Bengals Waive Five

[CP9]

Larson can punt...No fear. If he can't I think Johnson is still under 50, what is the mandatory retirement age for punters? The difference in punting between Nebraska football and the NFL is negligible.

[schweinhart]

If they didn't cut TJ last year, why would they axe Warrick this year?

That's the point. I was real surprised to see Hobson even remotely suggest that P-Dub could be on the way out.

But Housh had a hamstring deal, not an arthritic knee. With the less severe injury, I can see not cutting Housh last year, especially coming off a 2-14 year. Now with P-Dub's knee question, it does make it harder to cut Housh this year.

Still, Housh still gotta go IMO. The reason is he's unreliable w/ the ball. No doubt he's got speed and skills. But the bottom line question with him is if he's worth the risk of costing points that cost a game. Dropped passes and fumbles can cost games. Reckless running w/ the ball leads to injury.

True, Housh has the speed and skills to win games. But my take on him is he's a greater risk of significantly contributing to more losses than being instrumental in wins.

Patrick Johnson should get to make his own case w/ Palmer instead of Kitna throwing to him. If Palmer was QB vs. Pats, PJohnson gets a TD on his 42-yard catch because the ball was underthrown 10 yards by Kitna.