http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/15048 Recent articles about Pat Sims en-us Bengals third-round pick, defensive tackle Pat Sims, may get on the field for the first time this season as John Thornton battles an Achilles injury.... Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:27:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/349119 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/349119 Bengals third-round pick, defensive tackle Pat Sims, may get on the field for the first time this season as John Thornton battles an Achilles injury.... Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:27:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/349119 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/349119 Bengals third-round pick, defensive tackle Pat Sims, may get on the field for the first time this season as John Thornton battles an Achilles injury.... Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:26:15 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/348939 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/348939 Bengals third-round pick, defensive tackle Pat Sims, may get on the field for the first time this season as John Thornton battles an Achilles injury.... Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:26:15 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/348939 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/348939 The odds of the Browns beating the Bengals here in Cincinnati today just went up a great deal, as the Bengals are placing Carson Palmer on the list as their third QB, meaning he will only play in an emergency role. Ryan Fitzpatrick will get the start for the Bengals. Palmer was placed on the [...] Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:19:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/342936 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/342936 The odds of the Browns beating the Bengals here in Cincinnati today just went up a great deal, as the Bengals are placing Carson Palmer on the list as their third QB, meaning he will only play in an emergency role. Ryan Fitzpatrick will get the start for the Bengals. Palmer was placed on the [...] Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:18:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/342929 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/342929 The odds of the Browns beating the Bengals here in Cincinnati today just went up a great deal, as the Bengals are placing Carson Palmer on the list as their third QB, meaning he will only play in an emergency role. Ryan Fitzpatrick will get the start for the Bengals. Palmer was placed on the [...] Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:04:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/340493 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/340493 The odds of the Browns beating the Bengals here in Cincinnati today just went up a great deal, as the Bengals are placing Carson Palmer on the list as their third QB, meaning he will only play in an emergency role. Ryan Fitzpatrick will get the start for the Bengals. Palmer was placed on the [...] Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:03:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/340492 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/340492 <a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_nK03PSUrKvU/SJOCUcpgy7I/AAAAAAAAAuA/c5Z1K3XKcUc/s1600-h/NFL.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229666880106580914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_nK03PSUrKvU/SJOCUcpgy7I/AAAAAAAAAuA/c5Z1K3XKcUc/s200/NFL.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are my quick thoughts of the day....<br /><br />...If Favre does this retirement deal, he will lose many loyal supporters. MANY....<br /><br />...The Arizona Cards signed OT Kelly Butler today. Butler had been with the Lions and the Browns. He has talent, but has never loved the game. This is his last chance, he needs to make it work....<br /><br />...Arizona claimed and was awarded OC Pat Ross from the Panthers. The Cards must have a ton of injuries in their offensive line....<br /><br />...No one claimed Mike Williams of the Titans. That was not difficult to predict....<br /><br />...Shawn Andrews has a website stating he is available for motivational speeches. He might need to give one to himself....<br /><br />...Detroit signed two centers today. One of them is Andy McCollum, formerly of the Rams. The Lions must have problems at center right now. I signed Andy 14 years ago from the Arena League 2. He has had one hell of a career.<br /><br />...The only thing keeping Ahmad Bradshaw from making a lot of money in this league will be his off-the-field conduct....<br /><br />...I have been hearing that the Ravens offensive line was bad <span style="font-style:italic;">before</span> all the injuries. What does that tell you?<br /><br />...Even though Fabian Washington will have to serve a one-game suspension, I think the Ravens did a smart thing trading for him. With both starting corners over 30, they need some youth in the secondary. By the way, this might be the first time many Raven players have been in a hard-hitting NFL camp. Under Brian Billick, camp was not tough.<br /><br />...I think DT Red Bryant of Seattle is going to be a very good player. I know he just got hurt, but this time next year he will be a bear to block....<br /><br />...Speaking of DTs, the Bengals' Pat Sims can really be a load. He has great talent and will give Cincy a physical player inside. He just needs to have a football-first mentality....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lombardionfootball/Seay/~4/353013168" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:10:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/300860 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/300860 The Bengals have certainly been in the news often this off-season for a number of reasons. Both Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh have expressed their displeasure over their current contracts and at one point it looked as if both were going to skip the team's mini-camp. The team also released oft-troubled WR Chris Henry and LB Odell Thurman - call it addition by subtraction - but both are gifted players who were looked to help the team contend again this coming season. Cincinnati failed to address its most glaring need in free agency, defensive tackle, but it's not like they didn't try. A deal for Shaun Rogers fell through, and he ended up coming here to Cleveland, and a deal for Dewayne Robison from the Jets also failed to materialize. And on top of all this the Bengals lost arguably their best defensive player in FA, Justin Smith. With all this in mind the Bengals' draft went as follows (Thurman was still with the team at the time of the draft): Round 1 – Keith Rivers, OLB, USC (9) Round 2 – Jerome Simpson, WR, Costal Carolina (46) Round 3 – Pat Sims, DT, Auburn (77) Andre Caldwell, WR, Florida (97) Round 4 - Anthony Collins, OT, Kansas (112) Round 5 – Jason Shirley, DT, Fresno St. (145) Round 6 – Corey Lynch, S, Appalachian St. (177) Matt Sherry, TE, Villanova (207) Round 7 – Angelo Craig, DE, Cincinnati (244) Mario Urrutia, WR, Louisville (246) The Bengals also signed three players this off-season: Darryl Blackstock, LB Antwan Odom, DE Ben Utecht, TE So what does all this mean to the Browns and the rest of the AFC North? Well, besides the FA signings and possibly Rivers, the rest of the off-season acquisitions will more than likely be role players. Simpson will fill the void left by Henry and may be a viable option in the red zone with his size, but he will still be a work in progress, having not played against top competition. It's no secret that this team had trouble on the defensive side of the ball last season, and I don't expect that to change either this year, mainly because they failed to address the defensive line in the early rounds of the draft (1st-2nd rounds). The pick of Rivers will help, if he was able to roam freely, but teams will be able to make sure he is limited in his involvement (much like teams were able to contain Kamerion Wimbley this past season). I don't think it's hard to predict this team going 6-10 or 5-11; they will win some games because they still have a potent offense, but that can only get you so far, as we found out last year with our beloved Browns. Draft grade: C - What were they doing taking three wide receivers when they certainly had bigger needs? Yes, at the time it looked like Johnson would not play, but three seems a bit much. Season prediction: 5-11, last in AFC North Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:15:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/281348 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/281348