Roy Williams Still Nursing Knee Injury: Bengals Safety Misses Practice On Monday

by Josh Kirkendall on Oct 18, 2010 2:49 PM EDT in Injury

CANTON OH - AUGUST 8: Roy Williams #31 of the Cincinnati Bengals celebrates after making a hit and losing his helmet against the Dallas Cowboys during the 2010 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Field at Fawcett Stadium on August 8 2010 in Canton Ohio. The Cowboys defeated the Bengals 16-7. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

The Bengals conducted their final practice last Wednesday before breaking for the weekend during this year's bye week -- shouldn't a bye week be later in the season, roughly around midway through the season? During that practice, Jonathan Fanene, who hasn't played since injuring his hamstring against the New England Patriots and Jordan Shipley returned to practice.

With Fanene being out, you're missing one of the team's best pass rushers. With Shipley out, you're missing one of the team's better first down artists.

Both practiced on Monday as the team gets back into routine this week, preparing for the Atlanta Falcons.

On the other hand, Bengals safety Roy Williams, nursing a knee injury, didn't practice and Bengals cornerbacks Johnathan Joseph worked an exercise bike on the side. Williams missed the game against Tampa Bay after hurting his knee against the Cleveland Browns by what was described as "some kind of MCL injury in his knee." Williams hasn't played more than four games in any season since 2007.

But hey, Tom Nelson is eligible to come off of PUP. So there's that.

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Reggie Nelson? Calling Reggie Nelson?

by 80%OFTHETIMEIMRIGHTEVERYTIME on Oct 18, 2010 3:39 PM EDT reply actions

+1

We have lock down corners, Nelson could be ed reed like where he could roam the field! I’m not sure of his awareness but at Florida and his rookie season he was a ball hawk! He has the Athleticism, let him get out there and make some plays!

by Dwight Carter on Oct 18, 2010 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions

He was great in his first couple years with the Jags. But he forgot how to tackle. I don’t see why Zimmer couldn’t fix that by now. On all those plays he was in the right place at the right time and whiffed on the tackles.

by Cry on Oct 18, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Also

According to Hobson, Tank Johnson called the officiating a joke. Yikes.

"These referees are calling the game too tight. They’re calling the game to a point we might as well not even wear pads out there," Johnson said. "As a defensive player, our job is to run there as fast as we can and if we accidently bump a guy on the way there, they give you 15 yards. So it’s like you’re dodging people at the same time where you’re trying to hit people. I just think, honestly, the refs are calling the games way too tight and they’re trying to get themselves into the Super Bowl. We just have to find a way to sneak around and try to arm tackle people because it’s a joke. These referees are a joke."

by Todd G on Oct 18, 2010 3:46 PM EDT reply actions

He’s right.

by Cry on Oct 18, 2010 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Of course he’s right. But that’s something you just can’t say as a current player.

by Todd G on Oct 19, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions

He's going to get fined too.

by WHYUS!! on Oct 18, 2010 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Don't piss off the referees

They are going to call him for everything now.

by BonnieBengal on Oct 19, 2010 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions

I actually think the D is better without him...

Same goes for Odom. I’m much more comfortable with Chinny than Roy. I’d also like to see more of Reggie Nelson (maybe after the bye..) I think it might be time for Roy to hang them up. I’m not really seeing anything that he does well besides run support. Even then I think he’s not as good of a tackler as either Chinny or Crocker. What we really need is somebody that can play center field and that definitely aint Roy

by Crew Jones on Oct 18, 2010 5:23 PM EDT reply actions