Ranking Bengals after the first week of camp

by Kirkendall on Aug 3, 2008 12:59 PM EDT in Analysis Comment 3 comments

The following is a simple ranking based on the first week of training camp; basically where I ranked players at their position from reports and scrimmage games. This is not a projection of who makes the roster. Rankings are also different for positions like offensive tackle, where the first two are starters and are not ranked within themselves. I also didn't see the point of listing Kyle Larson or Shayne Graham because they are the only players at their respective positions. There are some players that we're simply not hearing about, so I listed them in no particular order further down the list truly not expecting them to make much of a difference in the grand scheme of things. Also, the numbers are not adding up -- the team has 80 players on the roster, but based on the roster list on Bengals.com, that number isn't coming out on the ranking below -- but it's really not that big of a deal and not the point of rankings. Anyway, tell me your thoughts on places you think needs adjusting.

OFFENSE

Quarterback

Carson Palmer
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Jordan Palmer
Jeff Rowe

Running Back

Rudi Johnson
Chris Perry
Kenny Watson
James Johnson
DeDe Dorsey

Full Back

Daniel Coats
Jeremi Johnson
Tyler Whaley
Bradley Glatthaar

Wide Receiver

Chad Johnson
T.J. Houshmandzadeh
Antonio Chatman
Jerome Simpson
Marcus Maxwell
Glenn Holt
Andre Caldwell
Mario Urrutia
Clyde Logan
Maurice Purify
Travis Brown

Tight End

Reggie Kelly
Ben Utecht
Nate Lawrie
Matt Sherry
Brad St. Louis

Tackle

Levi Jones
Stacy Andrews
Willie Anderson
Antony Collins
Dane Uperesa

Guard

Bobbie Williams
Andrew Whitworth
Scott Kooistra
Nate Livings
James Blair
Justin Britt

Center

Eric Ghiaciuc
Dan Santucci
Kyle Cook

DEFENSE

Defensive End

Antwan Odom
Robert Geathers
Frostee Rucker
Jonathan Fanene
Eric Henderson
Angelo Craig

Defensive Tackle

John Thornton
Domata Peko
Pat Sims
Jason Shirley
Michael Myers
Antwon Burton

Linebackers

Dhani Jones
Brandon Johnson
Rashad Jeanty
Keith Rivers
Ahmad Brooks
Jim Maxwell
Corey Mays
Darryl Blackstock
Anthony Hoke
Dan Howell
Carl-Johan Bjork

Corners

Leon Hall
Johnathan Joseph
Simeon Castille
Deltha O'Neal
David Jones
Ethan Kilmer
Jonathan Zenon

Safeties

Dexter Jackson
Marvin White
Chinedum Ndukwe
Corey Lynch
Herana-Daze Jones
Kyries Herbert
John Busing

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Only a few surprises here...

QB – Check
RB – Check (glad to see James Johnson doing so well in camp!)
FB – Jeremi’s conditioning is so disappointing, I’d rather he not even be on the list until he comes back off the PUP list.
WR – Now, I don’t know about this order. I’m seeing it more like this…

1.  T.J. Houshmandzadeh
   2. Chad Johnson
   3. Andre Caldwell - I keep reading about how much he's impressed the staff!
   4. Marcus Maxwell
   5. Jerome Simpson - likely to move up as the season progresses...
   6. Antonio Chatman - based solely on experience and PR skills; otherwise he'd be cut.
   7. Glenn Holt - I hold that he battles Chatman for that last WR slot in The Fifty-Three.
   8. Mario Urrutia - Skip your senior season to almost become Mr. Irrelevant and end up on the Bengals' practice squad?

9 - 12 -- yeah, OK.

TE – Check
OT – Check
OG – Check
C – Check, although I may have to amend my “depth” argument I just posted in the other thread to include this position. Still can’t believe the Bengals didn’t draft one.
DE/DT – Check/Check
LB – Two things: 1.) I expected Ahmad Brooks to be a BEAST by now, not the ongoing project he’s become; and 2.) Does everybody just need a Bjork jersey as much as I do?
CB – Jeez, I know Castille got this leaping INT, but it’s the first week of camp(!)...do you really think it’s enough to vault him over Jones and O’Neal?
S – White and Ndukwe are the likely starters by Week 4, but you just can’t count out D-Jax, especially with Zimmer preaching what Dex has been saying since he got to Cincy. I hope he still sees the field a lot! How many safeties do you think they’ll keep for the 53, anyhow?

by TheWalrus1971 on Aug 3, 2008 4:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Wow...

kind of jacked up the formatting there…sorry about that!

by TheWalrus1971 on Aug 3, 2008 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hi Walrus! Seems like you have been following Björk during the camp. Can you tell me how he is doing? The only place we can get some info here in Europe is from sites like this.

Thanks

by ehawk on Aug 4, 2008 7:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs