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Bengals cut Kirk Barton; now offensive line is in really bad shape

On Thursday, the Bengals waived offensive lineman Kirk Barton. Joe Reedy calls him a guard. Chick Ludwig calls him a center. How does that shake up the roster, fully aware that cutting Barton hardly is "shaking up the roster". Right now, the Bengals have 12 offensive linemen; three centers, three tackles, three guards and three "tweeners".

Tackle Guard Center Tweener
Levi Jones Andrew Whitworth Dan Santucci Bobbie Williams - G/C
Anthony Collins Nate Livings Kyle Cook Scott Kooistra - G/T
Dennis Roland Evan Mathis Andrew Crummey Digger Bujnoch - C/G

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If you want a replacement...

PFT reports today that the Eagles are shopping Shawn Andrews…

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL @ Stacy!

by BeerRun on Apr 23, 2009 2:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Mike Brown scores another point for being a visionary

If I spoke serious, press 1. If I spoke with sarcasm, press 2.

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by Kirkendall on Apr 23, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

How ’bout Levi and Chad for Shawn and Sheldon Brown or Leto Shepherd?

by IgnatiusJReilly on Apr 23, 2009 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

RE:

To be honest, I don’t see it. Looks great though.

I’m just not sure how much we can get for Levi and we’ve heard that Chad isn’t really that much in demand — especially w/ Boldin and Edwards on the trading block and Burress in FA. Plus the Eagles just traded for Jason Peters and signed Stacy to a long-term big-money deal.

What about Chad for Shepherd, straight up?

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by Kirkendall on Apr 23, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Andre Smith #6 pick to the Cincinnati Bengals...

This maybe will give Bengal fans a sigh of relief knowing they are making room for the addition of one of those stud OL coming out. I know Andre Smith is getting a bad rap right now for his offseason garbage but the more I watch tape of this guy. HOLY COW! I think Cedric Benson would highly demand someone of Andre’s caliber to open up a freakishly large hole for him to run through.

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by cincysportsfanatix.com on Apr 23, 2009 3:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Id imagine the hole A. Smith would create for Benson, would be about the same size as the hole he came out of… Just think about it..

by 80%OFTHETIMEIMRIGHTEVERYTIME on Apr 23, 2009 5:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

WTF?!

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by Kirkendall on Apr 23, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seeing this list of names on paper is a total bummer. This could be the weakest line in NFL history or, at least, the most unproven. It underscores need to draft a stud O-lineman. Anything else and the Bengals won’t win six games next year.

by Mike Boyd on Apr 23, 2009 5:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

"Seeing this list of names on paper is a total bummer"

That’s only because Eric Ghiaciuc is no longer on it. :-)

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by Kirkendall on Apr 23, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Didn’t Crummey play some guard last year late- and do pretty well at it?

Let’s see Bobbie, Whit, Collins as starters. Crummey and Livings are both serviceable backups, maybe Levi also- at least from an experience standpoint. All these years later, I still don’t know what to make of Kooistra. What I see is we’re a starting tackle- probably right side, and a center away. We get an Andre Smith and one of the top four centers to compete with Santucci and Cook, pick up a guard like Louis Vasquez- who’s more of an earthmover, later along with a tackle like Garrett Reynolds from Carolina, Lydon Murtha from Nebraska, or even Alex Boone in the later rounds? Who knows. If I were Carson, I’d have a loaded 357 aimed at Mike’s head every time our turn came around.

by IgnatiusJReilly on Apr 23, 2009 7:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

"What I see is we’re a starting tackle- probably right side, and a center away"

I agree. Do that and we can push a need for guard once Bobbie Williams’ contract expires — which will open the door for Livings, who I think is could start, but still must make strides for improvement.

We could do it though. It’s not like rebuilding this line is a multi-year project. We have holes that can be filled this year.

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by Kirkendall on Apr 23, 2009 8:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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