February 22, 2012

Gruden Expects Growth

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Last year, Andy Dalton had the 5th best season for a rookie quarterback in NFL history. But yesterday on the Mothership, Geoff Hobson quoted Gruden as saying that he expects more from his gunslinger next year. “He better get better or he won’t be good enough,” Gruden says. “You have to be great at that position…” [...]

Would You Be OK With Jenkins If…

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Janoris Jenkins is going to be an interesting wild card in the 2012 draft. He is reported by some to be the most physically talented cornerback in the draft (a huge need to fill in this offseason), and he would be a high first round pick if not for lingering character questions. Two arrests in [...]

Pilfering The AFC North

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Nate made a comment the other day that got me thinking on a slightly different angle about free agency. There are a number of quality free agents available from AFC North teams, especially the Ravens. Which of these guys would you like hear that the Bengals are talking to, not only because it fills a [...]

Could Drew Brees Help The Bengals?

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No, even though I am a big fan of Drew Brees (Boiler Up!), I am not lobbying for the Bengals to try to sign him. Even if it takes putting the franchise tag on Brees next Monday, New Orleans will not let him get away. But WhoDey fans should be hoping that contract talks between [...]

Keeping Their Own

Cincinnati Bengals v Atlanta Falcons

Free agency can be a frustrating time for WhoDey fans because the Bengals are almost never in the hunt for the top free agents every year. They are oriented around re-signing the guys that they have, who know the system, and generally shun the flashy, high-priced names that get most of the attention in free [...]

NFL Expansion?

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Last night Bob Costas interviewed NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, covering a wide range of topics. You can watch the 13-minute interview here, courtesy of NBC. One of the topics that came up was putting a team in LA. Bob wanted to consider which team would be the most likely to make the move.

Draft Strategy (Redo)

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On Tuesday I asked for your strategy for the upcoming draft. Nate commented that he was less concerned with specific players than with overall value. That was exactly what I was hoping to discuss: what do you value? How would you draft to maximize the value for the Bengals, given what we know right now? [...]

Give Me Your Draft Strategy

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April’s draft will be huge for the Bengals. Another solid draft by the coaches should solidify the cracks in last year’s team, and it could very possibly put the Bengals in position to finally end the drought of playoff wins. Mock drafts are popping up like dandelions on my lawn in April, and many are [...]

Rookie Of The Year: Dalton Or Newton?

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On Saturday, the NFL will pass out its awards for the 2011 season, including Rookie Of The Year. While the Bengals have two legitimate candidates for the award, we all know that they will get very little real consideration and that the award will be given to Cam Newton based solely on one number: 4051. [...]

Position Review: Safeties

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Much like the CBs, the safety position needed and received some retooling in the brief offseason. Starters Nelson and Crocker returned, and the Bengals got back Gibril Wilson after he spent 2010 on IR. After nearly signing Donte Whitner, they pulled an un-Bengal-like move in trading a pick to get Taylor Mays (who they had [...]