Domata Peko's knee injury isn't severe; Antwan Odom officially lands on IR

by Kirkendall on Oct 19, 2009 7:33 PM EDT in Injury Comment 23 comments

After leaving the field on a cart against the Houston Texans, news about Antwan Odom was bleak. Words like ruptured and torn circulated around his right Achilles. Head coach Marvin Lewis admitted Sunday night that Odom's achilles is torn. Bad news for a guy set to rebound after a terribly disappointing 2008 season, already kicking ass this season.

On Monday, the Bengals officially put Odom on Injured Reserve which, if you haven't picked up on by now, means he's out for the year. Odom underwent surgery to repair his achilles today. Lewis also "said defensive tackle Domata Peko (knee) does not have a severe injury". Peko will be on a day-to-day basis and still could miss Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears.

With Odom out, the Bengals will need to rely more on veteran Robert Geathers as well as expand Michael Johnson's playing time. Frostee Rucker, barring the likelihood he'll keep getting hurt, should get playing time also. Jonathan Fanene, whose had a good start this season, could see more playing time rotating with the defensive tackles, as well as playing defensive end because he could be one of the more effective defensive ends right now.

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Rumour of a trade for Winslow

Players and picks tbn.

Interesting if true, hope there is a no bike clause in his contract!

by Squizza on Oct 19, 2009 7:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I can't find this

Where did it come from?

by brandone on Oct 19, 2009 7:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Twitter ofc

RT @BradGinter @Adam_Schefter Kellen Winslow to Cincinnati for players and picks to be named later?

by Squizza on Oct 19, 2009 8:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

You forgot the last part

RT @BradGinter @Adam_Schefter Kellen Winslow to Cincinnati for players and picks to be named later? <—-Better chance of me being traded

the arrow and better chance part were from schefter

by brandone on Oct 19, 2009 8:27 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

actually

tweetdeck cut that off :(

by Squizza on Oct 19, 2009 8:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Julius Peppers?

I know this would be a dream and is highly unlikely but is this possible?

by ak513 on Oct 19, 2009 9:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Do you want a guy who disappears when he gets unhappy? I mean, I know that Carolina sucks and all, but they aren’t quite the Raiders, so we have no reason to assume he will become good after he gets outta there…

by FriarBob on Oct 20, 2009 7:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Winslow?

We have got enough prima donnas on Bengals team. Winslow is another “me first” player and not a team player. This trade sucks.

by Richard L on Oct 19, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

He can catch balls though!

by WhoDeyDerek on Oct 19, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Even so

We all know Brat still wouldnt be able to put anything together. Give him all the talent in the world and he still blows.

by WhoDeyDerek on Oct 19, 2009 10:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Cincy Jungle Stragglers

hey kirkendell Im dieselmeat in our fantasy league can you reject both trades for me. I was trying to trade devory henderson this week for a qb i could use but people waited till the game started to actually except my trade, i guess to screw me. so could you not accept the trade and reject it for me?

by Diesel2405 on Oct 19, 2009 10:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

No one tried to screw you.

I just didn’t check it until Sunday morning. My bad.

by IFChris on Oct 20, 2009 2:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fanene has 3 sacks, maualuga and johnson are natural pass rushers, Tank Johnson is a pass-rush DT, and all our safeties can apply pressure

All is not lost w/o Odom!

by Yaccub Fleishcman on Oct 20, 2009 12:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

True

But it is a huge blow. Godspeed, Antwan, and I wish for you a speedy and full recovery.

by Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds on Oct 20, 2009 3:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

On a side note

How the hell does a QB throw a pass for -22 yards?

by Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds on Oct 20, 2009 3:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

BTW...

I’m referring to Kerry Collins’ pass to Nate Washington in the TEN@NE game

by Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds on Oct 20, 2009 3:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

dont expect a trade for a DT

we have a little depth at the DT position.

when we lost all our depth at TE, we didn’t make a move. i can’t see mike parting with a single dollar to fill a position that isn’t thin when he won’t spend a dollar on a position that is paper thin.

look how long it took for mike to make a move on the long snapper situation.

by palewook on Oct 20, 2009 6:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i can't believe i'm doing this

but i think people are being too hard on mike brown when it comes to replacing players.

last year we signed benson when it became apparent perry wasn’t going to improve
as for BSL, as much as i wanted him gone in the midst of every game he was almost fucking up, i understood why they were giving him a shot. the guy was solid except for 10 years minus the one snap in 06. you have to hope a guy like that will regain his confidence. i mean put it in real life scenarios. you work at your job for 10 years, and all of the sudden you have a few bad days. nothing just seems to be going right. wouldn’t you want your employer to at least give you a little bit of time before they kick your ass to the curb?

which if BSL was snapping you for them, you’d be blocked! zing!

but really, you have to give a guy like that a chance. as for the TE situation, they’ve spent their chances and i think it’s time to make a move.

by brandone on Oct 20, 2009 7:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think you have a good point. I don’t think it’s entirely about money (although I have little doubt that it does play at least some part as well). I think that he is patient… possibly far too patient in some cases. But in most cases that’s actually a good thing. I mean, seriously, we were all hating on Chad last year and he’s come out on fire this year. Sometimes being patient actually works out.

That said, when it becomes obvious that it won’t (or won’t fast enough to avoid killing the team aka our TE situation), then you have to bite the bullet (or the dollar) and make a move. I hope they will soon here.

by FriarBob on Oct 20, 2009 8:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

benson/bsl

1) benson wasn’t a high priced move. he was a cheap move b/c his career was over. its like saying look at what mike did with henry. mike only re-signed henry once he hit the fa market and had zero value left.

2) its understandable brown gave bsl time to work out the situation. what wasn’t understandable was the team failing to sign a backup snapper to the practice squad after week 2. much less week 3.

by palewook on Oct 20, 2009 8:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I love this quote from the Who Dey article

The Bengals are still ruling their own destiny and that is always the position you want your team to be in. Looking back at the Beginning of the season if I was to tell you the Bengals would beat the Steelers, Ravens in Baltimore and the Packers in Green Bay you would have been ecstatic. Well, be ecstatic. This is still a fun ride.

This is our year!

by Carsonorbust on Oct 20, 2009 12:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

from a Texans fan

That absolutely sucks about Odom. The guy is one helluva player, and I know our OL didn’t mind his absence for most of Sunday.

Best of luck to you guys against the Bears and for the rest of the season. I’m glad to see that Cedric finally found a home where he can become the NFL RB that he is capable of.

So you're saying that now I have to think of some witty Sig that will be applicable across all the SBN sites? Go Texan Horn Stro Kets!

by Shake on Oct 20, 2009 12:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs