Bengals Cornerback Adam Jones Listed As Probable

by Josh Kirkendall on Nov 18, 2011 2:39 PM EST in Injury

Even before Leon Hall fell during Sunday's game with a season-ending Achilles injury against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team was already short on cornerbacks. Kelly Jennings is slow to fully embrace and produce within defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer's system while Adam Jones was recovering from a hamstring and groin injury this month. Now the injuries impacted the position largely with Jennings replacing Hall, who is expected to start his first game this season. Beyond that Chris Crocker often slide down as the team's third cornerback with Gibril Wilson coming into the game to replace Crocker at safety.

That configuration may still apply for Sunday's game. But this week they'll likely have help from a returning Adam Jones, who still missed Wednesday's practice. According to the team's injury report, Jones is listed as probable for Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens.

Other players listed as Probable includes Nate Clements (knee), Kyle Cook (foot), Chris Crocker (knee), Jonathan Fanene (illness), Andrew Hawkins (hamstring), Brian Leonard (knee), Dontay Moch (illness), Frostee Rucker (knee) and Gibril Wilson (ankle).

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Make it so, Mr. Jones,

Make it so.

Wrong! Conan! What is best in life?

To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

by UpStateMike on Nov 18, 2011 2:45 PM EST reply actions

i thought it was

Make it rain, Mr jones, make it rain.

AMAS

by AMAS85 on Nov 18, 2011 2:58 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

no its

scrib club Jones

by ticalcaldwell on Nov 18, 2011 3:01 PM EST up reply actions

we need him big time for this game

ravens are pass happy lately.

" Mike Brown is the owner that Cincy doesn't deserve, not the one it needs..."

by palewook on Nov 18, 2011 5:10 PM EST up reply actions

Keep him away from returns....initially

We need him more at CB than in the return game…Let him slowly work himself in there…The call to have him return a punt as his first play back….while cool to watch and showed promise….probably wasn’t the best thing to do to a guy coming off a year injury….BUT GOOD NEWS…….welcome back….I can’t wait

by ticalcaldwell on Nov 18, 2011 2:54 PM EST reply actions

Don't let him warm up on Sunday!

This way he won’t “pull” or “tear” anything………..great news, Pacman has killed the Ravens.

by The Van Buren Boys on Nov 18, 2011 2:55 PM EST reply actions

isn't that the opposite of conventional wisdom? ;)

by dqniel on Nov 18, 2011 3:04 PM EST up reply actions

Stretching doesn't seem to work for our team......

just ask Dunlap, Pacman, etc., etc. etc.

by The Van Buren Boys on Nov 18, 2011 3:57 PM EST up reply actions

Very good news

But can someone tell me why we signed Kelly Jennings in the first place I mean he’s a 5yr vet former 1st round pick and only has 2carrer interceptions sad in my eyes what did we see in this guy? Someone help im trying to understand

by Eye Of Tiger on Nov 18, 2011 5:03 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Bengals traded Clinton McDonald for him, I guess the Bengals thought he could be another reclamation project for Zimmer.

by DTFCPDX on Nov 18, 2011 6:30 PM EST up reply actions

Very good news

by Eye Of Tiger on Nov 18, 2011 5:04 PM EST via mobile reply actions

b/c on paper

jennings could be a solid nfl cb. the reality of jennings appears to be, even zimmer can’t help jennings put his talent on the field. jennings has successfully defended 0 passes this season in cincy.

we gambled little when we traded for jennings. mcdonald would not have made the team and someone would have claimed him before he reached the practice squad. so we scored a project CB. if jennings gets his head straight in 2011, it was a hell of a trade for cincy. if not, he’s gone in 2012 and we lost nothing in the trade for him.

" Mike Brown is the owner that Cincy doesn't deserve, not the one it needs..."

by palewook on Nov 18, 2011 5:09 PM EST up reply actions