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Searching For Honesty
Visionary people look at the world and see things as they could be. Realistic people see things as they are. Crazy people see things that aren’t there. And delusional people see things as they wish they were.
Mike Brown isn’t crazy (like Al Davis), but he is neither a visionary nor a realist. And that is why the Bengals have floundered under his ownership.
That point was brought...
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March 14, 2011
Discuss
Applauding Mike Brown
That headline got your attention, huh?
Well, Bengals owner Mike Brown has gotten his fair share of criticism from me and everyone else, much of it well-deserved. But it’s also important to note when he gets something right. As other teams furlough personnel and slash payroll in the wake of the NFL’s lockout, Brown told Joe Reedy that he won’t be laying off anyone...
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March 13, 2011
Yes We cANDY?
According to CincyJungle, Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden was at the workout of TCU quarterback Andy Dalton. In my mind, Dalton is a very intriguing prospect for the Bengals. For one, he isn’t expected to be drafted until the second round at the earliest, saving the Bengals a big, bonafide stud pick in Round One. Secondly, he’s a proven winner, having lost only...
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March 11, 2011
Geno The Beast
Josh Kirkendall over at CincyJungle.com linked to a nice write-up by Pro Football Focus about one of our favorite rookies from 2010: Geno Atkins. They put some light on one of the league’s secrets known largely only Bengals fans.
By the end of the year, he had totaled 31 quarterback disruptions, only 12 defensive tackles had more. Most noteworthy is that Atkins accumulated...
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March 11, 2011
The Cam Conundrum
Cam Newton scares me.
Not because he spent his only collegiate season playing in a easy-read spread offense. Not because his accuracy has been suspect during his pre-draft workouts. And not because his transition to pro football is expected to take an extended period of time.
All that aside, part of me would be okay with the Bengals taking him at No. 4 overall. Mel Kiper agrees,...
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March 10, 2011
No Holdups or Holdouts?
If you’re already bored or annoyed by the NFL’s labor struggle, I don’t blame you. But it’s also entirely possible that the Cincinnati Bengals in particular will benefit greatly from one of today’s (supposed) developments. Jason Cole of Yahoo!Sports is reporting that NFL owners and the players union reached an agreement on a rookie wage scale.
For most...
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March 09, 2011
Encouraging News?
My heart sank when I saw this headline on Joe Reedy’s blog: “Four, including Lewis, at Auburn’s pro day“. Internal monologue: Ugh! They’ve locked onto Newton, haven’t they? (subsequent toxic tirade deleted)
Then I actually read the post and learned that one of those 4 was defensive line coach Jay Hayes. Now that is what I want to hear. Hayes sounds...
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March 09, 2011
Judge: Palmer Not Bluffing
Clark Judge from CBS Sports chimed in on Carson Palmer’s trade demand and shared the news that Bengals coaches have been visiting Palmer in hopes of changing his mind. But Judge believes Palmer isn’t bluffing and will indeed retire if the Bengals refuse to trade him.
While I personally am skeptical that Palmer would walk away from football with many good years and many...
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March 08, 2011
Whose Team is This?
Quick: Whose team is this? Who really runs the Cincinnati Bengals?
Aside from the easy answer, Bengals owner/puppeteer Mike Brown, whose identity is stamped on the Cincinnati Bengals?
It used to be Carson Palmer until the franchise quarterback said a separation was in the best interest of both. And of course there’s Marvin Lewis, who does what he can to instill his values...
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March 07, 2011
No QB at #4
On Friday afternoon, I listened to former Bengals beat writer Chick Ludwig for 3 hours on Cincinnati’s ESPN1530 discussing the possibility of the Bengals drafting Cam Newton or Ryan Mallett with the 4th pick of the draft. I wanted to bang my head on my desk, my steering wheel, and any other blunt object I could find. Here is why I think drafting a QB at #4 is a bad idea.
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March 05, 2011
No QB at #4
On Friday afternoon, I listened to former Bengals beat writer Chick Ludwig for 3 hours on Cincinnati’s ESPN1530 discussing the possibility of the Bengals drafting Cam Newton or Ryan Mallett with the 4th pick of the draft. I wanted to bang my head on my desk, my steering wheel, and any other blunt object I could find. Here is why I think drafting a QB at #4 is a bad idea.
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March 05, 2011
Rage Gauge
Back in January, fan rage with the Bengals was everywhere. Season ticket renewal forms were met with eyerolls (or worse) as cancellations skyrocketed. Fans were mailing back Bengals gear to PBS along with “It’s not me, it’s you” break-up letters. Threats to sever ties with the Bengals were common, most notably with the guy who sold his NFL allegiance on ebay...
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March 04, 2011
Grab a Stick. It’s Time to Hit a Dead Horse.
The NFL players and owners have postponed the lockout one day, but it doesn’t seem like a deal will get finished in that time span. Thus, a lockout should hit this weekend, putting a deep freeze on free agency and other player acquisitions, along with a ban on team-sponsored practices and workouts. Until that’s lifted, we will be writing about the same topics over and...
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March 03, 2011
What A Waste
I’ve started looking into the actual trade value of Carson Palmer. As pedestrian as some of Carson’s numbers have been lately (i.e. he was 19th in passer rating in 2010), I could see the first offer only being a 3rd round pick. Interest from a couple of teams could net a 2nd. If the Bengals could start a bidding war, then perhaps they would get the 1st round pick that...
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March 03, 2011
JERRY! JERRY!
The Carson Palmer saga continues as does the silence on the franchise quarterback’s end. I get it. Palmer is classy. He doesn’t want to bad-mouth his team or its owners. Instead, he’s trying to arrange an exit in a respectable fashion.
Well, I want Carson to give us some dirt. Turn this offseason into a full-blown Jerry Springer show. We all know Mike Brown has...
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March 02, 2011
Zimmer: Boom! Winning!
OK, using a quote from the freak show that is Charlie Sheen to describe a guy like Mike Zimmer might be minor sacrilege, but The Zim is everything that “Tiger Blood” Sheen thinks he is. Skilled. Intense. Nasty. Awesome.
Zimmer is such a complete misfit for the uber-dysfunctional Bengals that you can’t help but notice him. You can’t help but like him. His direct...
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March 02, 2011
Order of Operations
My scouting department, which, at zero members is only a wee bit smaller than that of our beloved Bengals, has yet to finish its homework on the NFL’s draft prospects. And yet, I’m ready to roll out my draft-day wish list. Since the Bengals are selecting fourth overall, I only have to go four deep. Here goes:
1. Da’Quan Bowers, defensive end
2. Patrick Peterson...
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March 01, 2011
Bang Head On Wall. Repeat.
In what I can only hope is an all-out disinformation campaign by Geoff Hobson to throw off other teams from the Bengals’ draft intentions (but I know is not from the sinking feeling in my gut that feels way too much like I just OD’ed on sliders), we learned this yesterday from deep inside the bowels of PBS:
All indications are this is going to be an offensive draft in the first...
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March 01, 2011
Not Going Green
Since beeker and everyone else seems to be linking A.J. Green with the Bengals at No. 4, I thought I’d provide a counterpoint and a debate prompt. Here’s my case against Green:
1) Jordan Shipley
2) Jerome Simpson
3) Andre Caldwell
And if you expand the idea of receiver to tight end, you can also add Jermaine Gresham and Chase Coffman. As you can see, the Bengals have...
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February 28, 2011
Going Green
After putting in a lot of time at the Combine last week, Joe Reedy gave an interesting synopsis of the more talked about possibilities for the Bengals. It is worth a minute of your time.
He reports that Ryan Mallett was the best QB to work out, but feels that Christian Ponder of FSU displayed the best fit for Jay Gruden’s style. Then he made this speculation for the Bengals...
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February 27, 2011
Catching a LeFevour
A few days ago, CincyJungle floated the idea that third quarterback Dan LeFevour could gain some ground in the team’s quarterback derby by working out with the wide receivers during a lockout. Today, I’ll float another one – he could be a great fit in Jay Gruden’s new West Coast offense.
The West Coast offense is predicated on accuracy more than anything else...
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February 24, 2011
The Forgotten Need
As the NFL Combine focuses our attention on the draft, we have spent a lot of time talking about the guys we want to see the Bengals take high in the draft to address the big needs they have. And wow are there plenty of needs. Quarterback. Tailback. Guard. Safety. Wide Receiver. (Too bad the Bengals don’t have 6 picks in the first 3 rounds like the Patriots do.)
But there is...
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February 24, 2011
Hitting on Mark?
One player that intrigues me in this year’s draft class is Alabama running back Mark Ingram. The Bengals could clearly use a between-the-tackles grinder with Cedric Benson getting older and developing fumbling issues as well. Mel Kiper put Ingram at No. 11 on his latest big board. Other reports (I believe from ProFootballTalk) have mentioned that Ingram has lost weight in an...
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February 23, 2011
The Value of J-Joe
Time is running out for the Bengals to get something done to keep Johnathan Joseph, arguably their best defender, on the team roster. Both sides have said that they want to get a new deal done, but it isn’t done. The deadline to use the franchise tag is tomorrow, which no one expects the Bengals to use. A week after that, he becomes an unrestricted free agent.
The issue here...
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February 23, 2011
Smell The Colon?
PFT is reporting that Steelers RT Willie Colon is unlikely to return to the team this season. All in favor of settling the tumult at right tackle with Colon, say Aye.
Don’t worry, it won’t happen anyway. 1) Colon will want top dollar as it is. Add on the customary “dealing with Mike Brown’s stupidity” fee, and the Bengals would have to overpay big time...
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February 23, 2011
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