walzav29 Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 GEORGETOWN, Ky. _ The Bengals took the field Thursday morning and opened training camp at Georgetown College with right tackle Andre Smith still on the sidelines.Smith, who missed all of the last camp in a rookie holdout, was one of what appeared to be five players not suited up. The Bengals had hoped the foot surgery that knocked Smith out of all of the spring workouts would be healed enough for him to line up in the first practice.Under hazy skies with a touch of a breeze, head coach Marvin Lewis commenced his eighth Bengals' camp in helmets and shorts. They aren't expected to go full pads until one of Saturday's two practices.Also not working were cornerback Leon Hall, left guard Evan Mathis, SAM linebacker Rashad Jeanty, and safety Tom Nelson. Hall apparently tweaked his back in a workout a few days ago and is expected to be out only briefly and could be back as soon as the weekend. Jeanty (leg) and Mathis (foot) are coming off surgeries.If wide receiver Terrell Owens is going to get No. 81 when he signs later Thursday, it hasn't happened yet. Wide receiver Antonio Bryant took the field with it.That's alot of weight to put on them tender feet. I'm starting to officially doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COB Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 It's times like this that make me wish this site didn't have an obscenity filter. Someone call Alvin Keels and ask him how we fix this fat guy's foot, he had all the answers last summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 It sure would be nice if he could get on the f**kin' field... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walzav29 Posted July 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 "How does it feel to be a millionaire" - KeelsHere's my question"How does it feel to steal millions of dollars" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShulaSteakhouse Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Not a lot of info there from Hobson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Not a lot of info there from Hobson. Almost like a headline without a story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 You scared me...I thought he got on the field and THEN was sidelined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Per a series of tweets just now, no contact for Smith for 2-3 weeks and they are considering him a candidate for the PUP list that matters, the one that would sideline him for the first six weeks of the season.Jeebus.Greg, NOW you can start your "BUST?" thread. Frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_Bengals_Fan Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 It's times like this that make me wish this site didn't have an obscenity filter. See, you have to get creative with intentional misspellings. Like, "fokk you, Alvin Keels!". Seriously though, this whole thing is getting annoying. Has a top-10 pick never played a snap before? He really does have a chance to go out as the biggest bust in draft history. Which is good, since he had the biggest bust at the combine. You're damn right I'm bringing that joke back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 and this was why I wanted the Bengals to draft Eugene Monroe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 In fairness, I think he played a few snaps late last year, DC. Not that that is saying much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregstephens Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Per a series of tweets just now, no contact for Smith for 2-3 weeks and they are considering him a candidate for the PUP list that matters, the one that would sideline him for the first six weeks of the season.Jeebus.Greg, NOW you can start your "BUST?" thread. Frustrating.Nope...not gonna do it. I said all along I hoped I was wrong...I still maintain that hope. If I wasn't wrong, I will never rub that against my brothers who have held out greater hope than I.I hope the big guy can do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Nothing more frustrating than injuries. Particularly foot injuries on big people. Ask Bill Walton.I went to find Reedy's positional preview on the OL to remind myself the depth at T (and couldn't find it at the Enquirer). It's Whit and Roland starting with Collins at back-up, and... who else? If Smith can't go, who else there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
membengal Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Just found this thread and perused it:/>http://forums.bengalszone.com/index.php?showtopic=21735&st=0I don't know the next two candidates. I would hate to be beholden to Gabriel Manns and/or Andrew Mitchell at any point this year, I think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Not sure what was in the previously mentioned twats but after watching Marvin's press conference it seems more like a matter of conditioning rather than the injury itself. FWIW, I couldn't hear many of the questions, only Marvin's answers, but at one point he spoke about a player being fully recovered, but eight weeks behind everyone else in regards to conditioning. Might have been Reggie Kelly though as his name, amongst others, was mentioned in the same sequence. Marvin also claimed Antonio Bryant was healthy, but needed to change the way he practiced and played. In short, he picked up some bad habits from "playing on one leg" and now needs to adjust by playing lower and making sharper cuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekshank Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Everyone relax. Even if they PUP him, they can always bring in Levi Jones. Looks like it'll be another 2-3 weeks though according to ML. Hopefully it doesn't linger any more than that... but it is getting worrisome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_Bengals_Fan Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 In fairness, I think he played a few snaps late last year, DC. Not that that is saying much...Crap, I must have blinked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Can anyone say as they are really surprised ?? I mean there was talk that they weren't sure he was going to win the starting job due to his coming back from injury. Irritating and worrisome ?? Sure. Surprising at this point ?? Nope... That's just sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingwilly Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Nothing more frustrating than injuries. Particularly foot injuries on big people. Ask Bill Walton.I went to find Reedy's positional preview on the OL to remind myself the depth at T (and couldn't find it at the Enquirer). It's Whit and Roland starting with Collins at back-up, and... who else? If Smith can't go, who else there?I think this team struck out by not taking a mid-round T this last draft. Only having Whit, Roland, Collins and Smith, with Smith being a HUGE question mark seems a bit of a "Doh!" moment.Mitchell and Manns are interesting projects but nowhere near ready for NFL primetime.I guess Mathis could swing to LT, as he has the footwork and hands to make it work in case of utter disaster should Whit have to go to RT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Ray Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Should we put in a call to Big Willie? I say "why not"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Should we put in a call to Big Willie? Why bother calling? Big Willie now spends his most of his free time sleeping in the hallway outside of Mike Brown's office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COB Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Big Willie now spends his most of his free time sleeping in the hallway outside of Mike Brown's office.Nat Geo channel has a pretty good documentary about the Beachmaster, the dominant male Elephant Seal that rolls around the beach, tusking upstart rivals, and servicing his harem. Don't know why I just thought of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Everyone relax. Even if they PUP him, they can always bring in Levi Jones.You owe me for the drink I just spit across the table as I read this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 I guess Mathis could swing to LTMathis is still rehabbing an injury of his own, and was on the sidelines today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volcom69 Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 This is not good, well i guess its alittle to early to worry about the o-line but this is not good. So Roland again, i liked him for run block but his pass blocking was not that great. Oh man hope this o-line gets healthy in time for the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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