Bengals Free Agents

by STJ32 on Nov 27, 2010 10:24 PM EST

The end of the 2011 NFL season is approaching, and what is starting to concern me is who of the numerous free agents the Bengals will be having do we re-sign? J-Joe, Cedric Benson, Kyle Cook, T.O., Dhani Jones, Reggie Kelly, a club option on Chad, and of course, Marvin Lewis are all in the end of their contracts. These are all key players, so of all the free agents we have, who do you all think we WILL keep and who will we let go?

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The first priority is obviously to get Joseph to return.

I hope they’re not stingy with money on him. The defense has been completely different with him on the field and he deserves a nice paycheck for that. RBs like Ced are found all over the place and he causes locker room problems. They should let him walk. I think we might need Cook, considering we probably won’t end up even looking at drafting a Center. TO will want to walk. He’s gone. Dhani can leave or stay, but if he stays he needs to be a backup. I think Kelly might retire. I say pick up Chad’s option because it only costs 2.5 million extra and he’s definitely worth that much.

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by sexsalad on Nov 28, 2010 12:10 AM EST reply actions

+1

This is our year!

by Paul Cannon on Nov 28, 2010 12:27 AM EST up reply actions

Benson is done. Most atempts in the NFL 5 fumbles and ...

I can count on my hand the times he got a 1st down and didnt back Carson and crew up when he got the ball on 2nd down. nearly 90 times.

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by bengals life on Nov 28, 2010 12:58 AM EST reply actions

Sign at least 2 out of 6

Here is my priority list (from least) of free agents to re-sign:
Benson, Kelly, Cook, Jones, Owens, Joseph.
Benson and Kelly were disappointments.
Cook and Jones can be retained if cheap. Also a good test if LBs (Maulauga, Rivers, etc.) we have, are good enough if Bengals do not retain Jones.
Without TO and Joseph, where would the Bengals be this year?

by Richard L on Nov 28, 2010 8:17 AM EST reply actions

Same at the bottom...

by WHYUS!! on Nov 28, 2010 8:34 AM EST up reply actions

I'd still take Joseph regardless.

He’s probably a big reason why we won against the Ravens. T.O. on the other hand, every one of his big games has been a loss, since those two games were both more of Benson running the ball.

Joe Reedy: "Supposedly Marvin could not find his flag to challenge the call. I am not kidding. #bengals"

by Doc Scratch on Nov 28, 2010 12:57 PM EST up reply actions

I would too,

I was just giving a little sarcasm.

by WHYUS!! on Nov 28, 2010 5:18 PM EST up reply actions

I would bring back three

Jonathan Joseph is the top priority. Imagine how good he would be if the Bengals manage to get a decent pass rush.

Kyle Cook is a good center. He took a step back this year, but I blame the coaches for 80% of that.

Cedric Benson is still a really good running back. He is definitely not where he was at last year, but look at the line he is running behind. They are definitely not giving him any creases to run, and how many times has he had to dodge a defender before he even gets to the line.

by DCBengalFan on Nov 28, 2010 8:39 AM EST reply actions

and no fullback

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by featherman on Nov 28, 2010 10:14 AM EST up reply actions

Cook is alright, but he's not what I want for the future.

If we had fallen late in the first, I would have wanted to draft Kirkpatrick.

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by sexsalad on Nov 28, 2010 10:53 AM EST up reply actions

T.O.

is having a great year, a Pro Bowl year, he has obviously shown he can still play. I would be open to bringing him back. What do you guys think?

by STJ32 on Nov 28, 2010 12:15 PM EST reply actions

I AGREE

ill take T.O over Chad anyday

by bengals&buckeyenation on Nov 28, 2010 6:19 PM EST up reply actions

Not Me

Mainly because, from what i’ve seen at least, T.O. doesn’t mind skateing along on talent. Chad tries on every single pass thrown his way. Plus, if you take T.O. away, Palmer won’t lock on as much, hopefully.

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by bill schwab on Nov 30, 2010 4:43 PM EST up reply actions

Joe Joe #1

Jonathan Joseph should be our #1 priority. He is important to our D. Then i say Kyle Cook he is tuff guy and he understands Defenses. After those two i believe everyone else is replacable. I would love for T.O. to come back but with the year he is havin dnt think it will happen cause now we will have to pay him. Miks Brown will never give him what he wants.

by i am will on Nov 28, 2010 12:19 PM EST reply actions

+1

I haven’t heard anything, but I think Cook is playing hurt too, so next year, I believe we’ll see the 2009 Cook greatness back next year.

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by Blue Steel on Nov 28, 2010 4:49 PM EST up reply actions

Mike Brown

I just hope he will pay J-Joe what he deserves. He is a very big part of our defense and our secondary would be worse without him. Mike Brown needs to start paying the players we need.

by STJ32 on Nov 28, 2010 12:29 PM EST reply actions

YES!

I might cry if MB won’t give big money to J-Joe. The defense is totally different with him on the field.

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by sexsalad on Nov 28, 2010 1:21 PM EST up reply actions

Cedric Benson

With Ced being a free agent, do any of you see us retaining him or going out and signing a free agent such as an Ahmad Bradshaw, or DeAngelo Williams?

by STJ32 on Nov 28, 2010 7:44 PM EST reply actions

J Joe #1

Then I’d go after DeAngelo Williams regardless of if he’s out for the year this year.

D Jones – c ya, unless as backup
Benson – if we can’t get Williams…maybe.
Cook, TO, kelly, etc….peace!

by ddbumpus on Nov 28, 2010 7:47 PM EST up reply actions

"D Jones – c ya, unless as backup"

Backup to whom?

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by Josh Kirkendall on Nov 29, 2010 10:26 AM EST up reply actions

Rey

Probably Maualuga.

by STJ32 on Nov 29, 2010 11:17 AM EST up reply actions

Not sure if you've checked the stats or fim lately but...

Maualuga = not very good

by smoormandiddy on Dec 2, 2010 6:45 AM EST up reply actions

Do you see DeAngelo Williams coming here though?

This is obviously a top ten back here. Better yet, who would you want to pay more, Williams or Jonathan Joseph?

Ahmad Bradshaw is iffy. From what I hear, he is injured pretty easily and has fumbling issues. Not something I’d want to get back, since it might be worse than Benson’s fumble issues.

Then again, I’m not sure what to do with the RB situation. Obviously we’d need a quality talent here (it says a lot when your leading rusher is Aaron Rodgers), but then again, I look at Detroit and see guys like Aaron Berry and Maurice Morris (if you say “Who?” you’re on the right track) and see them doing well while Kevin Smith and Jahvid Best have both struggled. I doubt Morris and Berry are a product of their system if Smith and Best have sucked with the same line while the two of them have done magnificent. It’s like the counter-argument to the “RBs a product of the OLine” point.

I don’t know, I’m confused on this whole thing, but I think, in the end, it’s not worth keeping Ced if he wants a huge contract.

Joe Reedy: "Supposedly Marvin could not find his flag to challenge the call. I am not kidding. #bengals"

by Doc Scratch on Nov 28, 2010 11:52 PM EST up reply actions

Oh wow, got ahead of myself.

Meant to make a point of how bad Green Bay’s rushing attack has been since Ryan Grant got injured and how that cost them the game against Atlanta today, but completely forgot.

Joe Reedy: "Supposedly Marvin could not find his flag to challenge the call. I am not kidding. #bengals"

by Doc Scratch on Nov 28, 2010 11:54 PM EST up reply actions

Really? DeAngelo Williams?

Great back, no doubt. But he hasn’t played a full 16-game schedule since 2008 and only twice in his five-year career. Coming into this season, Benson had as many fumbles lost as Williams. If we’re going to suggest a new RB, let’s look for a young guy in the draft. I mean, running back is such a fragile position and Williams will be 28 years old by next year.

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by Josh Kirkendall on Nov 29, 2010 10:30 AM EST reply actions

we do have a really good RB coach too.

by WHYUS!! on Nov 29, 2010 11:05 AM EST up reply actions

Right, that reminds me, I think I need to get the second part of my _____ we should keep fanposts...

Joe Reedy: "Supposedly Marvin could not find his flag to challenge the call. I am not kidding. #bengals"

by Doc Scratch on Nov 29, 2010 11:44 AM EST up reply actions

agree

We should draft a RB next year if Benson proves too difficult to resign. We have Scott, Leonard and Peerman and can pick the FA wire if need be. There are usually RBs out there.

by goffchile on Nov 29, 2010 11:31 AM EST up reply actions

But

Keeping scott means chaning our running style. He runs competely different than Benson. Benson is patience and power, Scott is speed and slipperyness. So unless we can talk Brat into designing new plays (unlikely) for Scott, instead of making Scott fit his plays, bad things might happen. I’d hate for Scott to be wasted by Bratkowski

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by bill schwab on Nov 30, 2010 4:49 PM EST up reply actions