Who will we be losing

[ttilt]

the biggest question mark in this is kitna but besides him who will be testing the free agency waters?

[AGrizzlyBaer]

both kw's i think

[Stripes]

I think we will keep both Kelly Washington and Kevin Walter honestly. Of all our free agents, the most likely losses as I see it are Marcus Wilkins, Matt Schobel, Tony Stewart, Nate Webster, Carl Powell, Ifeanyi Ohalete, and maybe Jon Kitna.

[Kazkal]

I think the most 2 importent players we need keep would be

JJ and smith(or does his contract end year after?)

KW I'm sure will get tender and would like see walter & schobel kept too (both for low price acourse)

[ShulaSteakhouse]

I think we will keep both Kelly Washington and Kevin Walter honestly. Of all our free agents, the most likely losses as I see it are Marcus Wilkins, Matt Schobel, Tony Stewart, Nate Webster, Carl Powell, Ifeanyi Ohalete, and maybe Jon Kitna.

Pretty much sums it up, in other words, no one to lose any sleep over.

KW's problem is he doesn't have the speed/quickness Marvin is in love with - and is basically a poor man's TJ at this point still. So it's hard to tell what they will do with him. I'm guessing that along with Sam, they'll be looking at a speedy WR.

[Whur CHad At?]

We need to keep Ohalete IMO..... :-D

[Stripes]

We need to keep Ohalete IMO..... :-D

Actually... I don't see that as a terrible idea. If we end up losing Wilkins, I'd bet that Ohalete would be a very good special teamer (unless he wants to test the market to get a starting job ). Still, that'd throw off the balance of LBs and DBs on the roster, so maybe not.

[turningpoint]

I bet Marcus wilkins returns.

[The_Next_Big_Thing]

In my opinion, the guys we need to keep are Kevin W, Nate Webster (at a backup's pay), and Kitna.

[schweinhart]

Of the Bengals 12 unrestricted free agents, only 2 are worth re-signing, Jon Kitna and Kenny Watson.

Of the restricted free agents, JJ, Kooistra, and Walter are worth the minimum tender and no other teams will bid higher.

A 3rd round pick in this year's draft is worth more than K-Dub. If the Bengals stake the minimum tender for him, hopefully some other team gives him an offer sheet in exchange for the 3rd round pick.

Time for the Bengals to dump a bunch of dead weight.

[kingwilly]

What they should do.

UFA's - I think Watson, Wilkins, Navies and maybe Luchey would get re-signed.

RFA's - I see all of them coming back....despite this being a weak WR class, teams may realize that Washington is a #3 at best and plays no special teams...not worth a 3rd rounder for most...I'd rather keep him soley based on his familiarity of the O.

I'm sensing a churn of players also. It will be year 4 of the ML era and he will be forced to make some decisions about overall direction. Contracts will be coming up, another draft class, and the clear exceleence of the O and utterly poor play of the D after week 6 will weigh heavy.

Now, what they will proably do.

UFA's - Sign Kitna, Watson, Schoebel, bauman, Mitchell and Powell. Brat will want his guys, Marvin will want his. Famailiarity and continuity prevail.

RFA's - Keep JJ and Walter. Kooistra and Wash go bye-bye.

FA's - Maybe 1 or 2 guys on D. Maybe a LB and DT. Prolly no new O FA's will get grabbed.

The rationale is that these are players the coaches know (both their strengths and weakensses) and are pretty cheap. Keep in mind that Mike Brown still owns the team/

[Tasher]

Are we revisiting the GM Thread?

Kitna - likely gone

Kooistra - depth and experience building on OL, will be resigned

Larson - may not be resigned but will have heavy competition in camp and could get released anyway

Luchey - likely not resigned if Watson is healthy

Mitchell - likely resigned for depth and special teams

Navies - not resigned

Ohalete - not resigned

Powell - tough one here to call, I think that he might not be resigned by the Bengals due to his solo act in the off-season program, but we'll see

Schobel - I really feel that he will be resigned, which will be a huge surprise

Stewart - not resigned

Walter - resigned

Washington - will get offer sheet, may be gone so we get comp pick, either way it is a good situation

Watson - if healty will be resigned

Webster - team will want to keep him I suspect, but he is listed as one of the top backers in UFA, so he may get severely overpaid on the FA market and will go where he can start. We could be surprised by him deciding to stay to get another ring, though

Wilkins - resigned

FWIW, IMHO

[Kazkal]

what happened to that cfl kicker

[The_Next_Big_Thing]

Guys, neither Watson nor Luchey are likely to be resigned with the way Rudi and Chris played. We'll pick a scrub 3rd RB on day 2.

[jrandom42]

what happened to that cfl kicker

He signed with the Packers.

[HairOnFire]

what happened to that cfl kicker

He signed with the Packers.

Are you sure about that? He wasn't scheduled to become a CFL free agent until Feb.15th.

The last I heard is that he had worked out for the Packers and the Bengals and had received contract offers from both teams....which he couldn't sign until becoming a free agent.

[LB51]

what happened to that cfl kicker

He signed with the Packers.

Are you sure about that? He wasn't scheduled to become a CFL free agent until Feb.15th.

The last I heard is that he had worked out for the Packers and the Bengals and had received contract offers from both teams....which he couldn't sign until becoming a free agent.

There is no record of his signing on NFL.com or the packers home page.