HoosierCat Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 From a one-win team to a two-win team! Woo-hoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walrus Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 From a one-win team to a two-win team! Woo-hoo!Look out -- Mike Brown's gonna be pissed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregstephens Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 From a one-win team to a two-win team! Woo-hoo!Look out -- Mike Brown's gonna be pissed!Would you guys quit spreading your 'themes', please? Sheesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Not sure how this works. Do the Bengals still get a comp pick in exchange for Rowe that matches the round he was drafted in OR did that ship sail once the Bengals cut Rowe earlier in the year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 I'm fairly certain comp picks only accrue for FAs lost in the offseason FA period Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidge Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 We'd only waste any comp pick we might have picked up on a blind, on-legged kicker anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 To tell you the truth, this kind of suprised me. When the suprise started was when he was cut in favor of Jordan. I really thought Rowe was going to stick and develop. Oh well, add QB to the draft list in the later rounds or pick up someone in FA. I mean with Fitznuttrick being a FA as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COB Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 To tell you the truth, this kind of suprised me. When the suprise started was when he was cut in favor of Jordan. I really thought Rowe was going to stick and develop. Oh well, add QB to the draft list in the later rounds or pick up someone in FA. I mean with Fitznuttrick being a FA as well...My thoughts exactly. Rowe certainly has some physical tools, and I thought they were grooming him to be a long term backup to Carson. I still have not read anything from the coaches or the front office that rebuts my original opinion - that Jordan Palmer was signed (and Rowe cut) as a as a way to stroke Carson and keep him content. Becuase if he goes off the reservation, Mike Brown won't have much left to cling to. I mean, right now, Carson's it for him. Look at the one thing he threw in our faces in his interview, it was pretty much Carson, Carson, Carson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 To tell you the truth, this kind of suprised me. When the suprise started was when he was cut in favor of Jordan. I really thought Rowe was going to stick and develop. Oh well, add QB to the draft list in the later rounds or pick up someone in FA. I mean with Fitznuttrick being a FA as well...My thoughts exactly. Rowe certainly has some physical tools, and I thought they were grooming him to be a long term backup to Carson. I still have not read anything from the coaches or the front office that rebuts my original opinion - that Jordan Palmer was signed (and Rowe cut) as a as a way to stroke Carson and keep him content. Becuase if he goes off the reservation, Mike Brown won't have much left to cling to. I mean, right now, Carson's it for him. Look at the one thing he threw in our faces in his interview, it was pretty much Carson, Carson, Carson.I recognize this! It's the "All Eggs In One Basket" plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COB Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 To tell you the truth, this kind of suprised me. When the suprise started was when he was cut in favor of Jordan. I really thought Rowe was going to stick and develop. Oh well, add QB to the draft list in the later rounds or pick up someone in FA. I mean with Fitznuttrick being a FA as well...My thoughts exactly. Rowe certainly has some physical tools, and I thought they were grooming him to be a long term backup to Carson. I still have not read anything from the coaches or the front office that rebuts my original opinion - that Jordan Palmer was signed (and Rowe cut) as a as a way to stroke Carson and keep him content. Becuase if he goes off the reservation, Mike Brown won't have much left to cling to. I mean, right now, Carson's it for him. Look at the one thing he threw in our faces in his interview, it was pretty much Carson, Carson, Carson.I recognize this! It's the "All Eggs In One Basket" plan. Baskets represent administrative overhead, so down at the sycophant farm it's a "All Eggs In One Haphazard Clutch On The Floor" plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 It's like the other guy we drafted and then went on to play elsewhere Casey or whatever his name was. Big guy, big arm, needing to be developed and then let go. Don't get me wrong, it's not the biggest of losses, but it ensures that the backup position continues to be an issues that needs to be addressed. Just draft someone and stick with them to develope. Anyway, who do we look to draft or pick up to handle this problem now ?? Please don't say Nutzpatrick either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurebengal08 Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 It's like the other guy we drafted and then went on to play elsewhere Casey or whatever his name was. Big guy, big arm, needing to be developed and then let go. Don't get me wrong, it's not the biggest of losses, but it ensures that the backup position continues to be an issues that needs to be addressed. Just draft someone and stick with them to develope. Anyway, who do we look to draft or pick up to handle this problem now ?? Please don't say Nutzpatrick either...Casey Bramlet is who you're thinking about. NFLEuropa player extrordanaire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 There you go, that dude... He seemed to have all the tools you looked for in a developing backup. Oh well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 I agree that they should have developed Bramlet, but I'd also say - why not develop Junior Palmer in that role now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Anyway, who do we look to draft or pick up to handle this problem now ?? Please don't say Nutzpatrick either...I have no problem with Fitz. He's not the issue and hasn't been all year. In fact, we saw again yesterday what we saw a few weeks ago against Jacksonville: when the rest of the offense bothers to show up, we can win with Fitz under center. When the line and running game go AWOL, as they have done for most of the year, even having Palmer in there isn't much help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Fitz has proven serviceable at times, but even when he has had to to make passes, he tends to sail them and not be very accurate in the long ball. I will give him some slack in regards to the o-line play though... I just don't think he sees things very well, gets the ball knocked down alot, and while I love his mobility, think he looks to run more than pass. Once again, maybe the o-line play has more to do with that when you getting smashed week in and week out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Just to be clear, I don't think Fitz is anything special. Certainly no team is going to come running after him with a starting job come March. But from my seat, I see too many problem spots on this team to waste a draft pick on a backup QB project, and no free agent QB worth a damn is going to want to sign on here with Palmer and his $100 million paycheck firmly ensconced behind center. Which is why they drafted Rowe, of course, a move I approved of even though it hasn't worked out. But again, with all the holes we have, I would be happy to see them resign Ryan to a backup deal.The one intriguing thought is Kitna. I think his starting days are just about done, and at 36 he may be ready to call it a career after washing out in Detroit, but he knows the system and is better than Fitz. The Bengals could do worse than getting him to come back and hold a clipboard for a couple years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalPimp Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 We'd only waste any comp pick we might have picked up on a blind, on-legged kicker anyway.hey, leave Shayne Graham out of this !!!!!!!!!just kidding guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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