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This is possibly a blessing in disguise. Of course I hate to see a guy lose his entire season.

Wilson is more fit to be a backup to Rudi then Kenny Watson. We already have our change of pace back, and I imagine Wilson could be more of a contributor than Watson would have been.

Count me with the preseason Kenny Watson supporters, but this isn't all that bad of news from a team standpoint.

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That's too bad.

Watson was a good player when he got the chance.

I agree. I always thought he was a quality third string running back. And don't forget that he was a decent special teams contributor that made about a tackle a game last season and even had one on Sunday against the Browns. Replacing Watson on special teams may play a role in what Marvin decides to do next.

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Guys, don't forget that Kenny Watson was a solid special teamer. Can Quincy Morgan fill that hole? I don't remember him returning or covering kicks during the pre-season, a role that Watson filled well. My guess is that ML will fill the roster spot with someone who can contribute on special teams. How about a Phoenix named Cliff Russell!?!?

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Quincy Wilson did cover kicks in preseason i dont know if he made a tackle on special teams though. I think he would be a good back up to CP and Rudi because i think he has a lil CP and a lil Rudi in him. Hes powerful like Rudi but seems to have some quickness and can catch the ball out of the back field pretty well.

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So the question is:

With Watson done, who will best help?

a) a PS RB with unproven RB skills (Q.Wilson)

B) a PS WR who can play special teams during returns (J. Broussard)

c) a FA who can do both (Quentin Griffith as an ex.)

d) a Defensive player from the PS or FA.

didn't want to do an offical poll, too annoying.

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This is possibly a blessing in disguise. Of course I hate to see a guy lose his entire season.

Wilson is more fit to be a backup to Rudi then Kenny Watson. We already have our change of pace back, and I imagine Wilson could be more of a contributor than Watson would have been.

Count me with the preseason Kenny Watson supporters, but this isn't all that bad of news from a team standpoint.

It was definitely a blessing w/o any disguise for Chris Perry because it looks like a matter of time IMO before the Bengals realize they're gonna need a better runner between the tackles and blitz blocker than Perry as a 3rd down back.

For the team, the loss of Watson is a real blow. He was the lead blocker for KRs split deep w/ Tab Perry and was a high impact blocker who flat out blew people up whether on KRs or in the backfield. Plus, if Perry got either injured or saw less playing time due to lack of production, Watson would've not only been able to step in but would've been an upgrade over Perry IMO.

There's no way Wilson is anywhere close to being able to do what Watson did in any facet as 3rd down back, Rudi backup, or special teamer. JJ is better suited and I think it'd be a wasted roster spot to bring of Wilson because I doubt he'd make the 45-man active roster for the whole year.

If they go w/ RB, I'd rather see them go with Mike Cloud, who has KR experience, can play other special teams, and can actually play RB in the NFL -- even over Quentin Griffin. The downside w/ Cloud is he ain't a receiver. An intriguing option out there is Alex Haynes, who can ran and catch and has good size but was cut from the Ratbird practice squad last week.

But I think they look at LT because of Levi hobbling around.

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