Jeanty praises Maualuga; Robert Jackson has no regrets; Once the observer, Kyle Cook earned his job

by Kirkendall on Jun 29, 2009 11:01 AM EDT in Analysis Comment 2 comments

5 months ago: Cincinnati Bengals' Rey Maualuga takes a break during football practice in Cincinnati Friday June 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)

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The Enquirer wrote a piece on Chad's Twittering adventures. It's kind of surprising. That's something you'll expect to see at a blog like Cincy Jungle; but a newspaper?

Kyle Cook spent most of his time last season, while injured, studying and observing.

“Even when I was hurt, I was still sitting in the back of the room paying attention, watching film, seeing what works against these guys and what doesn’t work against these guys. You get to see everything that goes on. You learn the right things and you also learn the wrong things.”

The Bengals offense is still Brat's offense, says Carson Palmer. However, Chick Ludwig points out that we should "look for more shifting and motioning by the wide receivers and running backs in an attempt to create matchup problems for enemy defenses."

Rashad Jeanty praises Rey Maualuga:

"You can tell he’s a middle linebacker,” Jeanty said, “but he’s playing like a strong-side linebacker’s supposed to. He’s tough. He’s sticking his head in there. He’s a guy who reminds me a little of myself.” Jeanty acknowledged the competition will be tough, but he sees nothing wrong with that. “Whoever is not the starter, I’ll tell you, he’s going to be a hell of a backup,” Jeanty said.

In 1988, former defensive back Robert Jackson had "waged" such a contract dispute with the Cincinnati Bengals, that he sat out the entire season and missed Super Bowl XXIII. He torn knee ligaments during a preseason game in 1982, which kept him from playing in Super Bowl XVI. Many years later, he holds no regrets.

"I don't feel cheated by anything that might have been seen as negative in my career," Jackson said. "The injuries, the contract thing while playing in the business of the NFL, was all part of the game. I understand that.

"In 1988, I just felt I was above that normal standard of pro defensive backs. My play and numbers showed I was among the best secondary players in the NFL at that time. I did what I had to do, and the Bengals did what they had to do. The only thing I didn't like was they held my rights and I couldn't go anywhere else."

Dave points out that Central Michigan offensive lineman Joe McMahon is available for July's supplemental draft. It's not that I believe in trends, or karma. However, the last two offensive linemen that we picked up from Central Michigan were Eric Ghiaciuc and Adam Kieft. Just saying.

Irony Note of the Week: Before Ghiaciuc and Kieft, the last player from Central Michigan the Bengals drafted was, Robert Jackson.

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Paul Daugherty falls within the 35+ crowd that has no idea what Twitter entails, yet can’t stop talking about it. Marty Brenneman and Jeff Brantley are serious offenders as well. “Twittering? Twattering? Tweeting? Twottering? So crazy!” It’s like some magical device that only our nation’s most brilliant and incredibly hip minds can operate. I’ll be god…they’re posting brief messages…and you can read it on the Internet! The future is here. I thought they’d invent flying cars and teleportation devices before this kind of hot technology was readily available to the public.

But like anything else, by the time your parents have latched onto something, rest assured, that something royally sucks and is on its last legs. Case in point, Marty Brenneman put the final dagger in the Snoopspeak fad with a “No shizzle my nizzle” on air during a 2004/2005 Reds game.

by bodacio on Jun 29, 2009 2:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs