HoosierCat Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 Per Curnutte's blog.http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/benga...fitzpatrick.aspGawd I hope this means Doug Johnson is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 I hate that we had to give up a draft pick to do it, but if it rids us of Doug Johnson, then I guess it's worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spor_tees Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 Wali Lundy and Darius Walker got cut by the Texans...also cut by the Texans, Jared "Trick Play" Zebransky.Also a cut to mention, Buster Davis was cut by the Arizona Cardinals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 I hate that we had to give up a draft pick to do it, but if it rids us of Doug Johnson, then I guess it's worth it.Absolutely! Uh...wait. I wonder how high this "undisclosed" draft pick is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted September 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 I hate that we had to give up a draft pick to do it, but if it rids us of Doug Johnson, then I guess it's worth it.Absolutely! Uh...wait. I wonder how high this "undisclosed" draft pick is?I'm sure it's one of those "conditional" day 2 picks (Fitz was a 7th rounder initially) and probably won't be any higher than a 6th rounder unless something happens to Palmer, and Fitz has some sort of monster year. But in any event we will have at least one comp pick next April, and maybe as many as four...so we got picks to spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 I hate that we had to give up a draft pick to do it, but if it rids us of Doug Johnson, then I guess it's worth it.Absolutely! Uh...wait. I wonder how high this "undisclosed" draft pick is?I'm sure it's one of those "conditional" day 2 picks (Fitz was a 7th rounder initially) and probably won't be any higher than a 6th rounder unless something happens to Palmer, and Fitz has some sort of monster year. But in any event we will have at least one comp pick next April, and maybe as many as four...so we got picks to spare.Sounds reasonable. I read there that this guy is also a Harvard grad! Can't be no dummy I would guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsbengalsbucks Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 I like this kid, but it seems a bit to late to be switching #2 QB's. Is Rowe #2 till Fitz can get the system under him? I hope Johnson is gone. Much better pick-up than Leftwich would be IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingwilly Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 This does spell the end for the former Benglas QB Doug Johnson. Fitzpatrick cannot possibly be any worse. Hell, most of us here could play as poorly as Doug Johnson.Consider this, had they given Rowe the time they gave Johsnon, he'd be that much further along and maybe not need to give up a pick (probably an r4) to get Fitz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 Assuming the pick traded is no higher than a 6, I am VERY happy about this transaction, and like most of the rest of you, see this as the end of Doug Johnson....which is a good thing. I don't see Rowe going....he had his share of good moments and he hasn't had much of a chance to prove himself. Call Carson the starter (duh!), Fitzpatrick the experienced backup, and Rowe the developmental guy.He's smart, big, and extremely accurate (short and medium passes). Has some experience in a top offense. Knows the NFC west (we play them this year) . Bottom line: both cheaper and better than Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ox Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 Can't say I'm surprised about this. DJ was absolutely horrible. I wonder if our front office was on the phone with the Rams before, during or after his second pick last night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 Can't say I'm surprised about this. DJ was absolutely horrible. I wonder if our front office was on the phone with the Rams before, during or after his second pick last night?I suspect they've been looking for his replacement since at least the Lions game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 I remember Fitzpatrick having a monster game in his rookie season, leading the Rams in a big comeback over the Texans. This seems like as good a pickup as any to replace Dougie. If the draft pick is higher than a fifth rounder, which I highly doubt, my mood will change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Thank you God !!! I've been hoping for him to get the boot since last year. Dougie was garbage and Fitz can't be any worse. I also agree that it would have been good to get Rowe more reps during the preseason, but hindsight is 20/20...WHODEY !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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