Carlos Dunlap Expected To See More Reps With Robert Geathers Injury

by Josh Kirkendall on Aug 13, 2010 9:50 AM EDT in Injury

Reports started surfacing Thursday Night that Bengals defensive end Robert Geathers had a boot on his foot. How he injured his foot, when it happened or even what foot is subject to interpretation -- or the old school of taking a wild guess. The good news is that Geathers' "injured foot" isn't expected to be an issue heading into the regular season.

While Geathers is often ripped for not being a more effective pass rusher, the defensive end is one of the league's best run stoppers. Pro Football Focus -- a site that charts players and plays that made the unwise decision to go premium making their stats far less available and therefore traffic far fewer because people like us aren't going to spend $90 to pay for something we chart, at most, once a week -- ranked Geathers as one of the top ten defensive ends against the run.

With Geathers being sidelined, Bengals rookie Carlos Dunlap expects to see a lot of snaps this preseason. Dunlap missed the team's preseason opener against the Dallas Cowboys recovering from a concussion suffered earlier that week.

“Make them all count," Dunlap said after Thursday’s practice.

“I’m going to try and get a couple of pressures. I’ve got an obligation to perform. This is my job. I didn’t get really behind too much. I made sure I got mental reps and extra film time.”

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As stoked as I am to see Dunlap in action, I don’t think he should rush into heavy action if concussion issues exist. I want this guy around for a long time, not to be knocked retarded in a preseason game.

by whodeyve on Aug 13, 2010 9:53 AM EDT reply actions

If only Andre Smith had this guys mindset

He’d be all pro this year. And we’d have a solid O line.

2010 - The Year of the Tiger.

by UpStateMike on Aug 13, 2010 10:09 AM EDT reply actions

yep, Andre needs to be concussed

by featherman on Aug 13, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions

Geathers is injured again

surprise surprise and Hobson will be able to wheel this out as an excuse for why Geathers can’t get sacks. I used to like Geathers but he seemes to be made of glass and his time seems to be running out with the recent draft picks and emergence of Fanene.

by Sheffieldbengal on Aug 13, 2010 11:57 AM EDT reply actions

RE: Geathers

Of 96 possible games since 2004, Geathers has missed eight total.

And it wasn’t Hobson. It was me. :)

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by Josh Kirkendall on Aug 13, 2010 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

+1

I think his contract extension may have been a bit high for the sacks he produced, but he has helped tremendously against the run. It hasn’t been too long since we couldn’t stop the run OR the pass. Short memories I guess.

by Jcon77 on Aug 13, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Pro sports equals

short memorys. Can’t win games this year with how good a player was yesteryear. Hopefully Geathers gives us another 10 sack season and he can remind us all of how good he can be (and if not hopefully someone else gives us those sacks instead)

by Sheffieldbengal on Aug 13, 2010 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Haha

Well Hobson also, every year, brings out the playing through pain excuse and while i am not calling into doubt Geathers ability to be a pro and play through pain – indicated by his large number of starts – his production doesnt really justify either his amount of starts at DE nor the money invested in him. 3.5 sacks a year just isnt good enough if the Bengals want to be a play off team year in and year out.

I like Geathers and i always want him to do well but one great season and many medicore ones means either the constant niggles and injurys make him ineffective or he is really best served as a pass-rush specialist (i think maybe a combo of both is true?)

by Sheffieldbengal on Aug 13, 2010 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions

niggles?

by Diesel2405 on Aug 13, 2010 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions

English word/phrase

a constant but mild injury such as a slight twisted ankle which causes some pain when pushing off from it but not severe enough to stop a pro from playing.

by Sheffieldbengal on Aug 14, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions

it just sounds really racist.

i'm going to go america all over your ass!

by Raging Clue on Aug 14, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions

meh the word

derives from a 1600 Scandinavian word Hnoggr and the norwegian word Nigla which both have nothing to do with race.

by Sheffieldbengal on Aug 14, 2010 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions

PLus if something sounds racist it doesnt mean it is

the word for “that” in Mandarin is pronounced like the N word but obviously just means “that” in Mandarin

by Sheffieldbengal on Aug 14, 2010 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions

didn’t say it actually was, just that it sounds like it is. much like niggardly.

i'm going to go america all over your ass!

by Raging Clue on Aug 15, 2010 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions

Geathers & Leonard after only 1 preseason game....

…and there are 4 more to go.

We get to run a 5 game gauntlet of hoping nobody good gets hurt.

Reminde me again why we play so many preseason games….?

by ephram on Aug 13, 2010 12:17 PM EDT reply actions

Because the NFL is an organization run by a dictatorial regime that ignores the requests of the fans and players, unnecessarily putting them in harm’s way in a series of glorified scrimmages? That and the CBA. I’m sure the POS that is the preseason will be cut down to two games if Emperor Goodell gets his wish of 18 regular season games. Without that, it will continue since teams charge full season ticket prices for these exhibition games.

by Jcon77 on Aug 13, 2010 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions

viva la revolucion'

by featherman on Aug 13, 2010 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Carlos Dunlap is turning the corner...

…on all of the problems he had being immature in college. He dropped from a lock top 15 draft pick and I think that mixed with his DUI may have been the wake up call he needed similar to Rey. If Urban Meyer told Marvin that he could mold this kid then there big potential for us having a top notch player for years to come, and you know SEC coaches never lie to NFL coaches about their players (cough, cough, Nick Saban, cough.) I just like how the kid is treating his new opportunity as a Job that he has to work at to get better rather than just being pissed off about his precipitous drop in the draft.

The Saints Stole Who-Dat from Who-Day!

by Dubbs-Bengals on Aug 13, 2010 1:05 PM EDT reply actions

High Tops

Said this a couple of days ago regarding the increasing number of foot and ankle related injuries around the NFL, especially in Cincy. The team needs to determine the root cause and bring in Nike, Reebok, etc. to find a solution. Johnny U knew what to do…..wear high tops. Low cut gold glittery non-supportive slippers are not getting it. As all football playing dinosaurs like me know we had no optional cleats…..high top heavy leather was standard issue.

by sofakingood on Aug 13, 2010 1:23 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Good points

They improved helmets to try to cut down on concussions, pads to be lighter and more protective. They should have better shoes to adapt to current playing surfaces. I doubt shoe technology (such as it is) has not changed a bunch over the past 10-15 years (except to allow pictures all over them of certain players scoring touchdowns).

by Jcon77 on Aug 13, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions