Rey Maualuga to enter the Betty Ford Center
by Kirkendall on Feb 8, 2010 9:27 AM EST
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Rey Maualuga will reportedly enter the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California to combat alcoholism, ESPN's Adam Schefter initially reported. Maualuga, Schefter tweets, will stay "for at least 30 days." Joe Reedy writes that Maualuga could "miss the beginning of the team’s offseason conditioning program, which will begin in late March." However, Geoff Hobson writes that it is "believed he’ll be back to Cincinnati in time for the March 29 start of the offseason conditioning program."
Maualuga is currently in American Samoa for a week with teammates Domata Peko and Jonathan Fanene.
Among the plans for the trip with fellow Samoan teammates Domata Peko and Jonathan Fanene are visiting areas devastated by last year’s tsunami and talking to the children in the high schools in the capital of Pago Pago. But for Maualuga it is also a trip to immerse himself in his family. His father died early in 2006 after a battle with cancer and he hasn’t seen his brother Rodney since the funeral.
Maualuga was arrested the morning of January 29 for a DUI, which he pled guilty to the following week.
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Open Thread: Super Bowl. Saints vs. Colts
by Kirkendall on Feb 7, 2010 2:37 PM EST
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Welcome to the Cincy Jungle Super Bowl open thread. That's right. The final game-related open thread of the 2009 NFL season. What's this mean? Anything, really. We're all friends. So talk about the game. Talk about commercials. Talk about the Bengals. Talk about Jack Bauer, Joseph Adama, Jacob or whatever you want. Today is the final NFL game of the year, so let's go out with a bang. Check out SB Nation's coverage of the Super Bowl. If you want to talk to Colts fans, head to Stampede Blue. Want to talk to Saints fans, head to Canal Street Chronicles.
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Bengals Banter: Being reminded of Super Bowl XXIII isn't cool, man
by Kirkendall on Feb 5, 2010 3:25 PM EST
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Brian Leonard was on hand in Miami, given a personalized Jose Cuervo Platino bottle at the Jose Cuervo Platino Penthouse at Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach on Friday.
Question of the Day: If the Pittsburgh Steelers don't franchise Casey Hampton, should the Bengals make a run at the big defensive tackle?
Several Bengals players, including Dhani Jones, Keith Rivers and Tank Johnson, showed up at the party hosted by Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens.
Speaking of Chad, he's having a great offseason.
Joe Montana's touchdown drive to win Super Bowl XXIII over the Cincinnati Bengals is one of Time's top ten Super Bowl moments. I was ten years old.
Chris Harry also remembers Super Bowl XXIII when Montana had three minutes to go 92 yards for the game-winning touchdown.
James Walker says that if the Bengals sign Terrell Owens, it would be a short term solution. No kidding?
Shannon Sharpe says there's three teams that want Brandon Marshall.
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"Of course (we) could," Owens told NFL Network's Deion Sanders. "I did (share the football) with Jerry (Rice in San Francisco from 1996 to 2000).
"Chad and I are the best of friends. ... Nothing could drive a wedge between us."
"I would like to be a Bill under the right circumstances," Owens said. "I want to compete for a Super Bowl. If the necessary pieces are put in place for that to happen, then I'll be there."
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To sign Brandon Marshall or Terrell Owens, the Bengals will have to give up something
by Kirkendall on Feb 5, 2010 9:35 AM EST
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With the Cincinnati Bengals coming off a season in which the passing game was, to say it lightly, sub par, speculation among Bengals fans is that Cincinnati will be active in free agency for a proven wide receiver and perhaps a draft pick in the first two rounds. This is, of course, speculation. Two names have surfaced as favorites. One, 37-year old free agent Terrell Owens. The other, 25-year old restricted free agent Brandon Marshall.
While Owens comes with a history of lockerroom disruptions displaying the height of selfishness, enough Bengals fans don't mind a look on a short-term incentive-laden contract. And with Chad Ochocinco selling Owens to Mike Brown through the media, the team could take a look. However, it's not as Madden-easy as that. After signing Laveranues Coles to a four-year $27.5 million contract with $9.75 million guaranteed, Cincinnati may shy away from signing another aging wide receiver. Furthermore, it's highly doubtful that the Bengals will sign Owen until they release Coles, who is owed $4.67 million in 2010 and $6.4 million in 2011 and 2012.
Chad did continue selling Owens to Geoff Hobson on Thursday:
“Laveranues is awesome. Dre, Jerome. I think another veteran presence, a guy that is going to be another target for Carson who is somewhat of that caliber; can we not say the extra step for going farther in the playoffs and the Super Bowl?” The Ocho asked. “Someone who knows how to win in the playoffs. I’m just saying. Why not? More excitement to the city. Another ego.”
Asked if Owens could be a team player, The Ocho said it wouldn’t be a problem.
“Damn right. He would have no choice,” he said. “He’d be with me. I got him. I got him. I’d put him under my wing. ‘Hey T, shut up.’ I’d put him in a head lock. He’s good. He’s awesome. Look at his numbers. Why not?”
Another popular theory is that the Bengals could make a play for Brandon Marshall, who is currently playing nice in Denver. To do that, the Bengals will have to sacrifice at least one draft pick since he's a restricted free agent, which depends on Denver's qualifying offer. If the Broncos tender Marshall to the highest allowed one-year contract for a restricted free agent, the Bengals will have to give up a first and third round pick. Second highest, a first round pick only. Third highest, a second round pick. Anything more than that it reverts to where the player was originally drafted. In Marshall's case, the Bengals would give up a fourth-round pick.
If I make a prediction, it's that Cincinnati won't give up a first round pick for Marshall, even though one could argue that no wide receiver in this year's NFL draft would come close to what Marshall could produce and Marshall is young enough to make a long-term impact. I can see the Bengals making a play on Owens, but I doubt they sign him. First, they'll have to dump Coles and then they'll have to debate whether risk and reward signing a guy like Owens; even though he could benefit the team's passing game more than what's on roster currently. Furthermore, that would prove that Caldwell and Simpson are no longer in their long-term visions at the rate they are performing.
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Boomer Esiason: Bengals should part ways with Chad Ochocinco now
by Kirkendall on Feb 4, 2010 4:50 PM EST
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I respect Boomer Esiason simply because he was one of the greatest quarterbacks in franchise history. You not going to wreck that manly love based on something trivial, minor; especially when Boomer talks. No. It doesn't work that way. We're fans of players that took us somewhere. Heck, we're fans of players that didn't really take us anywhere but played their guts off while they were here, like Corey Dillon.
Still, Boomer's insatiable dislike for Chad Ochocinco is a bit tiring. Oddly enough, I can see where he's coming from. He has pride in his former team; wants them to do well, but doesn't like the new era of individualism with professional athletes. Who knows. In reality, who cares. But even that doesn't deter us from our respect of Boomer for his accomplishments in Cincinnati. He might be rough with the Bengals at times, but I'm pretty sure you have been just as rough.
Back in 2007 Boomer went into a mini-tirade after Chad cost the Bengals 15 yards on an unsportsmanlike penalty after a touchdown celebration while the Bengals were well on their way to a 35-6 beating of the Tennessee Titans in 2007.
I remember writing at the time (actually, I don't remember writing it at all... thank god for search engines!)
It's almost like the Cincinnati-pride that Boomer illuminates betrayed his sense of complete Bengals criticism. You must complain about something. That's the typical Cincinnati reaction with the Bengals no matter what they do.
Boomer even went on to say, that this will be all that's going to be talked about this week. I guess he figured he'd get a good start using nearly two full minutes explaining why other networks will be showing the celebration. But in Cincinnati, we're celebrating. Dan Marino, of all people, was the voice of reason. It didn't hurt them and Cincinnati's offense was as flawless as flawless gets. Even so, Boomer attacked Chad's celebration without mentioning a single positive with the win.
I love Boomer. I really do. But, shut up.
Boomer is back on Chad's ass. Ken Paxson wrote:
I happened to briefly tune-in to the Pro Bowl on radio Sunday night just as Esiason was talking about the Bengals and Ochocinco.
Boomer said that he’s “not a fan of Ochocinco” and that Chad is all about Chad — not the team. He went on to say how he believes Chad’s antics leading up to games each week — like trash-talking defensive backs — get other teams focused because they don’t want to be shown up.
He said the Bengals should part ways with Ochocinco now, but pointed out that head coach Marvin Lewis probably doesn’t have the authority to cut or even properly discipline Chad because of heavy handed owner Mike Brown.
I can understand where Boomer is coming from. It wasn't a year ago that our dislike for Chad was at an all-time high because he did make it about himself while demanding a trade. We called it the Chad Johnson Character Suicide Campaign. On the other hand, I think a lot of us found a new respect for Chad this year. It helped that he patched his image using Twitter, interacting with the fans and generally showing a very positive and kind person. Generally speaking, the issues fans had with Chad were nil. Maybe status quo with a struggling passing offense; but that's not what we're talking about here.
I have no doubt that Boomer does favor the Bengals, while not showing obvious favoritism in the media. But the Bengals passing offense was stagnant, stale and unimpressive. Hell, it was a liability. Dumping Chad doesn't help the Bengals; it further pushes us into this gray zone where we have to blame someone, so why not Carson Palmer and Bob Bratkowski when perhaps the more obvious solution is upgrading the talent around Palmer.
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Bengals defensive players: Charting free agency designation, contracts remaining and base pay for 2010
by Kirkendall on Feb 4, 2010 3:49 PM EST
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The following is a chart of where the Bengals defensive roster sets up for next season. We take into account the uncapped year in which free agency is dramatically affected, forcing players to have six years of experience before becoming unrestricted free agents -- whereas it used to be four accrued seasons. On the chart, we list all defensive and special teams players, how long their signed for, their free agency designation if applies and what they're expected to earn in base salary in 2010.
Since the chart is rather long, I'm going to force you to click one button. That button is...
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OCNN: Terrell Owens a Bengal Next Year?
Ocho told Jay Glazer he's sure TO will be a Bengal next year. Really, Ocho?
It would be pretty interesting none the less. The Bengals need another WR threat, but I don't think the pricy, aging, now injury-prone TO is the answer. What do you think?
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10 | 6 | 0 | 305 | 291 |
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9 | 7 | 0 | 368 | 324 |
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