Bengals sign Hall for 4 more years. I liked J Joe better but Hall is a quality DB. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/69...rs-sources-say
Also just extended Cook.
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No complaints on the extensions.
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Ugh. Not a big fan of Cook. Maybe it's because he's playing next to garbage in Bobbie Williams and Nate Livings, but I've never been that impressed with him. I suppose it's easy to think he's good when he replaced Guicheck, but I still miss the days when Braham was the center.
Bengals claimed OL Mike McGlynn And TE Mickey Shuler; waived C Reggie Stephens And TE Chase Coffman.
Also cut Quan Cosby and signed Brandon Tate.
I'm bummed they cut Chase Coffman, I think he could have stretched the field and been helpful in 2 TE sets, but since Gresham will see a lot of balls maybe they just wanted blocking TEs as depth? Not sure.
Not sure I understand the Brandon Tate signing. Cosby was decent with punts, played on every special teams unit, and I personally like Bernard Scott returning kicks. But maybe Scott is going to have a bigger role in the running game and they want to keep him healthy, if it's for that reason I'm good with it.
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I'm also disappointed to see Coffman go. I was hoping he would be an effective pass catching TE, but he never got any traction.
I actually like the Brandon Tate signing. He's a good kick returner with good receiving skills as well. He was a 3rd round pick 3 years ago and probably would have gone much higher if he hadn't gotten injured his senior year at UNC. Cosby was solid, but I think Tate provides everything Cosby could with a lot more upside.
Tate was a good sign. I actually think the Bengals can win 7 games this year.
Waived/released/did not complete signing Mickey Schuler (did not pass physical). Coffman made it to the practice squad.
I'm hoping they go after Donald Lee TE who was cut by Philly. He's a decent backup TE in a W/C who has some experience. A better fit than most out there. If not him I wish they would take a look at rookie TE Lee Smith waived by N.E. played at Marshall and is a big stout boy at 6' 6" and 270 lbs. They have one spot open and they are not assured to sign a TE for that spot according to Marvin but they do plan to fill it in the next day or so (at this point).
Last edited by Mario-Rijo; 09-06-2011 at 08:40 AM.
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--Woody Hayes
i expect 1 to 3 wins . would like to see 9 or more wins but i'm not gonna lose any sleep over it . it's what happen when your a bengal fan for over 35 years .
Looking good so far, but wow the Browns are embarrassing 1 quarter in.
14-13 Browns
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