NFL Roster Cuts: Bengals Release Chase Coffman and Injured/Waived Fui Vakapuna

by Josh Kirkendall on Sep 4, 2010 6:08 PM EDT

To me, when the Bengals released Kyries Hebert, it was a surprise. But now, that's not the biggest surprise of the day. According to Joe Reedy, the Bengals released tight end Chase Coffman on Saturday. With Jermaine Gresham, Reggie Kelly and Daniel Coats, Coffman seemed like the odd man out. However, it doesn't limit the surprise, considering that Coffman spent his rookie year injured and showed vast improvements with physical play in training camp and during the preseason.

We had Coffman as a lock in our roster prediction.

So that means Fui Vakapuna is in? No. According to Aaron Wilson, Vakapuna was also released by the Bengals. The team's opening offseason starting fullback (that makes sense, doesn't it?), injured his shoulder early in training camp and never recovered enough to play in the preseason. Vakapuna is injured/waived.

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That makes Coffman a HUGE-a*s

BUST, in the same category as Sean Effing Brewer.

by occams_tiger_teeth on Sep 4, 2010 6:09 PM EDT reply actions

3rd pick

not like a 1st round flounder.

"wherever Brad St. Louis is and Shayne Graham is about to be." -R.F. Mehl

by palewook on Sep 4, 2010 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah same as Sean Brewer

both third round draft picks that NEVER PLAYED A DOWN.

Horrible.

by occams_tiger_teeth on Sep 4, 2010 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions

the small scouting department haunts this team

name the last time (excluding gresham) the bengals got a proper TE in the draft? we lack the bodies and scouts, some positions are a secondary thought, at best an afterthought.

"wherever Brad St. Louis is and Shayne Graham is about to be." -R.F. Mehl

by palewook on Sep 4, 2010 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions

So not quite the 0% I thought.

by jim0ijk on Sep 4, 2010 6:10 PM EDT reply actions

Sounds Like They Are Making A Spot

for Jerome simpson

by Primal on Sep 4, 2010 6:10 PM EDT reply actions

huh

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!

Why Coats over Coffman? At least Coffman can catch the ball!

by Doc Scratch on Sep 4, 2010 6:13 PM EDT reply actions

I would say I’m not surprised. More like shocked.

by Adam Morgan on Sep 4, 2010 6:13 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Interested to see who they go after

on the waiver wire

by Primal on Sep 4, 2010 6:13 PM EDT reply actions

we might be trading for jags safety

if so, dont see the bengals making any wavier moves.

would love them to claim troy smith and toss jto out. but thats not going to happen.

"wherever Brad St. Louis is and Shayne Graham is about to be." -R.F. Mehl

by palewook on Sep 4, 2010 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Coats

Is Coats like somebody’s nephew or something?

by BonnieBengal on Sep 4, 2010 6:14 PM EDT reply actions

he has naked pictures of Mike Brown

by occams_tiger_teeth on Sep 4, 2010 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Blech

Nobody wants to see that.

by BonnieBengal on Sep 4, 2010 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Coats the blocker

Everyone seems to think all a TE does is catch the ball. He won’t be a receiver this year.
We have other players for Palmer to target this year.

by IllinoisBengal on Sep 4, 2010 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Coats the FULLBACK

they’ve got nobody on the roster to play FB

by occams_tiger_teeth on Sep 4, 2010 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions

looks like our fb by committee consists of:

coats, stuka, roland, and leonard

"wherever Brad St. Louis is and Shayne Graham is about to be." -R.F. Mehl

by palewook on Sep 4, 2010 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

Coats beat Coffman in that all important ‘versatility’ category.

by IllinoisBengal on Sep 4, 2010 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Stephens makes it in

Thought he looked good with the #1’s

by Primal on Sep 4, 2010 6:18 PM EDT reply actions

Yes

Really impressed with Stephens

by BonnieBengal on Sep 4, 2010 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Trade

Per league source, the #bengals have traded CB David Jones to the #jaguars for S Reggie Nelson

by Primal on Sep 4, 2010 6:37 PM EDT reply actions

Coffman was Redundant

Gresham made Coffman redundant and Coats is the best TE blocker on the roster. Remember, we’re still a run-first team where the TE needs to stay on the line to chip the ends and block the linebacker in run support. Now, it’s being reported that Coats had an injured finger all last year which may have affected his pass catching. Not going to be used in the passing game this year, but still may answer why he dropped nearly 20% of his passes last year.

by Who dey in LA on Sep 4, 2010 6:42 PM EDT reply actions