La Canfora: Terrell Owens landing in Cincinnati is still a "possibility"
by Josh Kirkendall on Mar 12, 2010 2:00 PM EST
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Earlier in the week, the Bengals finally made a decision to sign one of the available wide receivers that would play opposite Chad Ochocinco in an offense that finished the season ranked 26th throwing the football -- the Bengals and Jets were the only playoff teams to have a passing offense outside the top-20. Aside from signing the occasional peasant to compete for a job come July and August, the Bengals are set with the bulk of their wide receivers. Right?
Not so fast, my friend (Editor's Note: totally didn't mean the Lee Corso reference... my bad). NFL Network's Jason La Canfora thinks that Terrell Owens landing in Cincinnati is still a possibility.
The idea of Owens landing in Cincinnati is still possible, NFL Network insider Jason La Canfora said Thursday, but recent rumors surfacing of T.O. headed to Oakland? Not so much. La Canfora opines that if the Raiders had serious interest in Owens, they already could have brought him in for a visit.
It's becoming a question if Owens has a market and if so, what team is left that'll sign him? From our understanding, the Bengals were previously looking at the $3-4 million range for Owens. We're not sure if that's true, and we're not sure if the Bengals hosted Owens to appease Chad or if they were genuinely interested. But if the Bengals wanted to add one more punch to their passing offense, Owens is still there and we have to believe his price will drop, drop, drop as he remains unemployed. Can we smell bargain, Mr. Businessman?
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We would undoubtely have the best WR corps in the league..
Only excuse for Palmer now would be not getting protection..
This is where I am right now also.
I’m tired of people saying Palmer doesn’t have the juice, and I’m tired of thinking it from time to time myself. I want there to be no excuses in 2010.
by Craig Conrad on Mar 12, 2010 3:20 PM EST up reply actions
then we should give him a TE that can catch as well, and time in the pocket
then we will know what Carson still brings to the table
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New Orleans, Minnesota, Indianapolis, Green Bay, Dallas
Would have something to say about that
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by CapitolLions on Mar 12, 2010 3:55 PM EST up reply actions
Hm.
I can’t even remember NO’s receivers. They sure do have a dandy of a QB though.
Minnesota’s young guys are great.
Indy’s young guys are great.
Green Bay has Jennings but… beyond that?
Dallas has Austin… but?
I like San Diego’s receivers. Gates, Floyd, Jackson..
You mentioned Gates
and thats why the corps i mentioned tops Cincys with TO..
Shianco
Finley
Witten
Shockey
Clark
All excellent pass catching TE’s
If you guys had landed Watson or get Gresham in the Draft and land TO, then really only Indy would probably be in the discussion with Cincy…..A great pass catching TE makes a huge impact
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by CapitolLions on Mar 12, 2010 4:09 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, well that's not gonna happen at this point.
I mean maybe Gresham, but even positive scouting reports indicate limitations to his game. Chase Coffman was amazing at Mizzou, if he learns how to block at all, he can be a very effective pass catcher.
I’d like to see the Bengals go get Chris Baker, who was arguably more rounded and better than Watson in NE. He doesn’t have the athleticism, but he’s definitely a solid pass catcher. He’s not as good as any of those guys though.
I agree
I wouldn’t throw in the towel yet on Coffman…I still dig him.
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by CapitolLions on Mar 12, 2010 4:11 PM EST up reply actions
I go to Northwestern.
So in the Mizzou-NU Bowl Game two years ago, I watched this kid named Coffman catch everything thrown his way and run right past our defense for the whole game.
Maclin was on that team too. The Eagles have recently shown a knack for IDing and grabbing great WR after the first round. Maclin was an absolute steal.
yeah. he would’ve looked good in stripes.
i'm going to go america all over your ass!
by Raging Clue on Mar 13, 2010 12:16 AM EST up reply actions
Saints, Packers
I think NO’s receivers aren’t as recognizable because Drew Brees spreads the ball around so much, and RBs grab some catches out of the back field
As for Green Bay? Donald Driver will continue producing like a machine for another 5 years, and seemingly every TE they have find a way to make big catches (put me on the record as saying Jermichael Finley’s gonna have a big year) to the point where I consider TEs in that system almost like bulky WRs
by Rocket_Man_G on Mar 12, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions
I'd be thrilled
The thought of T.O., Bryant and Chad combined is intoxicating. If this happens, I wouldn’t be disappointed at all about not picking up Marshall.
From the looks of it Marshall may be sitting right in Denver again next year..
I can’t believe no one is willing to part with a first rounder and some scrubs to pick him up..
by JamesShively on Mar 12, 2010 2:46 PM EST up reply actions
RE:
That’s not what’s preventing teams from picking him up. If it were JUST that, then nearly every team would have been pining for him.
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by Josh Kirkendall on Mar 12, 2010 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
true.
the concern is marshall could make signing a long term contract, a nightmare for any team that trades for him.
toss in concerns about his maturity and teams are unwilling to give up a 1st round pick for him.
"wherever Brad St. Louis is and Shayne Graham is about to be." -R.F. Mehl
Yeah he wants a big deal.
He don’t make much at all.
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by TennBengalfan on Mar 12, 2010 3:24 PM EST up reply actions
Plus, teams don't wanna get locked into big contracts if there's no football in 2011.
They’d rather wait a year for Marshall to be a UFA potentially, or just wait until after the lockout to offer a contract THAT big.
or a huge contract
when he is one bad decision from being suspended for 8 games
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unless TO is willing to take League Minimum
and a role as the #4 WR, the bengals wont sign him.
they are just too deep at WR now. could have been an interesting 1 year experiment. odds of it happening now are slim to none.
"wherever Brad St. Louis is and Shayne Graham is about to be." -R.F. Mehl
League min for vets isn't THAT bad.
And T.O. would be a veritable 3, tied on the depth chart with Caldwell. I mean, if your top 5 receivers are some combination of
Ochocinco, Bryant, Caldwell, Owens, Jones, Cosby
w/ Cosby/Jones/Simpson for depth (is 7 WR too many? maybe we’ll only take 2 TE, Chase and Kelly, and just use a lot of unbalanced lines. not like Coats is gonna get a job elsewhere)
slot guy
It would be hard for owens to get on the field in 3 WR sets. Caldwell and Cosby are our only guys who look to be able to play the slot
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I think T.O, at this point in his career, is prototypical slot reciever.
He can still run great routes, and he’s still huge and pretty tough. The only concern with T.O. as a slot guy over the middle is drops.
as i was reading your comment, i was thinking what about catching the ball over the middle? and you said the same thing. His catch in traffic is very questionable.
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Hard to disagree with history on T.O. and drops, although
I’d like to see video to see how many of his drops were “easy” and how many were “I’m a freak so I can touch this ball and stats say it’s a drop”
well i live near buffalo
I watched all the games last season. and my best friend who I share the NFL package with is a cowboys fan. So i have seen all the dallas games since 2005. His drops are both easy and hard. His hands are stone. He uses no fingers when catching the ball. Hes like a body builder who is too big to be athletic. The ball has to be thrown right at him. High and low are his worst enemy
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His drops are different from Chads drops
Chad will drop ball because of concentration and because hes a smaller WR. TO just drops balls because hes lost some of his athletic ability
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I tweeted TO the other day to take a discount for a ring.
He replied with “Maybe”
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Alot of guys dont reply....
….but John Thornton, Maualuga, Rome89, and some other folks do. At least you know they read your comment.
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by TennBengalfan on Mar 12, 2010 3:29 PM EST up reply actions
Sometimes they read your comment.
Other times it’s lost in the fray. I imagine Ochocinco gets upwards of 1000 replies to some of his tweets.
When he first started he did reply
But he has so many followers now. Did you see he is doing the dating show? Ocho and 85 dates
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by TennBengalfan on Mar 12, 2010 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
He's a bona fide celebrity now.
He has a big career in Hollywood when he’s done in the NFL. Talk about developing national brand recognition.
I just saw his commercial last night for the shoe
and I watched him and Liddell on Jimmy Kimmel, that was entertainment.
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by TennBengalfan on Mar 12, 2010 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdjFh0pWw84&feature=player_embedded
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by TennBengalfan on Mar 12, 2010 3:56 PM EST up reply actions
The one dude was funny
but yeah he did look kinda nervous
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by TennBengalfan on Mar 12, 2010 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
there is more to that, I cant find the second part
it was mostly Chad after that
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by TennBengalfan on Mar 12, 2010 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
2nd part
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFmB5F6nktA
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by TennBengalfan on Mar 12, 2010 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
Thornton always replies, and he even follows me back. Profootballfocus replies too, they are good for info you cant get anywhere else. I have also talked back and forth with Adam Schefter a few times
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IDK if he follows me or not
Bbut he sure does answer my tweets. Did you see I was following you now ;)
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by TennBengalfan on Mar 12, 2010 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
I did. I think I followed you back today
all I do on Twitter is talk to JT, Joe Reedy, occasionally try to send messages to other players, and spam refresh for PFT and Schefter updates
that's basically what i do..
minus the Joe Reedy.. I hate him.. information he gives is good the man himself is a prick..
by JamesShively on Mar 12, 2010 4:17 PM EST up reply actions
i told him that the only way i wouldnt sleep in his front lawn, is if he followed me on twitter.
needless to say it worked
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Yea I like JT
he gives me hell over WV and UC. Crushed my heart last night. Cronin needs to teach the kids how to inbound.
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by TennBengalfan on Mar 12, 2010 3:34 PM EST up reply actions
Or needs to recruit shooters.
Cashmere Wright was awful last night. 0/5 with 5 turnovers or something?
Yancy needs to get more aggressive and keep his motor running on defense. He reminds me a lot of that highly touted big guy that played when Maxiel and Hicks were still on the team that just would NOT take it to the rack and always fell away. Gates has better touch around the rim, but he’s gotta be strong enough to just throw down on people.
It’s great that Lance is coming back though. Mick also recruited a couple of promising big men.. but there will have to be a lot of improvements across the board for this team to return to the big dance. Losing Vaughn isn’t really detrimental, he ran out of gas this year, but I dunno who else they’re gonna lose.
Yancy does have to man up
Your right it is great we getting Lance back, he could be a beast if he would mature a little bit. I just question some of Coach’s choices sometimes on who he has in the game at certain times.
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by TennBengalfan on Mar 12, 2010 3:39 PM EST up reply actions
I didn't follow them enough (no televised games for me here) to know about coaching
But Mick is just a little weasel. I don’t think his guys respect him much (could be wrong!) and he’s under a lot of heat.
But he is doing a decent job of recruiting.
game has been on ESPN past 3 days
I listen on the radio via 1530homer.com if not on TV
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by TennBengalfan on Mar 12, 2010 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I watched them in the tournament.
Talk about a lucky buzzer beater. Then again, watch the Ohio State highlight on ESPN’s front page..
DAMN!!!!
I turned it off with 2.2 seconds left. I was mad thought we got beat by Michigan. Awesome!!!
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by TennBengalfan on Mar 12, 2010 3:48 PM EST up reply actions
Ah man you never turn it off.
College basketball in March is by far the most magical (I can’t think of another word) sporting even to watch.
I know
happened to me in the UC Pitt football game last year, I’m still sick from missing that
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by TennBengalfan on Mar 12, 2010 3:57 PM EST up reply actions
Coach was like in your face!!! in your face!!!
Love that rivalry
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by TennBengalfan on Mar 12, 2010 3:50 PM EST up reply actions
+ we do need a lights out 3 shooter
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by TennBengalfan on Mar 12, 2010 3:40 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think it's proof.
I don’t understand the Johnson signing, but I can’t see the guy making the team.
Johnson Who?
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by TennBengalfan on Mar 12, 2010 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
That would be cool if it was Chris Johnson.
Too bad dreams don’t come true
Slim 15, you will be missed. RIP Chris Henry
by Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds on Mar 12, 2010 4:56 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think it bears on the T.O. situation at all
We got Johnson for a song and he’ll duke it out against Quan Cosby for his job. One of those two guys will get cut before the season starts.
via twitter
Adam_Schefter
Filed to ESPN: There’s a new running back in Washington. Redskins reached agreement with RB Larry Johnson on a three-year deal.
i wont make sense
for T.O. be here unless they start running more 3 receiver sets. i think T.O. wants more playing time to be more than a third down option because we all know what ol brat is gonna do on 1st and 2nd downs
by tj deouchemanzada on Mar 12, 2010 8:28 PM EST reply actions
I believe there's still a chance TO signs.
and until I see it written that he has signed somewhere else, then it is possible.
I think it would be a smart move for the Bengals to actually get him for this year. We have the chance to make it to the playoffs again, and you want to have weapons like TO ready for that time.
We do actually have plays designed for 3 WRs but last year we didn’t have 3 threats.
don't close the door on T.O.!
Even though the Bengals did not sign T.O.,or, apparently, even make an offer, I wouldn’t mind seeing the Bengals make a play for T.O. down the line. In fact, by not making an offer and seeing how T.O.‘s visit has been described as a “meet and greet”, isn’t it possible that the Bengals only intended to dip there toe in Lake T.O.? I mean take the guy’s measure,see where his head is at, etc.. Apparently, T.O.‘s visit went well and he left a positive impression with the coaching staff. I think T.O. could help the Bengals and I don’t think money would be an insurmountable problem. The big question, as I see it, is whether T.O. would accept being a #3 Wr option. Two years ago that may well have been unacceptable to him. Now, maybe not. I think T.O. still brings a lot to the table, even if he is not the player he used to be. I was also impressed that T.O. came to Cincy with such a positive vibe and apparent enthusiasm about wearing stripes. You know the guy will come in great shape and work hard. Obviously, he still wants to play. Frankly, I would be disappointed if T.O. signed elsewhere.
by virginiastripes on Mar 13, 2010 9:34 AM EST reply actions
PALMER, OCHOCINCO, BRYANT, OWENS, AND BENSON
Having Owens join the recieving core is 100% a good thing. If it wasn’t, Palmer wouldn’t put his stamp of approval and Bratkowski wouldn’t even entertain the idea of him having a slim chance of still coming here. It isn’t a question of will it improve our team on offense it’s a question of, is T.O. willing to accept a 1 year deal and a very decreased salary of what he is use to making. He may have a chance at making some bank with a team like the Raiders but i doubt T.O. wants to lose at this point in his career i’m hoping he wants to help a team win a Superbowl or at least help get over the hump of winning a playoff game. I wouldn’t forsee a diva I invision some unity at the reciever spot with these guys together.
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