What does persistent with good intentions mean?

by Josh Kirkendall on Mar 10, 2009 10:02 AM EDT

T.J. Houshmandzadeh chatted on NFL.com. Were the Bengals persistent in trying to re-sign the receiver? "They were persistent, but it wasn't persistent with good intentions, in my opinion. They weren't as persistent as it has been reported that they were."

What does that even mean? Not good intentions?

How did the Bengals do in free agency compared to other teams?

Baltimore Ravens: Signed Domonique Foxworth, CB. Agreed to terms with Ray Lewis, LB; and Matt Birk, C.

Cincinnati Bengals: Re-signed Cedric Benson, RB; Darryl Blackstock, LB; Chris Crocker, S; and DeDe Dorsey, WR. Signed Laveranues Coles, WR; and J.T. O'Sullivan, QB.

Cleveland Browns: Re-signed Mike Adams, S. Signed C.J. Mosley, DT; Robert Royal, TE; and Hank Poteat, CB.

Pittsburgh Steelers: Re-signed Max Starks, OT (with a franchise tag); and Chris Kemoeatu, G.

Geoff Hobson even says that the Bengals were in the mix as much as anyone in the division (at least compared to Baltimore)

Who will have the bigger season, James Walker asks. T.J. Houshmandzadeh or Chad Johnson? I say Johnson. What? Yep, Johnson will have a better season. The reasoning? I'm kind of a homer. Sorry.

Laveranues Coles scored $9.75 million guaranteed the first year with Cincinnati -- now you know how the Bengals got him.

Someone asks John Clayton if the Bengals were looking to trade Chad Johnson, what would his value be?

It will be hard for the Bengals to get what was on the table from teams last year. Because of last season, his value might be down to a second-round pick. I'm still not sold they are going to trade him. Sure, if they take Michael Crabtree, then I can see a Johnson trade happening. Carson Palmer needs weapons, so giving Johnson up cheaply isn't good business. As you saw last year, he might complain and demand a trade, but he still showed up. His numbers will improve just with the return of Palmer. Of course, he might not be happy about the idea of staying, but he doesn't have a lot of choice in the matter.

If Levi Jones hits the free agency market, then San Francisco could be interested.

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How much is Geoff paid?

How much does this guy get paid to slurp Mike Brown and the Bengals. Every question he answers he always seems to spin it like it is a positive thing for the Bengals. SO what he is saying is that its good the Bengals didn’t improve their team sinced they resigned there own players. You mean those same players that helped them to a 4-11-1 record. Well if thats a case then by all means don’t improve ever. 4-11-1 looks good for the next 100 years wouldn’t you say. Hobson is an idiot and should not be allowed to comment or write about anything. Im so tired of his ask Hobson crap. Never answers difficult questions and when he does pick one to answer he slurps Mike Brown. Moron.

by Diesel2405 on Mar 10, 2009 2:00 PM EDT reply actions

Also he needs to be fired

by Diesel2405 on Mar 10, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Tell us how you REALLY feel, Diesel!

Don’t hold back!

I wouldn’t say he agrees with everything Mike Brown does or has ever done, but when he backhandedly admits his confusion at the wrong-headed tendencies of the Front Office, it’s in this “Aw, shoot [kick the dirt]…” sort of way. That’s the part that annoys me, anyway.

He does seem to be good purely as a human Bengals reference resource. If he actually offered substantive commentary, what would we do with ourselves, then? Isn’t that OUR job, after all??? :-)

by TheWalrus1971 on Mar 10, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions

After all, he isn’t a journalist but an employee of the Bengals- and admitted slurper at the Mike Brown trough(which could be a euphemism for anything you’d like it to be). He’s essentially a PR man, less independent than even the broadcasters of the games. The WDR crew call him “Baghdad Hob” and that sums up his role as chief propagandist. Ergo, everything he writes should be taken not as relevant information but as spin.

by IgnatiusJReilly on Mar 10, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions

If 95% of anything Hobson says is slanted…let’s just not quote or link him anymore, eh? I can name very few things on planet Earth more worthless than his opinion. Although, thanks to Geoff, I’ll never forget that pass rushing dynamo Rashard Jeanty once had 7 sacks in a CFL season. When you sit down and do the math…it translates to 0 in 3 seasons in the NFL.

Seriously, only the Bengals would blow a good chunk of 28 million dollars on keeping a 4-11-1 team intact. In terms of improvement, Coles vs. TJ is pretty much a push. Benson and Crocker…good to know the other 31 teams weren’t interested. To us….invaluable.

6-10 may be a bit optimistic.

by bodacio on Mar 10, 2009 7:34 PM EDT reply actions

I'm not sure what you guys expect

If you go to any corporate website in the world, where does the writer or the webmaster post anything that damages the product?

Blogger at CincyJungle.com -- SB Nation Cincinnati Bengals blog.

by Josh Kirkendall on Mar 11, 2009 12:06 PM EDT reply actions

I absolutely agree with that.

But

The Ravens lost their best defensive player in Bart Scott

is the kind of stupid statement that ought to get someone fired. Best defensive free agent maybe? (But even then, most people would still think Suggs AND Lewis are better). Best defensive player implies Scott is better than Ed Reed and Haloti Ngata, which is just asinine.

That being said, it’s pretty awesome that the Bengals pay a guy who says

But they’ve got to get the fullback. They can’t have this big talk about running the ball while not having a lead fullback against Baltimore and Pittsburgh.

and

No, I’m not saying Jerome Simpson is the next Jerry Rice. Hell, for all I know he’s not even going to be Tony Rice. But what I said then and what I say now is that Simpson and the offense are in a better place simply because the young receivers have a year under their belt and the key veterans say they’re going to be around.

Go to the Ravens website and see if you can find analysis even remotely as controversial as that. Nope, you’ll find interviews with players and cheerleaders, and if you’re really lucky, a blog entry by Kevin Byrne, the Ravens VP of public relations.

by math_geek on Mar 11, 2009 5:39 PM EDT reply actions