Reedy: Antonio Bryant to visit Cincinnati on Tuesday
by Josh Kirkendall on Mar 8, 2010 4:43 PM EST
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PrintSo the Bengals need a wide receiver. No, it's true. And of those receivers, much is being made about Terrell Owens and the unlikely scenario that the Bengals trade away their 21st overall pick so they can have the honor to pay Brandon Marshall between $50-60 million.
Antonio Bryant has been mentioned with the Bengals, but mostly, we suspect, as a result that the class of available receivers is dwindling, considering that Bryant's production isn't that much more impressive than Laveranues Coles.
However, of all of the wide receivers, it's Bryant that will visit the team first, writes Joe Reedy. Our daily Good Guy Advise from Cincy Jungle: Don't read too much into it yet other than saying hello.
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Bryant's Vitals
6-1. 205
Assets: Natural athlete with amazing body control. Can make highlight-film catches with his quick, soft hands and incredible leaping ability. Is fluid and agile and can cut on a dime. Fights off the jam well at the line and can catch the deep ball.
Flaws: Rounds off routes and plays at half speed at times. Doesn’t like to block. Fights with his coaches but doesn’t justify his talk on the field. Has some attitude issues.
He is better then Coleslaw
Marshall is my first choice
CB85......Collaros for Heisman
by TennBengalfan on Mar 8, 2010 4:46 PM EST up reply actions
He’s interesting because he has basically never had a good QB throwing it to him. I wouldn’t break the bank to get him, but If we get him for the right price… why not?
Garcia was the best QB he had in TB
Notice he put up career numbers when he had JG throwing him the ball? Coincidence?
My biggest problem with Bryant is his attitude toward coaches and blocking.
If he’s coming to Cincinnati to be a team player and is willing to block, then he’s fine.
why not sign T.O then
at least hes ben consistant
He'd only be around for one year.
The advantage of Bryant is he can be a 3-4 year solution and if he’s focused, he can produce just as well as T.O.
I’d love to see them both come in, give T.O. a 1-year deal. Buys the young guys ANOTHER year to develop into reliable receivers.
I think T.O. is a bigger threat...
Not to mention we would be national media darlings next if year if we could manage to make the playoffs again.. Can’t tell me that doesn’t mean anything to a lot of fans…
i dont want any of these rejects
i just want Marshall is that to much to ask for
+1 trillion!
"Shiny. Let's be bad guys."
by KentuckianaBrowncoat on Mar 9, 2010 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
Bryant's visit will apparently be a two-day trip, indicating seriousness.
Adam_Schefter
Filed to ESPN: Free agent WR Antonio Bryant is headed to Cincinnati for a visit tonight and tomorrow. He could be the Bengals WR.
oh good, another receiver who cannot block!
At least the FA is showing signs of life..
by 80%OFTHETIMEIMRIGHTEVERYTIME on Mar 8, 2010 5:14 PM EST reply actions
All this crap
and we could have just offered TJ a couple cent’s here and there to keep him.. Jeesh..
Bring in T.O. this guy isn’t going to offer what we need..
And TO does?
In the past two seasons here are their stats:
AB: 1848 yards, 11 touchdowns
TO: 1881, 15 TDs.
Oh, and AB missed three games last season. TO didn’t.
I noticed
you marked stats from the past 2 years..
Bryant’s 2009 stats
39 rec 600 yrds 4 tds…
This look’s like Coles all over again..
Bryant was hurt most of last year
… believe me, he was on my fantasy team. He had knee troubles the whole year after having surgery and no QB. The injury concerns are probably more worrisome to me than the stats.
He had a bum knee last year
Here is all of his stats and he never really had a QB throwing to him.
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BryaAn00.htm
and he has been hurt a lot, but played through it, a lot.
All of these excuses
are just more proof to me that T.O. is more capable of being productive at this point in his career… This guy has never put together solid back to back season’s..
I'm for TO also
b/c you are correct in the production area. AB is not worth 9-10 mill a year and we could get TO cheaper. But I do like Bryant for less money. Way less.
All I was doing was giving more insight so maybe fans can decide which two is the better and for what amount of $. B/c this is the route MB is going in you and me both know that.
if they can get AB for 5+ million a year for three-four years with performance escalations in there (similar to the Burleson deal in Det) it would not be a bad deal and it would give the team a down field threat opposing secondaries have to note.
by Cedric Benson Boat Party on Mar 8, 2010 5:49 PM EST up reply actions
He does show that he plays through injuries too..
He loves to play football and is very competitive like Chad.
I feel like we've had this convo before WHYUS!! .. ha
by 80%OFTHETIMEIMRIGHTEVERYTIME on Mar 8, 2010 5:40 PM EST up reply actions
Nope, don't remember. Never occurred, didn't happen
This is the first time SOMETHING was posted about Antonio Bryant and everybody wants to talk about it. NOW!!
I specifically said the "past two seasons"
Are we going to all the way back to their rookie seasons so your point is correct?
I'm just saying
The best indicator of someone’s value is what they did the year before.. T.O. obviously out performed Bryant… And like I said before he’s never put up two solid back to back years and get’s hurt way to often.. T.O. manages to stay healthy, put’s up solid number’s, would command more attention from the secondaries, and would nail us in the national spotlight for most of next year…
I'd take a younger receiver without the reputation for dropping balls all the time.
But that’s just me.
And over the last two seasons
Which is a much truer indication of the of the player we’d be getting — sorry, just because you know his name doesn’t mean we’ll be getting the same player he was in Philly or Dallas — Bryant has been just as good as TO.
So yeah, you’d go with the older player who has a rep for being an ass and dropping crucial passes. Sounds like a winning strategy.
Look up Bryant's history
he has been an ass just about everywhere he has went to the difference is it was with coaches not QB’s and the guy had to be reinstated to the league for failing drug test.. C’mon man get serious Bryant doesn’t help near as much as T.O.
You are simply going be reputation...
Nothing more. Their numbers are identical over the last two seasons, but yet, you still think TO has more to offer. It would be nice if you could back that up with something other than a “because I said so” defense.
I will back it up
by saying it’s my belief team’s will still throw double coverage at Chad if Bryant is on the other side. I don’t think they see him as a threat. T.O. has also been a victim of double coverage for the majority of his career. Putting Chad and T.O. on the field at the same time open’s the field up for BOTH of them. I don’t see Bryant having that impact..
TO only puts up better numbers because you have to pass him the ball twice as much just to get him to catch it. That doesn’t sound like a good offensive game plan.
37 year old who drops balls on big plays for 1 year or a 29 year old who catches balls on big plays for 3-4 years for the same price?
TO doesn’t sound like much of a deal to me. Plus, why bandaid the problem when we could possibly fix it.?
NO to TO
By the way i would rather have marshall then either of these two, but bryant would be the back up plan.
The Problem with Marshall is his HUGE contract that we would have to give him. Would we be able to sign both of our corners next year if we gave him this contract? Would we be able to resign Benson to a bigger deal? Would we have to cut back somewhere else because we have Marshall on the team?
These aren’t rhetorical questions by the way. I’m honestly curious.
This is our year!
Good Questions
Only J joe is a free agent next year. Leon has another year after that. Yes, i think it is esential we lock them up for years to come.
Would we want to sign benson to a bigger deal? Of all the posistions in the NFL RB’s seem to be the most expendable and easier to find in the draft. Don’t get me wrong i love what Benson has done and hope he stays a bengal for long time but i think we could replace him in a year or so in the draft. As long as we stop drafting big ten RB’s.
Everyone we have now wont be here forever. Their wil always be turnover which makes the NFL so much more fun to watch. Who would be give up in long run. is a good question. If we get Marshall esentially we could end up replacing Chad. His contract ends soon, and he his starting to hit the age where is productivity is going to go down.
Whats to say we cant sign marshall with a high frontloaded contract during a year when there is no cap with incentive based salaries for the other years.
How would Marshall’s contract be any less devestating then a high draft pick? At least with Marshall we get someone that is proven and not a shot in the dark.
we actually tried to match the offer by the Seahawks and Tj refused it at that point.. His pride got in the way. It ended up being a raw deal for Coles, TJ, and the Bengals. F*** TJ
by Michael Rheault on Mar 9, 2010 3:48 PM EST up reply actions
Bryant is good when he is on form
Unfortunately he is not always on. has a chequered injury history also. If he is focused he will be a good signing.
If he can't or won't block, the Bengals won't sign him.
The Bengals offensive scheme requires the WR’s to be good blockers on running and short slants. T.O. has always been a good blocker. If Bryant can’t or won’t block, the Bengals shouldn’t sign him. Get T.O.
John Clayton on Sportscenter just said
Bryant is option number one, they are also considering making a play on Brandon Marshall, although Seattle is the favorite. If both of those guys fall through, then they would discuss a contract with Terrell Owens.
My three favorite things in the world in no particular order: My wife, sex with my wife, and The Cincinnati Bengals
I'd prefer Bryant.
Signing him would push WR lower on our list of needs, which means that we could prioritize FS, G, and SLB, instead of reaching for a WR in the first. I’m still on the Iupati bandwagon, but I’m more and more open to the idea of Earl Thomas or Sergio Kindle.
DT's
We need to get deeper on our defensive line. It gets scary thin after Peko and Sims. In fact, I’d rather sign this before we sign a TE.
This is our year!
meh
I think he would be ok, but nothing to be that excited about. It would be a solid replacement, but I think a major play at Brandon Marshall would indicate that they want to run at the title. Big difference.
Ball handling and dribbling are my strongest weaknesses."—David Thompson
boldin received 4 yrs 28 million i think
no way bryant should get more than boldin. If the bengals can sign him for around 5 million (6 million tops) a year i’d be for it
T.O. will be in stripes this year
He has no other offer’s on the table at this point and has already publicly indicated he want’s to play with Chad in Cinci… I would be shocked if he leave’s without a deal..
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