skyline Posted September 4, 2005 Report Posted September 4, 2005 9/4/2005 - 2:45 p.m.The Bengals filled seven of their eight spots on the practice squad Sunday. Rookie cornerback Patrick Body, rookie linebacker Derek Curry, and rookie safety Herana-Daze Jones make their first appearances on the squad. So does running back Quincy Wilson, who spent the last three games of last season on the Bengals' active roster after they picked him off the Falcons' practice squad.Re-joining the squad are wide receiver Jamall Broussard, tight end/fullback Ronnie Ghent and offensive lineman Pete Lougheed. Broussard was on the Cincinnati practice squad last year until Carolina claimed him Oct. 14. Ghent spent the last 11 weeks of '04 on the squad, and Lougheed was on the squad for the first 15 weeks of last season before being activated. Quote
Stripes Posted September 4, 2005 Report Posted September 4, 2005 No Casey Bramlet eh? That surprises me. Quote
JPW Posted September 4, 2005 Report Posted September 4, 2005 I like all the guys they put on it.Brandon Williams isn't eligible for the PS ? Quote
UKstripes Posted September 4, 2005 Report Posted September 4, 2005 Does that mean those named have already cleared waivers?I have this urge to see Herana-Daze Jones run an interception back for a score and the Indiana Jones theme music burst into life at PBS.. Quote
HairOnFire Posted September 5, 2005 Report Posted September 5, 2005 Nice. My personal favorites include Jones, Body, Ghent, and Broussard. Quote
schweinhart Posted September 5, 2005 Report Posted September 5, 2005 That's a helluva practice squad. :player: I like how all them dudes play.Sort of surprised by no Bramlet, but the only cut Bengals I've seen picked up so far are Langston Moore by Zona and Dante Ridgeway by NYJ. Quote
oldschooler Posted September 5, 2005 Report Posted September 5, 2005 Russell, Moore and Williams were the only playersthat we cut that weren`t eligible for the practice squad. I`m happy they got to keep all of those players.I was afraid they might lose out on a few of them.I`m really happy to see that we got Quincy Wilsonand Herana-Daze Jones...hope they last through the season... Quote
DontPushMe Posted September 5, 2005 Report Posted September 5, 2005 I cant believe any of you thought we would have a QB on our practice squad. None of these picks suprised me. Quote
Stripes Posted September 5, 2005 Report Posted September 5, 2005 I cant believe any of you thought we would have a QB on our practice squad. None of these picks suprised me.What's farfetched about having a QB on the practice squad? I'm not asking this to open up some juvenile argument. I've never heard this idea, and I'm simply curious where you got it. Quote
Steve4192 Posted September 5, 2005 Report Posted September 5, 2005 What's farfetched about having a QB on the practice squad? Practice snaps.Very few (if any) NFL teams keep 4 QB's because there aren't enough practice snaps to go around. Quote
AMC Posted September 5, 2005 Report Posted September 5, 2005 two or three will be on the team this year eventually due to injury, etc....thats a nice PS to have.... Quote
schweinhart Posted September 5, 2005 Report Posted September 5, 2005 What's farfetched about having a QB on the practice squad?Practice snaps.Very few (if any) NFL teams keep 4 QB's because there aren't enough practice snaps to go around. That does make sense, even though Bramlet now has enough snaps under his belt to be ready if he were called up.Wonder who the 8th will be?DE seems most likely IMO.I thought Derrick Crwaford showed a lot of agility in Europe playing DE in 3-4 and 4-3. He's big enough to go inside and has got some mobility from the edge. Plus his back side pursuit looked pretty good.But he got cut way early. Quote
HairOnFire Posted September 5, 2005 Report Posted September 5, 2005 I cant believe any of you thought we would have a QB on our practice squad. None of these picks suprised me. Gosh you're smart. Still, I have to wonder why you dissed the selection of Madieu Williams? Quote
semiotter Posted September 5, 2005 Report Posted September 5, 2005 Hey guys what do these guys get for being on the "P" squad?? Do they get the same benefits the rest of the NFL players get? Or do they travel with the team? Someone feel me in. I know they run the opposing teams plays that they are going to play next, but is that it? Quote
semiotter Posted September 5, 2005 Report Posted September 5, 2005 Someone feel me in. Arrrrrrrrrrrrgggg!!!! What a HAHAHAHA.. Quote
jjakq27 Posted September 6, 2005 Report Posted September 6, 2005 PRACTICE SQUAD FILLED: The Bengals today signed rookie DT Lynn McGruder of Oklahoma to the practice squad. McGruder (6-2, 302) signed April 26 with Tampa Bay as a college free agent. He played in three preseason games for the Bucs, was waived, and played in one preseason game for Indianapolis before being waived Monday by the Colts.http://www.bengals.com/press/news.asp?iCur...=0&news_id=3134 Quote
MacD BengalFan Posted September 6, 2005 Report Posted September 6, 2005 Does that mean those named have already cleared waivers? The practice squad are players that have already made the final 53 man roster, they are not placed on waivers. Quote
JPW Posted September 6, 2005 Report Posted September 6, 2005 PRACTICE SQUAD FILLED: The Bengals today signed rookie DT Lynn McGruder of Oklahoma to the practice squad. McGruder (6-2, 302) signed April 26 with Tampa Bay as a college free agent. He played in three preseason games for the Bucs, was waived, and played in one preseason game for Indianapolis before being waived Monday by the Colts.http://www.bengals.com/press/news.asp?iCur...=0&news_id=3134A interesting project ...LINK to NFL.comLynn McGruder was regarded as one of the nation's top defensive linemen during his time at Cheyenne (Las Vegas, Nev.) High. McGruder had his scholarship revoked (at Tennessee) after he was charged with marijuana possession with the intent to distribute. The charge was later dismissed, but McGruder had to find a new school. He accepted an offer to attend Oklahoma, spending 2001 as a transfer student. In 2002, McGruder appeared in 10 games behind All-American Tommie Harris for the Sooners. He again played behind Harris. With Harris having gone to the NFL, McGruder stepped into the starting lineup at weak-side defensive tackle in 2004, starting 11 of 13 games. What is interesting is that, McGruder is a wide-body type and not the quick-speed type of DT that ML usually prefers.The kid definitely still needs a lot of work on his game but could potentially become a good run-stopper.He has the overall tools for the defensive tackle position, but doesn't know how to put it all together and compete consistently. He is strong enough to create problems at the line of scrimmage, showing a very combative nature taking on double teams, but needs to improve in his hand usage and do a better job of keeping blockers off his chest. Working in-line, McGruder is an effective tackler who wraps up and holds on to the ball carrier well. He has a short-area burst and is able to locate the ball, but gets too narrow in his base to generate explosion to get an edge on a blocker. He is better when playing the shaded nose; he shows good knee bend and balance to plug holes at the line. He does a good job of reacting to blocking pressure. While he does not have the quickness to spin off blocks, he has the strength to throw and jerk his opponent. However, when he gets too high in his pads, he can be positioned and neutralized. He is not as effective to sit and anchor in a two-gap scheme, but will battle and hold his ground against double-teams. Quote
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