http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/7134 Recent articles about Andre Caldwell en-us The Bengals are slowly but surely getting their draft picks signed. Six of the 10 appear to be done deals, and "productive discussions" are ongoing with second round WR Jerome Simpson and third round WR Andre Caldwell. Meanwhile, more first-round deals are getting done, with the Jets inking the 6th selection, Vernon Gholston and the [...] Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:38:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295448 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295448 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 Florida escaped from The Swamp Saturday night with a win, but not with a clean bill of health. Continue to 2nd paragraph Senior receiver Andre Caldwell suffered a knee injury during the second half of the Gators 59-31 win over Troy and will undergo an MRI. Coach Urban Meyer said he was told the injury is not believed to be serious. "Bubba has an MCL," Meyer said. "He's going for an MRI but they're telling me he'll be fine for next week." Sun, 09 Sep 2007 12:27:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/26455 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/26455 Florida coach Urban Meyer predicted several times during the past few weeks that senior WR Andre Caldwell was ready to have a big season and that sophomore WR Riley Cooper would see more balls thrown his way. Meyer was correct on both counts; Caldwell and Cooper each finished with more than 100 receiving yards in Saturday's 49-3 win against Western Kentucky. Caldwell, a Jefferson High graduate, hauled in the Gators' first completion of the season for a 48-yard gain on Florida's third play from scrimmage. For the day, Caldwell caught three passes for 103 yards. Sun, 02 Sep 2007 12:22:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/25676 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/25676