restricted free agent that Arizona didn’t tender. After he played for the Bengals coaches at the 2004 Senior Bowl, the Cards took him in the fourth round.That’s where the Bengals took Ghiaciuc a year later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazkal Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Hmmmm Cardinals left overs? I'll pass.... Wonder if they planned on getting khalil in rnd 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsdoc Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Alex would be good against nose tackles on run plays (Kelly Gregg) but struggles with quickness issues.... but all our opponents play a lot of 3-4 so it could be a good fit.... but Paul ALexander is a bit chauvanistic about his CMU boys like Bluto the one legged tackle................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTG Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Stepanovich was a good center at The OSU. Haven't really had much of a chance to watch him in NFL Purgatory, but he'd at least bring depth to the position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maanster Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Hmmmm Cardinals left overs? I'll pass.... Wonder if they planned on getting khalil in rnd 2 rich braham was a cardinal leftover when we picked him up. the bengals were very excied about alex a few years ago. the kid has over 30 nfl starts. i would love to have him as a back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazkal Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 That was before the cardinals had one of the worst lines for years.He was also casted off as a rookie.1994 Cincinnati Bengals 3 01995 Cincinnati Bengals 0 01996 Cincinnati Bengals 16 161997 Cincinnati Bengals 16 161998 Cincinnati Bengals 12 121999 Cincinnati Bengals 16 162000 Cincinnati Bengals 9 92001 Cincinnati Bengals 16 162002 Cincinnati Bengals 15 152003 Cincinnati Bengals 16 152004 Cincinnati Bengals 10 102005 Cincinnati Bengals 15 152006 Cincinnati Bengals 2 2As a back up I guess it would be alright but I just really could careless if we signed him or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShulaSteakhouse Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Well the Bengals' are not signing him, so, we can move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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