Adam-Whodey Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=thef...n&type=lgnsDhani Jones, MLB, Cincinnati Bengals. Jones, 30, revived his career after Cincinnati picked him up off the street last September. He started the final eight games on the weak side, finished second on the team in tackles and was the special teams captain. It looks like Jones now will move into the middle and give new coordinator Mike Zimmer’s defense a veteran presence inside. That also should help accelerate the development of third-year ‘backer Ahmad Brooks, who will move outside. Good to see someone outside Cincy appreciate Dhani. I personally I love the guy probably one of the most down to earth guys in the NFL (I mean he rides a bike to the stadium, maybe its just me but cant exactly see Chad doing that) he gives his all every play with what talent he has, hope he has a great year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinc1129 Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 I like Jones a lot too and love the veteran leadership he brings to the defense. Hopefully he can have another good year and help with the development of guys like Brooks and Rivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalByTheBay Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 I personally I love the guy probably one of the most down to earth guys in the NFL (I mean he rides a bike to the stadium, maybe its just me but cant exactly see Chad doing that) he gives his all every play with what talent he has, hope he has a great year.I like what he was able to do for us in horrible circumstances last year as well and it's a real pleasant surprise to me that he's back again for this season. That said, I'm just not sure how down to Earth he is -- eccentric maybe. He had his face on the NFLN promos for a couple of years with his bowtie, etc., so he's certainly had more than his share of exposure for a relative journeyman LB. He plays rugby in Europe in the offseason. I think he also plays classical music or something like that. He is a very interesting cat, no doubt, but I'm not sure how "average-joe" he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Whodey Posted July 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 I personally I love the guy probably one of the most down to earth guys in the NFL (I mean he rides a bike to the stadium, maybe its just me but cant exactly see Chad doing that) he gives his all every play with what talent he has, hope he has a great year.I like what he was able to do for us in horrible circumstances last year as well and it's a real pleasant surprise to me that he's back again for this season. That said, I'm just not sure how down to Earth he is -- eccentric maybe. He had his face on the NFLN promos for a couple of years with his bowtie, etc., so he's certainly had more than his share of exposure for a relative journeyman LB. He plays rugby in Europe in the offseason. I think he also plays classical music or something like that. He is a very interesting cat, no doubt, but I'm not sure how "average-joe" he is.yeah ill give you that bad wording just not your typical professional athlete is more what i meant to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalPimp Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 I like what he gave us last year. I really hope he can do it again. He's not a long-term answer obviously, but if he can give us another year, the youngsters should be better off with his veteran presence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Whodey Posted July 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 I think he'll do a good job again this year, helping to give a good example of hardwork and leadership to the young lb's then hopefully take a backup role next year after we draft a MLB (hopefully) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 He was HUGE coming off the street last season to help our sh*tty LB corp ravaged by injuries and stupidity. Here's to hoping he continues being a positive leader and can continue to produce on the field...WHODEY !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalByTheBay Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 I personally I love the guy probably one of the most down to earth guys in the NFL (I mean he rides a bike to the stadium, maybe its just me but cant exactly see Chad doing that) he gives his all every play with what talent he has, hope he has a great year.I like what he was able to do for us in horrible circumstances last year as well and it's a real pleasant surprise to me that he's back again for this season. That said, I'm just not sure how down to Earth he is -- eccentric maybe. He had his face on the NFLN promos for a couple of years with his bowtie, etc., so he's certainly had more than his share of exposure for a relative journeyman LB. He plays rugby in Europe in the offseason. I think he also plays classical music or something like that. He is a very interesting cat, no doubt, but I'm not sure how "average-joe" he is.yeah ill give you that bad wording just not your typical professional athlete is more what i meant to say.That's cool -- I wasn't bashing you or anything. I find him to be an interesting personality. I was prepared to dislike him based on the aforementioned "overexposure" thing, but the more I learn about him the less I think that way. He's somewhat of a renaissance man it seems -- a lot of different interests and about as far from the prevailing hip hop culture as anybody in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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