Who's Going Home Tomorrow?

by Jason Garrison on Aug 2, 2010 11:17 PM EDT

The Bengals came to an agreement with their first round pick, Jermaine Gresham, today. Everybody knows that. It's been all over the news and Internet all day. What we don't know is who will be packing up their bags when Gresham signs his contract tomorrow. The roster is currently at 81 players, including Gresham, with 80 players signed. The Bengals will have to release somebody to make room for Gresham when he arrives in Georgetown tomorrow.

So, who's it going to be? The smart money says they release a tight end to make room for another tight end. You would think that means that they release the tight end lowest on the depth chart, but that may not be the case. The depth chart for tight ends looks a little like this:

TE: Jermaine Gresham, Reggie Kelly, Daniel Coats/Chase Coffman/Darius Hill/Clark Harris

So, does that mean the Bengals release Clark Harris? Nope, Harris is competing for the long snapper job right now and is currently first on the depth chart. How about Darius Hill? It could be but Hill has some promise, he's big and powerful and could be of use. He spent almost all of last season on the practice squad but he's got potential. Maybe it will be Dan Coats. Most people hope it will be Coats based on his performance last season, but remember, Coats can also play full back and may be worth keeping around if a full back gets hurt. We all know it won't be Chase Coffman or Reggie Kelly. Coffman has way too much potential to bail on him now and Kelly is way too important for the locker room and he'll help Gresham and Coffman out.

So, it looks like Darius Hill or Daniel Coats may be packing a bag and heading home tomorrow. Who do you think it will be?

Poll

Who do you think will be released tomorrow to make room for Gresham?

Darius Hill

247 votes

Daniel Coats

435 votes

Somebody Else

196 votes

878 votes | Poll has closed

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it doesn't necessarily have to be a TE.

there are the college free agents we signed too.

RIP Slim.

by brandone on Aug 3, 2010 12:04 AM EDT reply actions

Agreed

I could definitely see Sowell getting cut.

I don’t see him having any chance to make the roster as we are mostly set on the o-line

by jim0ijk on Aug 3, 2010 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions

44% of us are wishful thinkers

No way do they cut Coats yet; especially not with the object lesson of last year’s selection of TE’s getting decimated by injuries in the first week of camp fresh in everyone’s minds.

Right now we’ve got 15 DB’s including 8 safeties in camp. I’m guessing the cut comes there. Rico Murray would be a strong possibility.

by Mr. X on Aug 3, 2010 12:34 AM EDT reply actions

rico played strong in the playoff game

they’ll use him to push competition.

RIP Slim.

by brandone on Aug 3, 2010 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions

i was also thinking it’s not likely a te that gets cut, but i figured it’d be offensive lineman or running back, just not sure who.

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

by Raging Clue on Aug 3, 2010 3:42 AM EDT up reply actions

man, coats can play fullback like coats can play tight end. i’d rather see if chris harrington can play fullback.

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

by Raging Clue on Aug 3, 2010 1:37 AM EDT reply actions

Let's not be giving MB ideas here

by jim0ijk on Aug 3, 2010 7:27 AM EDT up reply actions

well, the team is carrying 2 Long Snappers due to the luxury of having an open roster spot. If i were a betting man, I think we’ll know who our long snapper is come 3 this afternoon.

Who’s gonna get cut? MIke Windt or Clark Harris?

3 yards and a pile of dust

by Hudepohl Dey on Aug 3, 2010 8:03 AM EDT reply actions

I doubt Coats is going anywhere

They had a chance to let him walk this off season but instead offered him a new contract. I think they like him strictly as a blocking tight end.

by SnapCount80 on Aug 3, 2010 8:10 AM EDT reply actions

Coats Will Stay

Not saying that’s my personal preference but I feel that the coaches will rely on Coats to back up Fui at FB even though the depth chart currently doesn’t indicate this.

by kb9sog on Aug 3, 2010 8:45 AM EDT reply actions

Agreed

Coats makes it to at least the last cut; however, I don’t think he makes the team this year.

by jim0ijk on Aug 3, 2010 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions

MIke Windt

Dude can work at Skyline until Clark Harris gets injured.

By the way, count me in as someone who thinks Coats makes the final roster if Reggie looks to be less-than-recovered from his injury. Plus Coats provides insurance if Fui isn’t getting the job done at FB. Keeping 4 TE’s would likely mean only having 2 QB’s though…

by bengaljohnboy on Aug 3, 2010 10:21 AM EDT reply actions

If the question is who WILL be released, it’s Harris or “somebody else”.

If it’s a question of who SHOULD be released, it’s a no brainer. Coats hands down (with butter-greased fingertips).

by FriarBob on Aug 3, 2010 10:54 AM EDT reply actions

8?

Antonio Bryant said he’d be getting a jersey in the 80’s sometime today or tomorrow.
Could be like a number in that range will be released.

by StLBengal on Aug 3, 2010 12:45 PM EDT reply actions

Dan "shat on the" Coats

needs to go. Please, God. He is the worst football player at the NFL level I’ve ever seen—regardless if he’s a “hustler”, “a great practice player”, “a team guy”. He blows come Game Day.

However, if and when he is cut, I will miss the sheer comic relief that I receive when watching his fumbles, drops, missed blocks, etc.

by Anthony Cosenza on Aug 3, 2010 1:11 PM EDT reply actions