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Report: Bengals and Chase Coffman agree to a four-year deal

Chase Coffman, the team's second third-round pick (thank you Justin Smith), agreed to a four-year deal, the club announced this afternoon. When the club released their depth chart, Coffman was listed behind Reggie Kelly, Ben Utecht and Daniel Coats. Provided he does well in camp, and there's no reason to suggest otherwise, Coffman will quickly move up the chart; which in reality, is pointless in July. Just gives us something to chat about.

YEAR REC YDS AVG LNG TD
2005 47 503 10.7 33 4
2006 58 638 11.0 37 9
2007 52 531 10.2 33 7
2008 90 987 11.0 48 10

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3 freakin days til training camp….WWOOOOOOO…….FOOTBALL SEASON IS HERE…..

3 yards and a pile of dust

by Hudepohl Dey on Jul 28, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Now I would like to see 2 more signings in the next 2 days

by jim0ijk on Jul 28, 2009 9:29 PM EDT reply actions  

oops

First mobile post on this BB…duh. Anyway, good point…best thing Justin Smith ever did for the team.

by TheWalrus1971 on Jul 28, 2009 9:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

Awesome!

I expect Coffman to be a big part of this offense this season, and hopefully in the future. Utecht is the only thing holding him back, but I think Chase will eventually beat him out.

by Dan J on Jul 29, 2009 8:58 AM EDT reply actions  

trickle first, then chase will pour it on

At least that’s what I expect.

Ben is solid and hopefully injury free. He probably gets the nod to be the starting TE, but I can definitely see Chase coming in quitely, innocently into games. Other teams won’t have done much if any work to prepare against him at TE. They will have their hands full with Chad, Coles and Chris. Enter Coffman.

This could get really fun and potentially turn the tables of a close game in our favor.

by UpStateMike on Jul 29, 2009 10:08 AM EDT reply actions  

Coffman

Although Coffman’s numbers were NCAA catches, they are nonetheless consistent for the four years, averaging 10-11 yards per catch. You need that consistency from tight ends, up the field 10 yards, catch the call, first down in crucial situations to sustain the drive; or inside the 10 yard line, line up to block and then swing behind the space cleared by the receivers to catch that TD before linebackers can react. Love it.

by Richard L on Jul 29, 2009 10:14 AM EDT reply actions  

Hmm...

Sounds like what we used to need a “possession receiver” for, eh?

by TheWalrus1971 on Jul 30, 2009 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions  

Split out

Do you guys think that Coffman would split out while Utecht lines up at tight end?

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by Josh Kirkendall on Jul 29, 2009 10:34 AM EDT reply actions  

I don't see it

The Bengals wide outs are too good to need it, and Coffman only goes for 10 yds a pop. What I could see is a 2 TE set with Utecht and Coffman so that a 3-4 D won’t know which TE will block and which will run a route which could slow the pass rush by a second.

by jim0ijk on Jul 29, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

Even if he doesn't

I think it would be a good idea. The Bengals don’t have a wideout who’s proven over the middle. Coles and Caldwell are expected to fill in where TJ left off, but I could see Coffman filling in that role as well. Who knows, maybe they could put him in the slot in a Wildcat formation, with Caldwell receiving the snap.

This is our year!

by Paul Cannon on Jul 29, 2009 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Coles

I watched a Jets/GB replay game on NFL Network a few weeks ago after the Coles signing, and Laveranues caught the ball over the middle again and again and again in that game, taking hit after hit and getting right up. I don’t think you can really say we don’t have a WR who will go over the middle like T.J. used to. Coles has already demonstrated that he will.

by TheWalrus1971 on Jul 30, 2009 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions  

Maualuga is signed

According to PFT Maualuga is signed.

I don’t understand what is taking so long with Michael Johnson, the players above and below him are both signed and both are pass rushers. I hope that this isn’t a sign that he will be a diva type player, wanting more than his draft position warrants like Crabtree appears to be.

by jim0ijk on Jul 29, 2009 1:15 PM EDT reply actions  

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