Stripes Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Only with Marvin can the term "permanent" be relative. He'll be a permanent linebacker as long as he has to be one. He'll move back to DE eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalByTheBay Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I think "as permanent as right now can be" means that it's game to game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregCook Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Only with Marvin can the term "permanent" be relative. He'll be a permanent linebacker as long as he has to be one. He'll move back to DE eventually.Define "permanent" has it relates to the NFL. I can't think of a player or coach that is permanent. My fear is that LB is permanently snake bit this season, Geathers will go on the IR after this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1 Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Yeah, he's there until Marvin finds his "permanent" replacement. Probably in next years draft.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted October 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Yeah, he's there until Marvin finds his "permanent" replacement. Probably in next years draft....Yeah, but you know how that will go: first, the replacement will hold out and miss camp. Then he'll get shoved in with insufficent conditioning and tear or pull something that puts him out for six or so weeks -- during with time he'll get 16 DUIs and shoot someone's grandma, and so be suspended for 200 years by GOD-el. Thus, back to Geathers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalByTheBay Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Curnutte adds that Chris Perry has indeed returned to practice.Does anybody else feel like there's a better than 50% chance that C. Perry plays Sunday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted October 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Curnutte adds that Chris Perry has indeed returned to practice.Does anybody else feel like there's a better than 50% chance that C. Perry plays Sunday?Curnutte walked his earlier comment about Perry practicing back in a later update. Perry was indeed on the sidelines and outfitted in pads, etc., and doing some kind of undefined practice-like activities...but since the 3-week window in which he's allowed to practice without being on the 53-man roster hasn't started...he wasn't "officially" practicing.Or something like that.I don't know what their plans are, but Marvin claims he does. I don't expect to see him Sunday, but getting him back in there for Pitt would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalByTheBay Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Curnutte adds that Chris Perry has indeed returned to practice.Does anybody else feel like there's a better than 50% chance that C. Perry plays Sunday?Curnutte walked his earlier comment about Perry practicing back in a later update. Perry was indeed on the sidelines and outfitted in pads, etc., and doing some kind of undefined practice-like activities...but since the 3-week window in which he's allowed to practice without being on the 53-man roster hasn't started...he wasn't "officially" practicing.Or something like that.I don't know what their plans are, but Marvin claims he does. I don't expect to see him Sunday, but getting him back in there for Pitt would be nice.You're probably right, I just have this unsupportable feeling that we will see him sooner rather than later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnglsboi8532 Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 I think its great, first move until we move "permanently" to a 3-4! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 I think its great, first move until we move "permanently" to a 3-4!Oh God...here comes there endless 3-4 vs. 4-3 debate. Isn't it obvious that Marvin Lewis is solid in his resolve with the current defensive line scheme? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoDey93285 Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Curnutte adds that Chris Perry has indeed returned to practice.Does anybody else feel like there's a better than 50% chance that C. Perry plays Sunday?Curnutte walked his earlier comment about Perry practicing back in a later update. Perry was indeed on the sidelines and outfitted in pads, etc., and doing some kind of undefined practice-like activities...but since the 3-week window in which he's allowed to practice without being on the 53-man roster hasn't started...he wasn't "officially" practicing.Or something like that.I don't know what their plans are, but Marvin claims he does. I don't expect to see him Sunday, but getting him back in there for Pitt would be nice.You're probably right, I just have this unsupportable feeling that we will see him sooner rather than later.I hope so. We need a damn running back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg BpG Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?i...e=ESPNHeadlinesWith the position ravaged by injuries, the Cincinnati Bengals have moved left defensive end Robert Geathers to strongside linebacker, and he could stay there for a while. Geathers"He's a linebacker now," coach Marvin Lewis said. "Permanently right now. As permanent as right now can be." The Bengals have lost four straight games following their opening-week victory over the Baltimore Ravens and, with Lewis forced to scramble at the linebacker position, the defense has fallen to a No. 30 statistical ranking in the league. Geathers had never lined up at linebacker before this season, but injuries during the Oct. 1 loss to New England forced him to play there, and he actually started last week's game at Kansas City at the strongside spot. Now he will play there on Sunday against the New York Jets, and apparently for the foreseeable future. "It takes some getting used to, because you're out in space, and I'm not accustomed to the [pass] drops and things like that," Geathers said. "There are a lot of things, technique-wise, that are entirely new. But if that's where they need me, I'll do it." Despite having only one sack in five games after a breakout 2006 season in which he posted 10½ sacks and consistently disrupted opponents' blocking schemes, Geathers remains the Bengals' best outside pass-rush threat. So in most third-down situations, he will move from linebacker to end, and rush from a three-point stance. Eleven-year veteran Bryan Robinson, a former starter, will take over at left end. Cincinnati rewarded Geathers' performance in 2006 by signing him in January to a six-year contract extension with a maximum value of $33.7 million. The deal included $12.5 million in bonuses. In five games this season, the former University of Georgia star, a fourth-round selection in the 2004 draft, has 17 tackles, one sack, three passes defensed and a forced fumble. Who was the guy who told me I was stupid, and to do some research before I said Geather wasn't a great pass rusher??Sorry fella try again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenbengal14 Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 your a d0uche, your browns are playin good but your still the browns and youll back to last place pretty fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted October 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Today's report from Curnutte...anyone else getting the feeling we aren't gonna be seeing Brooks the rest of the year?Rudi doubtful; A. Brooks outUPDATED: 2:05 p.m.Linebacker Ahmad Brooks (groin), wide receiver Antonio Chatman (hamstring) and linebacker Caleb Miller (back) did not practice today and are out for the game Sunday against the Jets.Tailback Rudi Johnson (hamstring) and linebacker Corey Mays (hamstring) were listed as doubtful, and neither player practiced. Coach Marvin Lewis said he would make a decision Sunday on Johnson.Right tackle Willie Anderson (knee) is questionable and practiced in limited fashion.The following seven players are probable and did practice full today: safety Dexter Jackson (knee), linebacker Rashad Jeanty (shin), wide receiver Chad Johnson (ankle), tight end Reggie Kelly (ankle), defensive end Jonathan Fanene (knee), cornerback Deltha O'Neal (back) and safety Madieu Williams (back). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COB Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Willie's out there hobbling around on a bad knee. He's a warrior and I hope he'll consider coaching o-linemen when he's done playing. Brooks - so far not a warrior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Brooks absense has been a big disappointment for me this year. Just when it looks like they might have done something creative by nabbing him in the Supplemental Draft last year, he comes up lame with no end in sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg BpG Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 your a d0uche, your browns are playin good but your still the browns and youll back to last place pretty fastA guy with Nas is his sig calling me a d0uche?Oh the irony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 We'll see Brooks again. The question is for how long. Groin and hamstring pulls are notorius for popping up again and again and even when players are declared healthy...like Rudi and Chatman were prior to last weeks game...they're not. Hamstrings that seem healthy again often fail their first real test. And depending on their severity groin pulls can take more than two months to heal. The worst part about Brooks situation is the way a prolonged injury can derail his development to such a degree that the season could end without the Bengals really knowing what they have in Brooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted October 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 Pregame IR...http://www.bengals.com/news/news.asp?story_id=6375Rudi, Brooks, Miller out...Schlegal starts at MLB... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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